Crime, Law and Justice

November 16, 2019 5:41 PM

Transcripts put Sondland at center of Trump's block of Ukraine aid

Transcripts released Saturday in the impeachment inquiry show Ambassador Gordon Sondland playing a central role in President Trump’s effort to push Ukraine to conduct political investigations as a condition for receiving needed military aid.

by The Associated Press

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November 16, 2019 3:55 PM

Barr accuses Democrats of trying to 'cripple' the Trump administration's power

The attorney general's remarks at the Federalist Society drew swift criticism from some legal experts, who decried his ideas as "authoritarian" and "dangerous."

by Merrit Kennedy

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November 16, 2019 12:50 PM

'I miss them, always': A witness recounts El Salvador's 1989 Jesuit massacre

Six priests became modern-day martyrs in one of the most high-profile religious crimes in recent Latin American history. A woman who witnessed the incident says the FBI pressured her to stay quiet.

by Danny Hajek

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November 15, 2019 7:57 PM

Man at center of St. Paul cop excessive force trial says he remembers only the police dog biting him

Frank Baker said, “I thought I was going to die.” He showed jurors in the federal trial of officer Brett Palkowitsch the scars on his legs and chest.

by Tarkor Zehn

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November 15, 2019 5:41 PM

AP sources: Epstein jail guards had been offered plea deal

Federal prosecutors offered a plea deal to two correctional officers responsible for guarding Jeffrey Epstein on the night of his death, but the officers have declined the offer, people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

by The Associated Press

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November 15, 2019 5:37 PM

Minneapolis community groups donate $30,000 to East African-owned businesses after vandalism

East African-owned businesses in Minneapolis that were vandalized in September received $30,000 in donations on Friday to cover the cost of the damage.

by Mohamed Ibrahim

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November 15, 2019 4:35 PM

Man who shot school bus driver on Minneapolis interstate sentenced to 7 years

A judge sentenced a 32-year-old man to seven years for shooting and seriously wounding a school bus driver on a busy Minneapolis freeway. Kenneth Lilly pleaded guilty to first-degree assault. The only passenger on the bus, an 8-year-old girl, was not hit but continues to suffer psychological trauma.

by Matt Sepic

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November 15, 2019 2:30 PM

Police say 3 injured in Minneapolis drive-by shooting

Witnesses told police that a group of people were gathered at the residence when an unknown suspect opened fire from the front passenger seat of a silver Toyota Camry.

by The Associated Press

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November 15, 2019 12:36 PM

Minneapolis police report finding hundreds of additional untested rape kits

Minneapolis police and city officials announced Friday they’re looking into a recently discovered accounting error concerning the department’s backlog of untested rape kits. The number now sits at nearly 1,700, far more than the 194 reported in 2015.

by Mike Moen