Crime, Law and Justice

May 7, 2019 7:01 AM

Myanmar releases Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters journalists from prison

"I'm really happy and excited to see my family and my colleagues," Wa Lone told reporters as he left the prison after more than 500 days. "And I can't wait to go to my newsroom."

by Laurel Wamsley

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May 6, 2019 4:17 PM

Plaintiffs want UnitedHealth to review denied mental health claims

The attorneys who sued UnitedHealth Group for too aggressively denying coverage for behavioral health care want the judge who sided with them to force the company to reprocess denied claims under less restrictive coverage guidelines.

by Alisa Roth

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May 6, 2019 3:21 PM

Twin Cities 4-year-old left in hot car dies; dad charged

An Apple Valley man was arrested after leaving his son in an SUV Saturday in St. Paul, where the child apparently died of hyperthermia. Experts warned of the dangers of leaving children in hot cars.

by Tim Nelson

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May 6, 2019 12:44 PM

Changing how you think helps the transition from prisoner back to citizen

Reentry programs work like a bridge between the world of corrections and the world of social services. Here's what one of those programs is doing to help folks stay out for good.

by Elissa Nadworny

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May 5, 2019 1:45 PM

Trump now says Mueller should not testify before Congress

President Trump said Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller should not testify before Congress, abandoning his previous declaration that he would leave that decision to his attorney general.

by Associated Press

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May 5, 2019 12:10 PM

Minnesota lawmaker arrested after alleged disturbances at hotel, hospital

Police say Minnesota state lawmaker Matt Grossell was arrested when he refused to leave a St. Paul hospital where he was taken after allegedly causing a ruckus at a hotel bar.

by Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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May 5, 2019 8:35 AM

One dead after 'officer-involved shooting incident' near Duluth

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension reported that the incident — in which shots were fired and a person being pursued by deputies was struck by a squad car — happened shortly after 3 p.m. in Hermantown.

by Andrew Krueger

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May 4, 2019 5:55 PM

Federal court rules jail must give inmate addiction treatment

Many jails and prisons refuse to offer medication for opioid addiction, even to inmates who had been in treatment before incarceration. A recent ruling in a federal court says that's not acceptable.

by Willis R. Arnold