Crime, Law and Justice

August 7, 2019 2:54 PM

MPD in search of suspect in apparent stranger sexual assault

Minneapolis police say they responded to a 911 call from a woman who said she had been assaulted Wednesday morning. The woman told police a man unknown to her forcibly entered her apartment in southeast Minneapolis and committed the alleged assault.

by Mark Zdechlik

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August 7, 2019 2:26 PM

New lawsuit reveals more sexual abuse allegations against Boy Scouts of America

A lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania this week could be the first in a wave of new sexual assault allegations against the Boy Scouts of America.

by Nina Feldman and Nicholas Pugliese

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August 7, 2019 10:58 AM

Bloomington man charged with fatally stabbing wife

Prosecutors say the incident occurred over the weekend at the couple’s home. The criminal complaint says a family member found the woman after hearing shouting.

by The Associated Press

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August 6, 2019 7:57 PM

Attorney asks for release of list of Boy Scouts' ineligible volunteers

An attorney for sexual abuse victims asks a court to release a list of Boy Scouts’ ineligible volunteers. Jeff Anderson says a dozen of the people on the list have roles that put them in contact with children. He says publication of the names would protect against future abuse.

by Nina Moini

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August 6, 2019 7:37 PM

Feds: Minnesota man tried to access Trump's tax return

Justin Hiemstra, of St. Paul Park, Minn., pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges Tuesday in federal court in Philadelphia. He is one of the two college students outside Philadelphia, who hatched a plan to access Donald Trump's tax returns, federal prosecutors say.

by The Associated Press

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August 6, 2019 3:30 PM

FBI reviewing Ohio shooter's interest in violent ideology

The shooter who killed nine people in Dayton, Ohio, had expressed a desire to commit a mass shooting and showed an interest in violent ideology, investigators said Tuesday as the FBI announced it is opening an investigation.

by The Associated Press

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August 6, 2019 3:14 PM

Mass shootings can be contagious, research shows

Unfortunately it may not be a coincidence that several mass shooting incidents took place in one week. Research shows perpetrators are often inspired by media coverage of other shootings.

by Rhitu Chatterjee

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August 6, 2019 12:58 PM

FBI opens domestic terrorism case in Gilroy case

Nineteen-year-old gunman Santino William Legan fatally shot three people — including two children — with a Romanian-made AK-47-style rifle before turning the gun on himself.

by The Associated Press

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August 6, 2019 10:22 AM

Lawmakers push for 'red flag' laws to take guns away from people in crisis

President Trump wants to expand laws that allow courts to intervene when someone shows signs of pending violence, and lawmakers are getting behind the idea. But are these laws effective?

by Liz Szabo