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Crime, Law and Justice

For defense against active shooters, Mich. school hands out hockey pucks

For defense against active shooters, Mich. school hands out hockey pucks

The faculty union at Oakland University purchased 2,500 hockey pucks to be used as a potential weapon of last resort against a shooter on campus. They also double as a fundraising tool.
by Emily Sullivan

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An old Minnesota jail is now a leader for inmate mental health

An old Minnesota jail is now a leader for inmate mental health

Clay County's jail was, not long ago, the oldest in Minnesota. Now, it's home to what officials are calling the state's most unique approach to mental health care of inmates.
by Dan Gunderson

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Driver on cellphone pleads guilty in fatal Dakota County crash

The 57-year-old Oronoco woman admits she was on her cellphone when she ran a stop sign in 2016, killing a Rochester woman and seriously injuring three others.
by Tim Nelson

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Police: Man killed by officer at Alabama mall was not the shooter

Protesters on Saturday marched through an Alabama shopping mall where police killed a black man they later acknowledged was not the triggerman in a Thanksgiving night shooting that wounded two people.
by Associated Press

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Man arrested after allegedly driving onto Duluth airport runway

Man arrested after allegedly driving onto Duluth airport runway

The Duluth Police Department reported that a commercial flight was boarding at about 7 a.m. when authorities received a report of an unauthorized vehicle on airport grounds.
by MPR News Staff

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French protesters angry over fuel taxes clash with police

French protesters angry over fuel taxes clash with police

French police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent demonstrators in Paris on Saturday, as thousands gathered in the capital and beyond and staged road blockades to vent anger against rising fuel taxes.
by Associated Press

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Hennepin County sheriff-elect Hutchinson names transition team

Hennepin County sheriff-elect Hutchinson names transition team

Hennepin County Sheriff-elect Dave "Hutch" Hutchinson's transition team will be led by prominent figures in law enforcement and politics.
by Jon Collins

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Lactation litigation: More lawsuits alleging discrimination against breastfeeding moms

There's been a big jump in lawsuits in recent years claiming an employer discriminated against an employee because she was breastfeeding or needed to pump milk during the workday. The cases are driven in part by new laws that give working moms more protection.
by Dan Kraker

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