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Crime, Law and Justice

Explainer: New charge unlikely for ex-cops in Floyd death

Explainer: New charge unlikely for ex-cops in Floyd death

The Minnesota Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the third-degree murder conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor won’t change the cases against the three former officers charged in George Floyd’s death.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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Police: 2 shot at Virginia high school, suspect in custody

Police: 2 shot at Virginia high school, suspect in custody

Police say two students have been wounded in a shooting at a Virginia high school and a suspect is in custody. Newport News police Chief Steve Drew said Monday that a boy was shot in the face at Heritage High School, and a girl was shot in the leg.
by The Associated Press

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Police: 4 found shot in Wisconsin were killed in St. Paul

Four Twin Cities-area residents found shot to death in an abandoned SUV in rural Wisconsin were killed in St. Paul, St. Paul police said Monday as they announced they were taking over as lead investigators. Two suspects are in custody.
by MPR News Staff

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Shooting at Russian university leaves 6 dead, 28 hurt

Shooting at Russian university leaves 6 dead, 28 hurt

A student opened fire at a university in Russia, leaving six people dead and 28 hurt, before being shot in a crossfire with police and detained. Beyond saying that he was a student, authorities offered no further information on his identity or a possible motive.
by The Associated Press

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Racially motivated crime raises questions in Cold Spring

Racially motivated crime raises questions in Cold Spring

A July crash that was allegedly intentional is the only bias-linked crime reported by Cold Spring police this year, according to records provided to the St. Cloud Times. Property damage on May 4 and May 10 allegedly involving the same suspect and the same family were not reported to the BCA.
by The Associated Press

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Poll: Support for Frey, council split

Poll: Support for Frey, council split

A new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11/FRONTLINE Minnesota Poll shows Minneapolis voters have mixed opinions about Mayor Jacob Frey and the city council weeks before a key election.
by Jon Collins

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11 wounded in seven weekend shootings in Minneapolis

Minneapolis police said at least 11 people were wounded in seven separate shootings in the city from early Saturday through early Sunday.
by MPR News Staff

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Students are damaging school bathrooms for attention on TikTok

Students are damaging school bathrooms for attention on TikTok

Soap dispensers and mirrors ripped from walls; damaged sinks, partitions and ceiling panels; clogged toilets: Students record themselves vandalizing their schools for social media notoriety.
by James Doubek

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In edgy Washington, police outnumber Jan. 6 protesters

In edgy Washington, police outnumber Jan. 6 protesters

In a city still on edge after the Jan. 6 insurrection, law enforcement bore down in large numbers on the Capitol on Saturday over concerns that a rally in support of the jailed rioters would turn violent. It didn’t.
by The Associated Press

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Second suspect jailed in slayings of 4 Minnesotans found in SUV in Wisconsin

Second suspect jailed in slayings of 4 Minnesotans found in SUV in Wisconsin

The second man wanted in the shooting deaths of four Twin Cities area residents found Sunday in an abandoned vehicle in Wisconsin turned himself in to police in Gilbert, Ariz., the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.
by MPR News Staff

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