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Crime, Law and Justice

Ex-Trump aide Michael Flynn seeks to withdraw guilty plea

Ex-Trump aide Michael Flynn seeks to withdraw guilty plea

Former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn has filed court papers to withdraw his guilty plea. He says federal prosecutors acted in “bad faith" and breached their deal with him.
by The Associated Press

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A week after shooting, city of Freeborn waits as officer recovers

A week after shooting, city of Freeborn waits as officer recovers

For a week now, Arik Matson’s absence from the city of Freeborn has been apparent: He was shot and gravely injured last week while on duty as a Waseca police officer. He remains in critical condition — and his colleagues back in Freeborn wait.
by Hannah Yang

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Minnesotan sentenced in ISIS case says he didn't get the chance to plead guilty

In a recent court filing, Guled Omar said his lawyer failed to negotiate a plea deal with the government in 2016 and was ineffective in representing him. He’s asking a federal judge to vacate or reduce his sentence.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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TSA head apologizes to Ojibwe woman for screening officer's disrespectful behavior

On her way home to Bemidji from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Monday morning, Tara Houska said a TSA officer pulled on her braids as if they were horse reins and said "giddyup." On Tuesday, the agency’s Minnesota director apologized to Houska.
by Matt Sepic

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The inside story on the In the Dark podcast

The inside story on the In the Dark podcast

Information uncovered by American Public Media’s In the Dark podcast is now playing a central role in the case of Curtis Flowers. He’s the Mississippi man who has been tried six times for the same crime and is the subject of the podcast’s second season. The podcast exposes flaws in evidence introduced in his trials and racial bias in jury selection. The lead reporter for In the Dark, Madeleine Baran, joins host Angela Davis to discuss the case and the podcast.

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U.S. officials: More than 20 Saudi students to be expelled in wake of Florida shooting

U.S. officials: More than 20 Saudi students to be expelled in wake of Florida shooting

The Pentagon has suspended operational training of all Saudi Arabian military students indefinitely, as federal investigators conduct a security review of the more than 800 Saudi students in the U.S.
by Tom Bowman and Bobby Allyn

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In St. Paul, here's how a potentially violent act never came to be

In St. Paul, here's how a potentially violent act never came to be

There have been a lot of stories about the concerning spike in gun violence and homicides in St. Paul last year. This story is about a potential act of violence that was prevented — thanks to a St. Paul nonprofit, the 8218 Truce Center. It provides a place for youth to relax, learn and settle their differences.
by Nina Moini

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Drivers beware: Catalytic converters thieves active in Twin Cities

Drivers beware: Catalytic converters thieves active in Twin Cities

A crime wave is lapping at the undersides of cars, trucks and SUVs across the Twin Cities, as police field dozens of reports of catalytic converter thefts.
by Tim Nelson

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Video outside cell during Epstein's first suicide attempt 'no longer exists'

Video outside cell during Epstein's first suicide attempt 'no longer exists'

After first reporting that the video had been preserved, prosecutors now say that further investigation shows officials "inadvertently preserved video from the wrong tier" within the Manhattan prison.
by Vanessa Romo

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