Crime, Law and Justice

September 5, 2019 12:00 AM

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says her work keeps her going

Ginsburg, who is now 86, finished a round of radiation treatment for pancreatic cancer in late August and told the audience of 15,000-plus people of all ages that “my work keeps me going.”

by MPR News Staff

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September 4, 2019 9:26 PM

Victim of Brock Turner sexual assault reveals her identity

Chanel Miller introduced herself to the public Tuesday ahead of the release of her memoir, Know My Name, later in the month. The lenient sentence handed to Turner in 2016 prompted a public outcry.

by Lynn Neary

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September 4, 2019 5:54 PM

Details emerge of fatal police shooting of Isak Aden in Eagan

Newly released police records provide more details about what led up to the fatal shooting of Aden by officers in July. Aden’s family members say those records show that police were not justified in using lethal force.

by Brandt Williams

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September 4, 2019 5:00 PM

Lawsuit alleges suburban school district allowed racist behavior

A group of African-American students sued Eastern Carver County Schools this week after a string of incidents at Chaska High School and other schools. The students allege they were called “monkey” by their white peers and were subject to physical assault and death threats because of their skin color.

by Tarkor Zehn

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September 4, 2019 3:49 PM

Man charged by federal prosecutors in connection with Mac Miller's death

Cameron James Pettit was arrested Wednesday morning. He was charged by federal prosecutors with supplying counterfeit oxycodone to Mac Miller shortly before the rapper's death.

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

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September 4, 2019 1:38 PM

Man who threw child at MOA now appealing guilty plea

Emmanuel Aranda, the man who pleaded guilty to throwing a child over a third floor balcony at the Mall of America is now appealing his conviction.

by Alisa Roth

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September 3, 2019 6:55 PM

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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September 3, 2019 5:10 PM

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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September 3, 2019 12:49 PM

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