Crime, Law and Justice

Politics pop up in race for Hennepin County sheriff
The same issues that have riled political contests across the country -- immigration, environmentalism and, of course, President Trump, are prominent in the sheriff's race in Hennepin County, which went heavily for Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Hundreds gather for vigil for Girl Scouts, parent killed in Wisconsin crash
Hundreds of community members gathered outside an elementary school in Chippewa Falls, Wis., on Sunday night to remember three Girl Scouts and a parent who were killed in a hit-and-run crash over the weekend.
Wisconsin community in mourning after deaths of three Girl Scouts, adult volunteer
A western Wisconsin community on Sunday was grieving the deaths of three Girl Scouts and an adult who were collecting trash along a rural highway when police say a pickup truck veered off the road and hit them before speeding away.
After tragedy in Pittsburgh, an extraordinary effort to honor 'the holy ones'
As the Squirrel Hill community worked to honor the 11 victims of last week's attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue, the investigation into the mass shooting complicated traditional Jewish burial preparations.
Man charged with trying to run Olympian Jessie Diggins off road
Authorities say a man accused of trying to run Olympic cross country skiing gold medalist Jessie Diggins off the road while she was roller-skiing in Minnesota has been charged with five misdemeanors.
'Pockets of poison' still exist: Holocaust survivors reflect on Pittsburgh shooting
Holocaust survivors Moshe Baran and Sam Gottesman live on the same floor of a Squirrel Hill apartment building, just five blocks away from the Tree of Life synagogue.