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Crime, Law and Justice

Defendant: Ex-governor ordered payments to NFL's Brett Favre

Defendant: Ex-governor ordered payments to NFL's Brett Favre

A defendant in a Mississippi welfare fraud case says she directed $1.1 million in welfare money to former NFL star Brett Favre at the direction of former Gov. Phil Bryant. Favre has not been charged with any criminal wrongdoing and has repaid the money.
by The Associated Press

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New Minnesota rape kit tracking system promises more accountability

New Minnesota rape kit tracking system promises more accountability

The new program helps survivors track the status of their sexual assault kits, after a push for more transparency in how the kits are tracked and stored.
by Peter Cox

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After lengthy investigation, DNA identifies man found dead in Rosemount in 2014

After lengthy investigation, DNA identifies man found dead in Rosemount in 2014

He’d been dead for as much as a year, after apparently living in an abandoned railroad shed in Rosemount. And for years, after his remains were found in September 2014, nobody knew his name. Now, thanks to a DNA match, he’s finally been identified.
by Tim Nelson

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Activists want body cam footage of Fargo police shooting released

Activists want body cam footage of Fargo police shooting released

Activists in Fargo are calling for the release of police body camera footage of a fatal police shooting. Court documents allege the man killed was driving directly at officers.
by Dan Gunderson

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State judge strikes down many of Minnesota's abortion restrictions

State judge strikes down many of Minnesota's abortion restrictions

Ramsey County Judge Thomas Gilligan on Monday ordered state officials to stop enforcing many Minnesota abortion restrictions including the informed consent law and the two-parent notification law, saying they violate the state constitutional right to privacy.
by Matt Sepic and Michelle Wiley

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Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker seeks FDA approval

Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker seeks FDA approval

A drug company is seeking U.S. approval for the first birth control pill that women could buy without a prescription. The request from a French drugmaker on Monday sets up a high-stakes decision for the Food and Drug Administration amid the political fallout from the Supreme Court's recent decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
by The Associated Press

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Privacy advocates fear Google will be used to prosecute abortion seekers

Privacy advocates fear Google will be used to prosecute abortion seekers

When law enforcement requests it, Google usually hands over location and search data collected through its smartphone apps. Will that now be used against people seeking abortions in some states?
by Bobby Allyn

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Minneapolis imam said to be recovering after being stabbed inside his mosque

Minneapolis imam said to be recovering after being stabbed inside his mosque

Jaylani Hussein with the Council on American-Islamic Relations said Imam Awil Adan suffered head and arm injuries, and could have been killed had another person at the Lake Street mosque not intervened. Hussein said the imam is at home recovering.
by MPR News Staff

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Fargo police shoot, kill driver of van

Fargo police shoot, kill driver of van

Police say the man, identified on Saturday as Shane Netterville, a Native American resident of Jamestown, North Dakota, was the driver of a van that accelerated away from officers. Police had responded to a call Friday morning about people slumped in a van.
by Nancy Lebens

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