Crime, Law and Justice

The Uvalde schools police chief resigns from city council
Pete Arredondo stepped down from his position in the City Council just weeks after being sworn in following allegations that he erred in his response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.
Bodies of woman, 3 children recovered from Vadnais Lake
Crews searched through the night to recover the bodies. The case is being treated as a homicide investigation.
Supreme Court to hear case on state authority over elections
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from North Carolina Republicans that could drastically limit state court authority over congressional redistricting, as well as elections for Congress and the presidency.
Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on the Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden's first Supreme Court pick, will be sworn in as the 116th justice Thursday at 11 a.m. CDT. She will be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's high court.
Federal prosecutors outline sentencing recommendations for 3 ex-cops in Floyd killing
Federal prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday to sentence one of the four former Minneapolis police officers convicted of civil rights violations in George Floyd's killing to as many as 6 1/2 years in prison — but to impose significantly stiffer yet unspecified sentences on two others.
R. Kelly is sentenced to 30 years in prison
The R&B star was convicted in New York last year of sexual exploitation of a child, bribery, sex trafficking and racketeering.