Crime, Law and Justice

BCA program to identify danger signs before shootings faces federal cuts
As Minnesota legislators and others debate policies in response to the mass shooting last month at Annunciation Church and School in Minneapolis that killed two children and wounded 21 other people, an approach to try to prevent violent shootings is under threat from Trump administration funding cuts.  
2 people dead and several injured in a shooting and fire at a Michigan church, police say
A gunman opened fire inside a Michigan church during Sunday services before apparently setting the building ablaze, killing at least one person and injuring nine before police shot him, authorities said.
Supreme Court allows Trump to withhold $4 billion in foreign aid
The court's majority said President Donald Trump's foreign policy authority outweighed the harms claimed by the international aid groups suing.
Judge rules 'MyPillow Guy' Mike Lindell defamed Smartmatic with false claims on voting machines
A federal judge in Minnesota has ruled that MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed election technology company Smartmatic by falsely claiming its voting machines helped rig the 2020 presidential election.
Maplewood police say a man died after a hit-and-run crash in the city early Friday morning. A suspect was arrested later in the day.
An elementary school in northeast Minneapolis was placed on lockdown Thursday after a person called and threatened to shoot people at the school. No one was hurt, and suspect was arrested in Missouri.
Minnesota family held hostage in $8M crypto kidnapping, Texas brothers charged
Federal prosecutors say Raymond and Isiah Garcia held a Washington County family hostage for nine hours, holding them at gunpoint and forcing them to transfer millions in cryptocurrency. The incident triggered a massive law enforcement response and led Mahtomedi Public Schools to cancel its homecoming game out of caution.