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Crime, Law and Justice

Boy thrown from Mall of America balcony returns home

A 5-year-old boy has returned home nearly five months after he was thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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Court upholds dismissal of former UMD coaches' state suit

Court upholds dismissal of former UMD coaches' state suit

The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a state lawsuit filed by three former women's sports coaches at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

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Ex-Duluth cop who dragged man is closer to getting job back

Ex-Duluth cop who dragged man is closer to getting job back

The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that an arbitrator's decision to reinstate Adam Huot doesn't violate public policy. However, an attorney for the police union says it's unlikely Huot will be reinstated before all appeals are exhausted.
by The Associated Press

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St. Paul police investigate fatal shooting

St. Paul police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead Monday evening. The shooting is the city’s 15th homicide this year.
by Tim Nelson

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Three people shot, woman struck by car as Minnesota State Fair closes

Three people shot, woman struck by car as Minnesota State Fair closes

In a chaotic closing to the fair, three people were struck by gunfire and a 19-year-old woman was hit by a passing car. No arrests have been made in the shooting. The woman remains in critical but stable condition.
by Tim Nelson and Riham Feshir

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Texas gunman who killed 7 had been fired just hours before shootings

Texas gunman who killed 7 had been fired just hours before shootings

Victims of the shooting spree in West Texas include a truck driver who moved to the area because he thought it was safer, and a 15-year-old girl who shot while walking out of a car dealership.
by Allison Aubrey

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Mail carrier, high school student among dead in Texas attack

Mail carrier, high school student among dead in Texas attack

Mail carrier Mary Granados was alone in her U.S. Postal Service truck when she was shot and killed by a gunman who hijacked the white vehicle in West Texas amid his frenzy of violence. She was among seven people killed Saturday. Another 22 were injured, including a toddler.
by The Associated Press

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Trump says he'll work with Congress to stop mass shootings

Trump says he'll work with Congress to stop mass shootings

President Trump expressed a commitment Sunday, hours after the latest deadly mass shooting, to work with a divided Congress to "stop the menace of mass attacks." He said any measures must satisfy the competing goals of protecting public safety and the constitutional right to gun ownership.
by The Associated Press

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Police unsure why man went on West Texas shooting rampage

Police unsure why man went on West Texas shooting rampage

Authorities said Sunday they still could not explain why a man with an AR-style weapon opened fire during a routine traffic stop in West Texas to begin a terrifying, 10-mile rampage that left seven people dead, injured 22 others and ended with officers gunning him down outside a movie theater.
by The Associated Press

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Man fatally shot by police in Brooklyn Center

A man is dead after being shot by police officers who were responding to a domestic assault call Saturday in Brooklyn Center, Minn.
by MPR News Staff

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