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Crime, Law and Justice

2 National Guard members shot in an ambush attack just blocks from the White House

2 National Guard members shot in an ambush attack just blocks from the White House

Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital were shot Wednesday just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence that the mayor described as a targeted attack.
by The Associated Press

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Man shot, injured by law enforcement officers in Monticello after reportedly wielding knife

The Wright County Sheriff’s Office said the man ignored their commands to stop and drop the knife. He was taken into custody and transported to a hospital, where he was reported in stable condition.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Law enforcement, protesters clash as federal agents make arrests in St. Paul

Law enforcement, protesters clash as federal agents make arrests in St. Paul

Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that state officials were “working to understand what unfolded. We received no heads up from federal authorities on this operation.”
by Jon Collins and MPR News Staff

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Former Timberwolves player Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case

Former Timberwolves player Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case

Portland Trail Blazers coach and basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges he profited from rigged poker games involving several Mafia figures and at least one other former NBA player.
by The Associated Press

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Wisconsin woman in 2014 Slender Man stabbing is found a day after walking away from group home

Wisconsin woman in 2014 Slender Man stabbing is found a day after walking away from group home

Authorities say a Wisconsin woman who admitted to nearly stabbing a classmate to death in 2014 to please the horror character Slender Man has been found in Illinois after she cut off an electronic monitoring device and left a group home.
by The Associated Press

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A new housing program at soon-to-be-shuttered Stillwater prison is thriving

A new housing program at soon-to-be-shuttered Stillwater prison is thriving

Stillwater prison is an 111-year-old facility with old-fashioned metal bars, no air conditioning in the cells and an estimated $180 million in deferred maintenance costs. But staff and men serving time there say the prison has been reborn.
by Cait Kelley

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Wisconsin woman in 2014 Slender Man stabbing is missing

Wisconsin woman in 2014 Slender Man stabbing is missing

A Wisconsin woman who admitted to nearly stabbing a classmate to death in 2014 to please the online horror character Slender Man is missing after she cut off an electronic monitoring device and left a group home, authorities said Sunday.
by The Associated Press

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