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Crime, Law and Justice

Report: At least 24 people killed in Minnesota due to intimate partner violence in 2024

Report: At least 24 people killed in Minnesota due to intimate partner violence in 2024

A report by Violence Free Minnesota names 24 people who were killed last year due to intimate partner abuse in Minnesota, plus three others whose deaths it describes as suspicious.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Adult reportedly faked identity to enroll at White Bear Lake Area High School

Officials with the White Bear Lake school district say police are investigating after a person over the age of 21 reportedly used fake documents and a false identity to enroll as a high school student.
by MPR News Staff

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Community leaders call for further investigation after Minneapolis mosque fire ruled accidental

Community leaders call for further investigation after Minneapolis mosque fire ruled accidental

While Minneapolis Fire Department officials ruled a Monday evening fire at Alhikma Islamic Center accidental, community leaders are calling for further investigation into what led to the blaze.
by Jon Collins

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Minnesota leaders take spat public as they tussle over special session on gun violence prevention

Minnesota leaders take spat public as they tussle over special session on gun violence prevention

More than a month after a shooting killed two children and injured more at a Minneapolis Catholic church, state lawmakers are struggling to come to consensus on an agenda to head off gun violence and to shore up school safety.
by Peter Cox and Dana Ferguson

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Minnesota judges find joy in jamming, and a break from the stress of the bench

Minnesota judges find joy in jamming, and a break from the stress of the bench

The Reasonable Doubts are a band of nine current and retired judges and justices. Nearly every weekend in St. Cloud, they trade gavels for guitar picks as a stress reliever. 
by Aleesa Kuznetsov

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BCA program to identify danger signs before shootings faces federal cuts

BCA program to identify danger signs before shootings faces federal cuts

As Minnesota legislators and others debate policies in response to the mass shooting last month at Annunciation Church and School in Minneapolis that killed two children and wounded 21 other people, an approach to try to prevent violent shootings is under threat from Trump administration funding cuts.  
by Jon Collins

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2 people dead and several injured in a shooting and fire at a Michigan church, police say

2 people dead and several injured in a shooting and fire at a Michigan church, police say

A gunman opened fire inside a Michigan church during Sunday services before apparently setting the building ablaze, killing at least one person and injuring nine before police shot him, authorities said.
by The Associated Press

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