Crime, Law and Justice

Medical examiner rules Roseville deaths as murder-suicide
The Ramsey County Medical Examiner has preliminarily ruled three deaths in Roseville, Minn., over the weekend as two murders and a suicide.
Bemidji authorities launch two-day search for Indigenous teen missing since 2021
“Every day is different. And it doesn't get easier,” said Teddi Wind, mother of Nevaeh Kingbird. Nevaeh was 15 years old at the time she disappeared. Wind said she was overwhelmed by the support for the search that began Monday.
3 men found dead in Roseville, Minn. home
Roseville police found the three men inside a home, apparently from knife and gunshot wounds.
Authorities search for suspect wanted in Minnesota killing who was mistakenly released from jail
Kevin Mason was arrested in Indianapolis on three warrants — including murder — accused of killing Dontevius A. Catchings, 29, in June 2021 outside a Minneapolis church after the funeral of a mutual friend.
Street art from Floyd protests gets permanent home
A group that collected and preserved hundreds of plywood murals from the George Floyd protests has found a permanent home for them.
U says hackers may have stolen decades of student, worker data
University of Minnesota officials on Thursday acknowledged that a data breach initially reported last month exposed personal information on students, potential students and employees from 1989 to 2021, including Social Security numbers.
'We're all clear': Ellison says latest moves should end questions over police in schools
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison told MPR News on Thursday he believes his latest legal memo and a meeting with state and local leaders and law enforcement will resolve the controversy around how officers can restrain students in schools.
Minnesota's high court sides with defendant in #MeToo lawsuit
In a new ruling, the Minnesota Supreme Court has sided with a Minneapolis woman who publicly accused her dance teacher, who was also her romantic partner, of sexual assault.