Crime, Law and Justice

May 17, 2019 5:29 PM

Twin Cities man who pulled gun on Somali teens sentenced

A man who pleaded guilty to pulling a gun on a group of young Somalis inside a McDonald's in a Minneapolis suburb has been sentenced.

by Associated Press

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May 17, 2019 5:04 PM

Exhibits for Noor trial can be viewed next week

Trial exhibits will be available for public viewing next Friday in a conference room at the courthouse. A webpage that provides court updates on the case says exhibits will be on display for viewing and laptops will be available to play audiovisual exhibits.

by Associated Press

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May 17, 2019 4:12 PM

'Shocking': Ohio State doc abused 177, officials were aware

A now-dead Ohio State team doctor sexually abused at least 177 male students from the 1970s through the 1990s, and numerous university officials got wind of what was going on over the years but did little or nothing to stop him, according to a report released by the school Friday.

by Associated Press

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May 17, 2019 3:12 PM

Hennepin County prosecutor Freeman to enter alcohol treatment

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman on Friday acknowledged a problem with alcohol and will enter a program Monday. He said he hoped to return by mid-June.

by Jon Collins and Riham Feshir

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May 17, 2019 12:53 PM

Attorney General Ellison expands MN lawsuit against Purdue Pharma

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said the state added former president Richard Sackler and seven family members to the suit as individual defendants.

by Marcheta Fornoff

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May 17, 2019 11:12 AM

Prosecutors: In Ruszczyk shooting, murder and manslaughter charges fit

Prosecutors responded Thursday to a motion by Noor's defense team to acquit Noor, the former Minneapolis police officer who was found guilty in the shooting death of an unarmed woman who called 911.

by Jon Collins

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May 17, 2019 6:15 AM

U.S.: Flynn described efforts to interfere with cooperation

Former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn told the special counsel's office that people connected to the Trump administration and Congress sought to influence his cooperation with the Russia investigation, and he provided a voicemail recording of one such communication.

by The Associated Press

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May 16, 2019 5:44 PM

Rape victim tells court she's a survivor at sentencing of one of her attackers

A statement read by a victim advocate said in part, "I am smarter, braver and stronger than [Deonte] Lawson ever counted on. I am a survivor. And I know I am not his first victim, but I am going to make damn sure I am his last."

by Matt Sepic

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May 16, 2019 12:00 AM

Alisa Roth on the criminalization of mental illness

MPR's mental health reporter Alisa Roth gives the keynote address at a Hamline University conference on mental health and the criminal justice system.

by MPR News Staff