Crime, Law and Justice

San Francisco police release sketch of "Doodler' killer
More than 40 years after a serial killer dubbed the "Doodler" terrorized San Francisco's gay community, police released a sketch Wednesday of what the man might look like today.
4 charged in oil pipeline shutdown attempt
Prosecutors in northern Minnesota have charged four protesters who allegedly tried to shut down an Enbridge oil pipeline, but brought the wrong tool.
Report: Minnesota is top in nation for snowmobile theft
Thieves stole more than 300 snowmobiles in Minnesota over three years from 2015 to 2017, a new report finds. That's about two Polaris, Arctic Cat, Yamaha and Ski-Doo skedaddles a week, according to data compiled from police reports.
School bus driver shot on I-35W in Minneapolis
A school bus driver apparently was shot while on Interstate Hwy. 35W in Minneapolis Tuesday afternoon.
Fate of Mexican drug lord El Chapo now rests with U.S. jury
After nearly three months of testimony about a vast drug-smuggling conspiracy steeped in violence, a jury began deliberations Monday at the U.S. trial of the infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Monday that 54-year-old Timothy McNeil is charged with theft by swindle for embezzling about $12,000 from the Dayton Heritage Day Committee account.