Crime, Law and Justice

Minneapolis police recovered two guns from the city’s Loring Elementary School on Wednesday, apparently brought to the school by a staff member.
Winona police seek new information to help search for Madeline Kingsbury
Police are asking Winona and Fillmore Counties property owners to report any information about old wells, homesteads, windmill bases, and sinkholes as authorities continue to search for Madeline Kingsbury.
Supreme Court seems to tilt strongly toward Minneapolis woman in property rights case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard its last scheduled argument of the term — a case brought by a 94-year-old grandmother in Minneapolis whose condo was seized for failure to pay property taxes.
NAACP sues Minneapolis, alleging covert social media surveillance by cops
The alleged covert use of social media by officers came to light last year as part of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights investigation into the MPD’s practices and culture following the May 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.
Twin Cities congregations stand together following mosque fire
Fire crews responded to a fire at Masjid Al Rahma mosque on Monday evening, just one day after another fire at the 24 Mall mosque located minutes away.
Muslim leaders seek public help to stop attacks on Minnesota mosques
Minneapolis police are partnering with the FBI to investigate a possible bias motive behind an arson attempt at a Minneapolis mosque on Sunday evening. Authorities also are investigating a fire at another mosque, less than a mile away, on Monday night.
Ex-officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy
The former Louisville police officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor has a new job in law enforcement in a county northeast of the city. WHAS-TV reports that the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday confirmed the hiring of Myles Cosgrove.