Crime, Law and Justice

Feeding Our Future defendant sentenced to 17-and-a-half years in prison
Jurors found that Mukhtar Shariff helped siphon around $47 million from government child nutrition programs for children in need during the pandemic.
Plans for pedestrian mall at George Floyd Square put on hold
A Minneapolis City Council committee on Thursday tabled plans to build a pedestrian plaza at George Floyd Square, after a survey found a majority of property owners don’t like the idea.
Trump's new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases
The new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation, and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration. That's according to two memos obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit filed against second trooper by family of Ricky Cobb II
Ricky Cobb’s mother Nyra Miller-Fields sued the troopers, alleging excessive force and that the extended traffic stop was unconstitutional. A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit. Miller-Fields is appealing the decision.
Police group sues state over release of undercover officers’ names
In August, the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training sent independent journalist Tony Webster police licensing information in response to his data request, but failed to remove the names of officers who work undercover.
Officers won't face charges in fatal police shooting in Minneapolis
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that it will not file charges against three Minneapolis police officers who fatally shot a man last June.
Twin Cities area school employee charged with possesing child sexual abuse images
A recess and traffic monitor in the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District was arrested last week. Authorities say they have not found any indication that students at the schools he worked at were involved.