Crime, Law and Justice

Courts approve overseas travel for several Feeding our Future defendants
A federal judge on Wednesday allowed a man convicted in the Feeding our Future case to travel to east Africa to sell property in order to make restitution payments. Liban Alishire is among at least three defendants whom courts have allowed to make limited overseas trips.
Man arrested after exchange of gunfire with police officer near Lake Harriet in Minneapolis
A 24-year-old man is in custody after allegedly opening fire on a Minneapolis Park Police officer in an incident that started late Tuesday night at Lake Harriet. The officer returned fire. No one was injured.
Feds bust $21 million catalytic converter theft ring
Four Minnesota men appeared in federal court Tuesday on charges that they sold $21 million worth of stolen catalytic converters to buyers in at least four states.
Authorities say a semi that failed to slow for stopped traffic triggered a fiery pile-up crash that left two people dead and six others injured Monday evening along Interstate 94 in western Wisconsin.