Crime, Law and Justice

March 11, 2022 6:27 PM

Minneapolis cop seeks dismissal of charges in fatal pursuit

Prosecutors charged Brian Cummings in October with second-degree manslaughter and criminal vehicular homicide in the July death of Leneal Frazier.

by The Associated Press

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March 11, 2022 3:45 PM

Wisconsin crime lab destroys Kyle Rittenhouse rifle

Rittenhouse's attorneys and prosecutors agreed in January that the gun would be destroyed.

by The Associated Press

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March 11, 2022 4:00 AM

New clues emerge about the money that might have helped fund the Jan. 6 insurrection

Recent legal moves by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol offers some clues on how it's following the money.

by Claudia Grisales

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March 10, 2022 5:41 PM

For the first time, victims of the opioid crisis formally confront the Sackler family

The Sacklers, who own Purdue Pharma, maker of Oxycontin, have maintained they did nothing wrong. People who lost loved ones and years of their lives to opioid addiction believe otherwise.

by Brian Mann

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March 10, 2022 3:19 PM

Minnesota public defenders reject state contract offer, OK strike

Better pay and working conditions were among the reasons why 470 public defenders and 200 support staff across Minnesota said they rejected the state’s offer and authorized a strike. Ten days of mediation must take place before they could walk off the job.

by Matt Sepic and The Associated Press

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March 10, 2022 2:40 PM

A 'Boogaloo' member gets 3 years for terror charge

The New Brighton, Minn., man pleaded guilty to trying to sell weapons to an purported member of Hamas who turned out to be an FBI informant.

by Matt Sepic

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March 10, 2022 5:24 AM

Garland says the Jan. 6 investigation won't end until everyone is held to account

In an exclusive interview with NPR, the attorney general says he won't avoid cases related to the Capitol riot probe that are political, controversial or sensitive.

by Carrie Johnson

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March 9, 2022 12:20 PM

Sandy Hook ushered in new era of conspiracy and lies, author finds

Following the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school, journalist Elizabeth Williamson says, conspiracy theorists tormented the victims' families by accusing them of being actors.

by Dave Davies

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March 9, 2022 4:00 AM

Report: Mpls. police, fire failed to follow emergency plans during 2020 unrest

The outside review commissioned by the Minneapolis City Council also found public safety officials did not set up an effective communication and command structure as fires consumed parts of the city in the days following the police murder of George Floyd.

by Matt Sepic

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March 8, 2022 5:36 PM

In the first Jan. 6 trial, a jury found Capitol riot defendant Guy Reffitt guilty

A jury found Guy Reffitt guilty on all counts for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The case has been widely watched by other defendants as a potential bellwether.

by Tom Dreisbach

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Crime, Law and Justice

Minneapolis cop seeks dismissal of charges in fatal pursuit

Wisconsin crime lab destroys Kyle Rittenhouse rifle

New clues emerge about the money that might have helped fund the Jan. 6 insurrection

For the first time, victims of the opioid crisis formally confront the Sackler family

Minnesota public defenders reject state contract offer, OK strike

A 'Boogaloo' member gets 3 years for terror charge

Garland says the Jan. 6 investigation won't end until everyone is held to account

Sandy Hook ushered in new era of conspiracy and lies, author finds

Report: Mpls. police, fire failed to follow emergency plans during 2020 unrest

In the first Jan. 6 trial, a jury found Capitol riot defendant Guy Reffitt guilty

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