Crime, Law and Justice

How a health equity activist is fighting gun violence against women
After her sister was shot in 2016, Pastor Jalilia Abdul-Brown founded the Minneapolis nonprofit Change Starts With Community, which runs programs centered on women and gun violence. In the midst of rising gun violence against women, Abdul-Brown sat down with host Cathy Wurzer to talk about her work and solutions.
Brooklyn Park man is latest to be sentenced for 2020 riots
A federal judge on Friday sentenced a 20-year-old Brooklyn Park man to more than two years in federal prison for setting fire to a health food store during the riots that followed the May 2020 murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
Authorities say a toddler who was in a vehicle believed stolen from a store parking Friday afternoon has been found and is safe back with his mother.
As gun fire increases in Mpls., women becoming more frequent targets
The city of Minneapolis saw an increase in gun violence victims that were women in 2021, even when accounting for a year of record gunfire.