Crime, Law and Justice

Children's Theatre found negligent, not liable for teen's assault
The woman said she was sexually assaulted by an instructor at the Minneapolis theater's school when she was a teen in the 1980s and was inspired to come forward by women who confronted entertainer Bill Cosby.
Harvey Kneifl, 72, was on trial after being charged with 10 counts of criminal sexual conduct. Prosecutors were about to wrap up final arguments in that case, but he didn't show up to court. Police found his wife dead, and Kneifl injured.
Homeland Security created a fake university in Michigan as part of immigration sting
Eight alleged recruiters who were paid thousands of dollars for connecting students to the bogus university -- which had an actual office space in Farmington Hills, Mich. -- have been indicted.
Authorities in southeastern Minnesota have located a woman missing since she left for work early Wednesday. She had not been in contact with her family since then.