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Crime, Law and Justice

Native child welfare law faces major Supreme Court challenge

Native child welfare law faces major Supreme Court challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday on the most significant challenge to a law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children. The outcome could undercut the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act.
by The Associated Press

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Plymouth woman admits roles in food, Medicaid scams

Plymouth woman admits roles in food, Medicaid scams

A woman charged in connection with what prosecutors say was a “brazen” scheme to defraud federal child nutrition programs has pleaded guilty in that case, and to separate charges of Medicaid fraud.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota man pleads guilty to threatening U.S. senator

Federal prosecutors say a Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to threatening a U.S. senator. Thirty-five-year-old Brendon Daugherty, of Coon Rapids, entered the plea to one count of interstate transmission of a threat during a hearing in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis Tuesday.
by The Associated Press

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At an emotional hearing, the Parkland shooter is formally sentenced to life in prison

At an emotional hearing, the Parkland shooter is formally sentenced to life in prison

After a jury recommended the sentence, the judge could not change it. But she did allow victims and families to speak directly to Nikolas Cruz for the first time to express their anger and grief.
by Becky Sullivan and Greg Allen

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U of M stepping up weekend police presence around Twin Cities campus

U of M stepping up weekend police presence around Twin Cities campus

The University of Minnesota Twin Cities announced Wednesday it is increasing police presence around its East Bank campus, following a series of fireworks assaults last weekend.
by Tim Nelson

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'A daunting responsibility, and one I embrace': St. Paul police chief nominee has deep roots in city

'A daunting responsibility, and one I embrace': St. Paul police chief nominee has deep roots in city

"We have a lot of young folks that are struggling right now, we have a community that needs us better than ever — and we have to show up at every level in this city,” said Axel Henry, after his nomination to serve as St. Paul’s next police chief.
by Sarah Thamer

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