Crime, Law and Justice

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.
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.
Suspect charged in Waseca shooting; officer remains in critical condition
Prosecutors have charged a man with shooting and critically wounding a Minnesota police officer who was responding to a report of a suspicious person. Thirty-seven-year-old Tyler Robert Janovsky was charged Wednesday with three counts of attempted first-degree murder.
Police officer in 'critical but stable' condition after shooting in Waseca
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the officer and a suspect were taken to North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale for treatment. The suspect is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
A 3-decade-long water dispute heads to the Supreme Court
Georgia and Florida have been waging a decades-long legal battle over water resources. It's a problem likely to intensify in other areas as the climate warms.