Crime, Law and Justice

Three co-defendants on state witness list in trial of ex-cop charged with killing George Floyd
In a court filing Monday, Assistant Minnesota Attorney General Matthew Frank named more than 360 people he is considering calling to the stand. On his list are former officers J. Alexander Kueng, Tou Thao, and Thomas Lane, who stand accused of aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter.
Minnesota launches speed enforcement crackdown amid pandemic
Minnesota transportation and public safety officials on Monday launched a traffic enforcement crackdown and awareness campaign amid a spike in deaths related to speeding during the pandemic.
Trump lawyers blast impeachment trial as 'political theater'
Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday blasted the impeachment case against him as an act of "political theater" by Democrats, whom they accused of exploiting for their own party's gain the chaos and trauma of last month's riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Walz gets pushback on COVID, Chauvin trial plans
The governor’s vaccine-distribution and coronavirus-response strategies are getting pushback, and his request for money to bolster law enforcement ahead of the trial is sputtering in the Legislature.
Police said it happened at a Walgreens store in St. Paul on Sunday evening. Authorities say the woman who owns the car left the vehicle idling with a 6-year-old girl inside while she shopped.
APM documentary: Thurgood Marshall Before the Court
“Thurgood Marshall Before the Court,” and APM documentary by Stephen Smith and Kate Ellis.
California to revise indoor church guidelines after Supreme Court ruling
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office said Saturday it will issue revised guidelines for indoor church services after the Supreme Court lifted the state's ban on indoor worship during the coronavirus pandemic, but left in place restrictions on singing and chanting.
A frantic search for a 1-year-old boy who was in the back seat of an SUV stolen Saturday in Minneapolis ended with the toddler found "smiling and happy" in the vehicle.
Police in the Twin Cities suburb of Roseville issued an alert Saturday about a "sharp spike in overdoses and related deaths." It followed a warning from Rochester police on Friday, about recent fatal drug overdoses in that city.
Gov. Walz deploys MN National Guard for Chauvin trial security
Gov. Tim Walz has issued an order authorizing the National Guard to respond in the event that high-profile trials spark civil unrest. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, charged in the death of George Floyd, is scheduled to go on trial next month.