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Crime, Law and Justice

Police investigating fatal shootings in Minneapolis, St. Paul; one suspect arrested

Police investigating fatal shootings in Minneapolis, St. Paul; one suspect arrested

Police said the first shooting happened just before 10:30 p.m. near the corner of Eighth and Hennepin in downtown Minneapolis. The other happened at about 11:15 p.m. near the corner of Hudson Road and Earl Street on St. Paul's east side.
by Andrew Krueger

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Student journalist scores big scoop in Trump-Ukraine story

Student journalist scores big scoop in Trump-Ukraine story

A 20-year-old student at Arizona State University broke the news that a key State Department official who was involved in talks between President Trump and the Ukrainian government had stepped down from his post.
by The Associated Press

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Mental health is focus of hearing on police use of deadly force

Mental health is focus of hearing on police use of deadly force

Mental health took center stage as law enforcement officers, county attorneys, elected officials and other community leaders gathered Saturday in Mankato for the second meeting of a state working group on police use of deadly force.
by Alisa Roth

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Trump blurs lines between personal lawyer, attorney general

Trump blurs lines between personal lawyer, attorney general

As Washington plunges into impeachment, Attorney General William Barr finds himself engulfed in the political firestorm, facing questions about his role in President Trump's outreach to Ukraine and the administration's attempts to keep a whistleblower complaint from Congress.
by The Associated Press

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Federal judge blocks White House move to fast-track deportations

Federal judge blocks White House move to fast-track deportations

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said the administration did not follow the correct decision-making procedures, such as the formal notice-and-comment period required for major federal rule changes, and likely violated federal law in failing to do so.
by Kat Lonsdorf

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8 takeaways from the Trump-Ukraine scandal so far

8 takeaways from the Trump-Ukraine scandal so far

The impeachment inquiry that Democrats have opened is about to consume American politics. What have we learned and where is it headed?
by Domenico Montanaro

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11 people charged with defrauding Minnesota Medicaid program

Among those charged were Kaldeq Yusuf and Abdifatah Ali, who owned and managed Diversity Home Health Care, Inc. The company allegedly received over $400,000 in a scheme that involved stealing the identities of numerous personal care assistant agencies in order to bill for services that were not completed, as well as unlawful kickback agreements.
by The Associated Press

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Charges: Prejudice drove Mpls. man to vandalize East African-owned shops

Charges: Prejudice drove Mpls. man to vandalize East African-owned shops

Harlin St. John faces five counts of damage to property and bias crimes for smashing store windows last week. He allegedly told investigators it was in retaliation because he believed Somalis had shot at his family and he hates “the Somalis.”
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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