Crime, Law and Justice

One man is dead and two others injured after a shooting on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.
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.
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.
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.
Pair charged in '09 cold case that left Minnesota mom dead
A former MMA fighter accused in two Texas slayings is one of two people charged in the death of a woman who was abducted from a Minnesota domestic violence shelter 11 years ago, authorities said Monday.
Suspect shot at police near Brooklyn Park Walmart, hit by return fire
Brooklyn Park police say a suspect in a suspicious activity call at a Walmart store on North Lakeland Avenue opened fire as police tried to approach the person in the parking lot. The suspect was shot by police. The suspect’s wounds were not believed to be life-threatening.