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Crime, Law and Justice

Supreme Court appears likely to uphold Obamacare

Supreme Court appears likely to uphold Obamacare

At least two of the court's conservative justices seemed to suggest the law should stand whether or not the individual mandate is found unconstitutional.
by Krishnadev Calamur and Nina Totenberg

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Kenosha shooter's mother tries to deflect blame from her son

Kenosha shooter's mother tries to deflect blame from her son

The mother of an Illinois 17-year-old charged in the fatal shooting of two men during a protest in Wisconsin said neither her son nor the protesters should have been on the street that night and put much of the blame for what happened on police and the governor.
by The Associated Press

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Vatican faults many for McCarrick's rise, spares Francis

Vatican faults many for McCarrick's rise, spares Francis

A Vatican investigation into ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has found that a series of bishops, cardinals and popes downplayed or dismissed reports that he slept with seminarians, and determined that Pope Francis merely continued his predecessors' naive handling of the predator until a former altar boy alleged abuse.
by The Associated Press

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Man fatally shot in Eagan, two people in custody

Officers responded to a report of gunshots about 9 p.m. and found a man with a gunshot wound to the head outside a nearby hotel. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
by The Associated Press

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Prosecutors: Man's hatred was behind Bloomington mosque attack

Prosecutors: Man's hatred was behind Bloomington mosque attack

Prosecutors say the leader of an anti-government group in Illinois and alleged mastermind behind a 2017 attack on a Minnesota mosque was acting on his hatred of Muslims when he came up with a plan to pipe bomb the building during morning prayers. 
by The Associated Press

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Duluth police cope with COVID-19 outbreak; 29 staff members, including chief, in quarantine

Duluth police cope with COVID-19 outbreak; 29 staff members, including chief, in quarantine

The Duluth Police Department has 29 members currently in quarantine due to suspected exposures to the COVID-19 virus, according to Chief Mike Tusken, who is also self-isolating as a precaution. To date, 14 members of the police department have had confirmed COVID-19 cases as a result of coronavirus exposure.

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Man gets 35 years for shooting, wounding Minnesota officer

Man gets 35 years for shooting, wounding Minnesota officer

Tyler Robert Janovsky told the court he was “deeply sorry” for the January shooting of Waseca police Officer Arik Matson, the Mankato Free Press reported.
by The Associated Press

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Ex-Minneapolis officer charged with civil rights violations

A former Minneapolis police officer has been charged with federal civil rights violations along with multiple counts of extortion and acquiring drugs. Prosecutors say Ty Jindra abused his position as a Minneapolis police officer to obtain controlled substances, including meth, heroine and cocaine from September 2017 through October 2019.
by The Associated Press

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New charges announced in ‘Boogaloo Bois’ case in Minneapolis

New charges announced in ‘Boogaloo Bois’ case in Minneapolis

A superseding indictment alleges two men affiliated with the anti-government group wanted to provide fully automatic weapons to members of the militant group Hamas.
by Brandt Williams

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