Crime, Law and Justice

he mayor of Halstad is accused of forcing a female acquaintance to have sex with him last week.

Each year in Minnesota, dozens of people accused of committing gun-related crimes are evaluated to determine if they are mentally competent enough to stand trial.

A Duluth man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing a woman after arguing about drugs.

Cities across the country are trying to find ways to stop the sale and use of dangerous synthetic drugs. But as laws are enacted to ban compounds, producers change formulas to keep products on the market.

Three U.S. states, including Minnesota, and three countries have approved same-sex unions just in the two months since the Supreme Court heard arguments over same-sex marriage.

The federal government last year released data showing a rise in cyberbullying and youth suicide, including cases such as the 2012 death of Audrie Pott and the 2010 death of Phoebe Prince, both teenagers who hanged themselves after being humiliated by classmates.

Officials in Elk River say they found a body that matched the description of a missing 2-year-old girl on Sunday afternoon.

The city of Minneapolis has launched a bicycle safety campaign designed to educate people who ride bikes and drive cars on city streets.

Two men have been sentenced for an aggravated robbery that was recorded in a voicemail message.

A former head football coach at Minnesota State University, Mankato, who was cleared of child pornography charges but then fired from his job, is speaking out about the pain of being accused and arrested, and his hopes for a second chance.