Crime, Law and Justice

Ellison to target prescription drug prices, housing costs as attorney general
On Jan. 7, Keith Ellison will become the state's 30th attorney general and the fifth consecutive Democrat to hold the office. Here's a look at what he said are his top priorities.
Activists brace for 2019 abortion-rights battles in the states
The stakes are higher with a newly configured U.S. Supreme Court. Abortion-rights opponents say they're ultimately hoping to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Noor's lawyers explain no show for police car inspection
Attorneys said the process forced them to discuss their plans publicly and led to limited access that they thought was meaningless to the investigation.
Longtime Minneapolis landlord faces perjury charge
Stephen Frenz has been the subject of multiple housing lawsuits and was ordered to pay $18.5 million in a class action settlement. He's accused of lying in court records in an attempt to block legal action by his tenants.
Police arrested a man who said he had a gun and was making suicidal threats at the University of Minnesota's Duluth campus.
A central Minnesota man is being held on $1 million bond in the death of an infant in his care.
Here's what could be ahead in the Russia investigations in 2019
A number of unfinished criminal cases could be resolved. Democrats will take the majority in the House of Representatives. But many big questions still remain unanswered.
Activist John Hayden and former councilman Paul Ostrow sued in 2017 arguing that the city is not allowed to manage the site because, under the city charter, that's the park board's job.