Crime, Law and Justice

Barr defends handling of Mueller's Russia report
Attorney General William Barr on Thursday defended his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia investigation, saying the document contains sensitive grand jury material that prevented it from being immediately released to the public.
Chief Dennis Edwards Jr. has been placed on administrative leave after being charged with third-degree driving while impaired. He was pulled over about 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
'I still love the sport': Gymnast Maggie Nichols pushes on after Nassar
Nichols is Athlete A, the first person to tell USA Gymnastics that sports doctor Larry Nassar was sexually abusing her. The scandal that followed has rocked the sport and the U.S. Olympic movement to its core, with hundreds of girls and women somehow trying to move on with their lives as survivors.
Hennepin County prosecutors have charged 35-year-old Matthew Gordon Bowers of Hopkins with four gross misdemeanor counts of criminal sexual conduct and indecent exposure.
A 14-year-old boy who said he escaped from two kidnappers in Ohio told authorities he is from Illinois, where he went missing nearly eight years ago when his mother apparently took her own life.
Minneapolis sexual assault investigations to focus on victims
The city of Minneapolis is changing the way police handle sexual assault investigations in hopes of better serving victims.
Six potential jurors excused for bias in Noor trial
In jury questionnaires, some prospective jurors expressed anti-Somali sentiments or said they've already made up their mind about the highly publicized case.