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Crime, Law and Justice

Ill. teen charged in Kenosha shooting that killed 2, hurt 1

Ill. teen charged in Kenosha shooting that killed 2, hurt 1

Prosecutors on Thursday charged a white 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two protesters and the wounding of a third in Kenosha, Wis., during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake.
by The Associated Press

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Mpls. mayor imposes curfew, National Guard activated to quell unrest

Mpls. mayor imposes curfew, National Guard activated to quell unrest

Mayor Jacob Frey imposed a curfew effective 9:45 p.m. Wednesday night in downtown after people broke windows to stores and looted some. Police and community leaders tried to tamp down rumors about a police shooting, after a man shot himself.
by Matt Sepic and MPR News Staff

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Ex-Minnesota college student pleads guilty in terror case

A former Minnesota college student has pleaded guilty to a federal charge that she tried to help al-Qaida. Tnuza Jamal Hassan of Minneapolis pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
by The Associated Press

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Illinois teen charged in fatal shooting of 2 Kenosha protesters

Illinois teen charged in fatal shooting of 2 Kenosha protesters

The 17-year-old suspect is charged with first-degree intentional homicide. Kenosha police said the shootings took place on the third night of protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
by Brakkton Booker and Mark Katkov

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Minneapolis group is helping Kenosha protesters, heading to Washington next

Minneapolis group is helping Kenosha protesters, heading to Washington next

A Minneapolis group that formed to help Minneapolis protesters in the weeks following the police killing of George Floyd drove a carload of “protest packs” to Kenosha, Wisconsin overnight.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Lake Street business owners say post-unrest return may take years, if it happens at all

Lake Street business owners say post-unrest return may take years, if it happens at all

Minneapolis city leaders estimate it could take as long as 10 years to rebuild popular business corridors damaged earlier this summer. In the meantime, some displaced business owners worry they may never return to Lake Street.
by Nina Moini

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