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Crime, Law and Justice

More immigrants sue U.S. over end to protected status

More immigrants sue U.S. over end to protected status

The lawsuit filed late Sunday in federal court in San Francisco alleges that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's decision to end so-called temporary protected status for the countries was motivated by racism.
by Associated Press

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Woman fights off attacker inside Brainerd High; man arrested

A Brainerd High School staffer was attacked Monday morning in the girls' locker room. The man fled and was later arrested by police, the Brainerd schools superintendent says. The woman is safe and sustained minor injuries.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Report: Unconvicted jail inmates pay dearly for phone calls

Report: Unconvicted jail inmates pay dearly for phone calls

A nonpartisan prison research group says city and county jails lag prisons in bringing down the high cost of phone calls.
by Alisa Roth

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ChangeMakers: Justice Alan Page and Paris Yarbrough, a legal legend and the next generation

ChangeMakers: Justice Alan Page and Paris Yarbrough, a legal legend and the next generation

Justice Alan Page is Minnesota's first black Supreme Court justice and is the founder of the Page Education Foundation. Paris Yarbrough is a Page Scholar studying law at the University of St. Thomas.
by Evan Frost

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Parents question whether school shooting drills traumatize kids

Parents question whether school shooting drills traumatize kids

April Sullivan was pleasantly surprised by an "I love you, Mom" text from her daughter last May. But she did not know that her child sent it while supposedly hiding from a school shooter. The girl didn't know the "code blue" alert was a drill.
by Associated Press

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Finnish report: Some troops helped to kill Jews in WWII

Finnish report: Some troops helped to kill Jews in WWII

A Holocaust historian on Sunday praised Finnish authorities for publishing a report concluding that the country's volunteer battalion took part in atrocities during World War II, including participating in the mass murder of Jews.
by Associated Press

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A house with a horse? Of course, of course

A house with a horse? Of course, of course

Police in a Twin Cities suburb likely were a bit skeptical Friday when they received a report of a horse in a basement. But sure enough, that's exactly what they found.
by Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Minnesota sex offender program guard accused of sex with patient

A security guard at the Minnesota Sex Offender Treatment Program in St. Peter is accused of having a sexual relationship with a patient.

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