Crime, Law and Justice

Michigan 15-year-old charged in Oxford High School shooting
The 15-year-old was charged as an adult with two dozen crimes, including murder, attempted murder and terrorism for a shooting Tuesday at Oxford High School.
Prosecutors, defense attorneys and a Hennepin County judge pushed ahead Thursday on jury selection in the trial of the former Brooklyn Center police officer charged in the Daunte Wright killing. A full jury should be set by the end of Friday.
Fourth student dies from Michigan high school shooting
A fourth student, a 17-year-old boy, died Wednesday from wounds he suffered when a sophomore opened fire at a Michigan high school a day earlier, authorities say.
A tough case for the MN Supreme Court: Voting rights for those on probation, supervised release
More than 50,000 Minnesotans — many of them Black, Indigenous and people of color — are kept from voting while on probation or supervised release after incarceration. The Minnesota Supreme Court is hearing a case about their voting rights; MPR’s Brian Bakst brought host Cathy Wurzer the story.
The jury now has nine members out of the 12 jurors and two alternates in the trial of the former Brooklyn Center police officer charged in the Daunte Wright killing. Potter’s attorney has made it clear Potter will testify in her defense.
Kimberly Potter trial: 8 key questions, answered
Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter is charged in the shooting death of Daunte Wright. Here are answers to key questions around the trial.