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Crime, Law and Justice

Minneapolis releases transcript of 911 call made before fatal police shooting

Minneapolis releases transcript of 911 call made before fatal police shooting

The transcript doesn't differ significantly from what police and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension have already said about what led up to the shooting, but the released transcript offers slightly more detail about what police were told.
by Jon Collins

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Protesters say money to increase St. Paul's police force is better spent elsewhere

Protesters say money to increase St. Paul's police force is better spent elsewhere

A proposal by St. Paul's police chief to hire more police officers is angering some in the city. There was a protest Monday in St. Paul by residents opposed to the proposal.
by Martin Moylan

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Complaint: TV station threats referenced newsroom shootings

A former worker at a St. Paul television station is charged with violent threats after authorities say he brought up the mass shooting at a Maryland newspaper while talking with the station's security director.
by The Associated Press

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Charges: Man struck, killed couple that 'freaked him out'

Charges: Man struck, killed couple that 'freaked him out'

Prosecutors in Dakota County say 36-year-old Jonna Kogo Armartey hit and killed 58-year-old Diane Peterson and 74-year-old Roger Peterson of Eagan last Thursday near a strip mall. The couple died after being taken to the hospital.
by Associated Press

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Can body cameras help restore trust between police and communities of color?

Can body cameras help restore trust between police and communities of color?

The fatal police shootings of Jamar Clark and Philando Castile have made communities of color wary of how police departments investigate officers, and this lack of trust makes it difficult for police to do their jobs.
by Kerri Miller and Jo Erickson

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Collins would oppose Supreme Court pick with Roe v. Wade 'hostility'

Collins would oppose Supreme Court pick with Roe v. Wade 'hostility'

"I would not support a nominee who demonstrated hostility to Roe v. Wade because that would mean to me that their judicial philosophy did not include a respect for established decisions, established law," the Maine senator said.
by Associated Press

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