Crime, Law and Justice

Former state Sen. Nicole Mitchell must serve 6 months in jail for felony burglary
Former state Sen. Nicole Mitchell has been sentenced to 180 days in jail following her burglary conviction this summer. The Becker County judge authorized her for work release in Ramsey County.
Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump rests own case
Ryan Routh, who is accused in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump on his golf course last year, called three witnesses and rested his defense after only a few hours of testimony on Monday.
Fateh returns campaign donation from latest Feeding Our Future defendant
Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh’s campaign said Friday that he returned a campaign contribution from Muna Wais Fidhin, the latest defendant to be indicted in the sprawling Feeding Our Future fraud case.
Law enforcement says new traffic stop policy ‘lowers standards’ for public safety
Hennepin County law enforcement leaders say they’re concerned about a new policy to limit prosecuting charges arising from low-level traffic stops, saying the move lowers standards for public safety. 
Prosecution and defense in Nicole Mitchell case diverge in how they think she should be sentenced
The defense and prosecution in former state Sen. Nicole Mitchell's felony burglary case are offering competing visions of how they think Mitchell should be sentenced next week.