Crime, Law and Justice

August 3, 2019 7:02 AM

Should rivers have same legal rights as humans? A growing number of voices say yes

"Environmental personhood" was once considered a fringe issue, but several countries have granted rivers within their borders the same legal status as humans. Bangladesh became the latest in July.

by Ashley Westerman

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August 2, 2019 6:57 PM

California festival gunman killed himself, officials say

The gunman who opened fire on a California food festival killed himself after officers shot him multiple times, officials said Friday, correcting previous police accounts that the officers fired the fatal bullet.

by The Associated Press

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August 2, 2019 11:03 AM

Boy thrown from Mall of America balcony moved to rehab

The family of a 5-year-old boy who survived being thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in April says he finally has been moved out of intensive care and into a rehabilitation program.

by The Associated Press

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August 2, 2019 6:39 AM

Fatal drunken driving crash results in 7½ years in prison

A Minnesota woman has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for driving drunk and causing a fatal crash in northeastern Wisconsin.

by The Associated Press

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August 2, 2019 6:07 AM

Police shoot, kill man in north Minneapolis confrontation

Officers responding to calls of shots fired just before 3 a.m. in the Hawthorne neighborhood found a woman wounded and an armed suspect. Officials say the officers’ body cameras recorded the confrontation.

by Brandt Williams

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August 1, 2019 6:22 PM

Judge: St. Cloud State University needs to invest more in women's sports

A federal judge ruled Thursday that St. Cloud State University must take immediate steps to bring gender equity to its athletic programs.

by Matt Sepic

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August 1, 2019 4:47 PM

Authorities investigating anti-Semitic graffiti at Minneapolis school

The vandalism occurred at Lake Harriet Community School’s Upper Campus in southwest Minneapolis. Photos posted online showed a swastika spray-painted on a door to the school along with a threat using an anti-Semitic slur.

by MPR News Staff

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August 1, 2019 3:12 PM

Marine charged with murder in death of northern Minnesota Marine at barracks in D.C.

Lance Cpl. Riley Kuznia, 20, of Karlstad, Minn., was killed on New Year's Day at the historic Marine Barracks in the nation's capital.

by Matt Sepic

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August 1, 2019 3:03 PM

County, school failed in sex assault responses, Human Rights Department says

Stressing the need to protect children from sexual assault and hold adults in power accountable, the agency went public Thursday with legal actions it took against Ramsey County and a west metro high school.

by Elizabeth Shockman