Crime, Law and Justice

Double homicide, cold case break bring charges in Hennepin County
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office Thursday filed charges against two men in two separate Minneapolis cases, including killings from last weekend and a case from the 1990s that was broken with the help of a napkin.
Year after Parkland massacre, 17 victims remembered
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre a year ago renewed the national debate on guns and school safety and turned some families and students into political activists. But Thursday's anniversary will primarily be about remembering the 14 students and three staff members who died.
Former UMD women's hockey coach wins additional damage award
A jury found the University of Minnesota Duluth discriminated against Shannon Miller on the basis of gender and retaliated against her for making Title IX complaints regarding the disparity between the men's and women's hockey programs.
Trustee: More millions available to those who lost money to Petters' scheme
There's more money to help compensate organizations and individuals who lost billions in a huge Ponzi scheme. Businessman Tom Petters was sentenced in 2010 to 50 years in prison for the fraud.