Crime, Law and Justice

Minneapolis City Council approves agreement on federal oversight of police
Following the vote, the U.S. Department of Justice requested a judge approve the agreement to require the MPD make dozens of changes to address allegations of discrimination and use of excessive force.
Minneapolis police investigating first homicide of 2025
Minneapolis police are investigating the apparent shooting death of a 21-year-old man in north Minneapolis as the city’s first homicide of 2025.
California man charged in New Year’s Eve homicide in Windom
A 26-year-old California man was charged Friday for allegedly stabbing and killing a man in a Windom bar on New Year’s Eve and injuring another.
Alleged accomplice in ruby red slippers heist plans to plead guilty
Jerry Hal Saliterman of Crystal, plans to plead guilty in federal court in Minneapolis on Jan. 10 for his alleged role in the infamous theft of a pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz.”
Still on the hunt, the FBI shares new details about pipe bombs placed ahead of Jan. 6
Officials are still trying to identify the person who placed bombs outside of the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee offices in 2021. Now they have fresh details.