The man accused of throwing a five-year-old boy from a balcony at the Mall of America previously participated in Hennepin County's mental health court.
The report includes evidence that former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort met with a man believed to be connected to Russian intelligence and shared internal polling data, which listed Minnesota as a battleground state.
Lauren Cartaya and her older brother, Zach, were at Columbine High School in 1999 when two students opened fire. At StoryCorps, they remember that day and discuss the effect it has had on their lives.
Mayor Jacob Frey made the announcement Thursday during his annual State of the City speech, saying that so-called 'fear-based or warrior training' courses make officers overly aggressive.
Attorney General William Barr explained before the release of the special counsel report that the law and regulations kept him from including everything that Robert Mueller uncovered, as well as how.
A redacted copy of the Mueller investigation report has been released by the Justice Department. NPR reporters and editors are analyzing and annotating notable excerpts from the document.
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Prosecutors charged Kenneth Lilly, 31, with attempted murder and assault in the February shooting that occurred on a metro area freeway, but offered a deal that would allow him to plead guilty to a lesser charge.
Officer Matthew Harrity's testimony appeared to back up the defense arguments of Mohamed Noor, who shot and killed 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk. The court also saw heartbreaking police body camera video of Ruszczyk's last moments.
Authorities say the man fled a traffic stop and fired shots at officers at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday. Coon Rapids police say the man died a short time later during an exchange of gunfire with officers who located the suspect in a yard following a brief search.
The Minneapolis police officers who responded to the fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk have been facing some tough questions in the trial of the former police officer who pulled the trigger.
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