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Crime, Law and Justice

Minnesota public TV station leads fight against Trump executive order to defund public media

Minnesota public TV station leads fight against Trump executive order to defund public media

Joining a PBS lawsuit on Friday, Lakeland PBS said the White House is threatening its ability to serve its audience of 490,000 people across northern and central Minnesota.
by Feven Gerezgiher, Todd Melby and The Associated Press

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FBI and law enforcement respond to 'terror attack' in Boulder, Colorado

FBI and law enforcement respond to 'terror attack' in Boulder, Colorado

Several people were injured and some may have been set on fire at an outdoor mall in Boulder, Colorado, police said. Police said a man was taken into custody in an attack that the FBI immediately described as an act of terror.
by The Associated Press

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Trump pardons drug kingpins even as he escalates U.S. drug war rhetoric

Trump pardons drug kingpins even as he escalates U.S. drug war rhetoric

President Trump has promised to attack drug gangs and called for the death penalty for street dealers. But he has also pardoned more than 20 people serving time for serious drug crimes, some involving violence.
by Brian Mann

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Head of violence intervention nonprofit charged with wage theft

Minneapolis community leader and violence prevention non-profit head Bishop Harding Smith is facing wage theft charges, after allegedly misusing funding from Hennepin County that was intended to go into his employees’ paychecks.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Law enforcement asking for help locating 16-year-old boy missing from Columbia Heights

Authorities in Anoka County are asking the public for any information they may have about the whereabouts of a missing 16-year-old boy. Jordan Collins Jr. — known as “Manny” — was last seen in Columbia Heights on May 8.
by Mark Zdechlik

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