Crime, Law and Justice

Illinois teen pleads not guilty in Kenosha protest slayings
An Illinois teenager who fatally shot two people and wounded a third amidst sometimes violent summer protests on the streets of Kenosha, Wis., pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges including intentional homicide.
Prosecutor: Wisconsin pharmacist thought vaccine was unsafe
A Wisconsin pharmacist told police he tried to ruin hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine because he believed the shots would mutate people's DNA, court documents show. Health experts say there is no truth to claims that the vaccines can genetically modify humans.
Warrant says police were trying to catch Idd in illegal gun sale; officers ID'd in the fatal shooting
A search warrant filed Monday says Minneapolis police suspected Dolal Idd had a high-capacity pistol and tried to arrest him before the fatal confrontation last week. Separately on Monday, the Minnesota BCA released names of three officers involved in the shooting. All three are on standard administrative leave.
Hundreds call for justice for Dolal Idd at Minneapolis rally, march
Dolal Idd's parents and other relatives joined the crowd that gathered at the shooting scene, a gas station at the corner of Cedar Avenue and East 36th Street, before marching through the neighborhood and chanting “justice for Dolal.”
A federal judge on Friday dismissed a last-gasp lawsuit led by a House Republican that aimed to give Vice President Mike Pence the power to overturn the results of the presidential election won by Joe Biden when Congress formally counts the Electoral College votes next week.
Here’s what we know about the fatal police shooting outside a Minneapolis gas station
Dolal Idd, 23, was shot and killed Wednesday by Minneapolis police during a tense traffic stop on the city’s south side. It was the first fatal police shooting for the city since the killing of George Floyd in May. Police released body camera footage that appears to show Idd shooting at officers before they return fire, but many questions remain.
Wisconsin hospital worker arrested for spoiled vaccine doses
Authorities have arrested a suburban Milwaukee pharmacist suspected of deliberately ruining hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine by removing it from refrigeration for two nights.