Crime, Law and Justice

March 25, 2020 8:02 PM

Minnesota public defender 'gratified' after reinstatement

One of Minnesota’s top public defenders was reinstated Wednesday after being placed on paid leave pending an investigation into her performance. Mary Moriarty welcomed the decision, saying she will continue to be an outspoken advocate for racial justice and marginalized communities.

by The Associated Press

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March 25, 2020 7:54 PM

Minnesota Supreme Court agrees to hear PolyMet permit appeal

In January, the Minnesota Court of Appeals gave environmentalists a major victory by rejecting some of the most important permits for the planned mine.

by The Associated Press

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March 24, 2020 4:38 PM

Prosecutors: Ex-Mayo employee vowed to join ISIS, attack the U.S.

Federal prosecutors say 28-year-old Muhammad Masood quit his job as a medical research coordinator at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., moved out of his apartment and tried to travel to Syria to link up with the terror group ISIS.

by Matt Sepic

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March 24, 2020 12:36 PM

Driver charged in death of Blaine teen who was struck and killed

Prosecutors say a driver was impaired by a mixture of marijuana, alcohol and prescription drugs when he struck and killed a teenager riding his bike in Blaine.

by The Associated Press

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March 22, 2020 8:25 PM

One dead, two injured in Minneapolis shooting

One man is dead and two others injured after a shooting on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.

by MPR News Staff

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March 21, 2020 7:02 AM

Margaret Treuer, trailblazing Native American lawyer and advocate, dies at 76

Margaret “Peggy” Seelye Treuer, whose ambitions defied her humble beginnings as she trailblazed a path to become the first female Native American lawyer in Minnesota, died this week at the age of 76.

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March 20, 2020 1:59 PM

Man in Minnesota charged with 1983 homicide in Michigan

A man in Minnesota has been charged with murder in the presumed death of a Michigan man back in 1983.

by The Associated Press

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March 19, 2020 5:13 PM

Pakistani doctor arrested in Minnesota on terrorism charge

A Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator was arrested in Minnesota on a terrorism charge, after prosecutors say he told paid FBI informants that he had pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State group and wanted to carry out lone wolf attacks in the United States.

by The Associated Press

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March 19, 2020 11:22 AM

Jury finds Washington County deputy not guilty in 2018 shooting death

The jury in an otherwise empty courthouse found Washington County Deputy Brian Krook not guilty of manslaughter in the 2018 shooting death of 23-year-old Benjamin Evans.

by Matt Sepic