Crime, Law and Justice

July 2, 2018 4:51 PM

Prosecutors seek death for fugitive Minnesota woman in slaying

Florida prosecutors say they're seeking the death penalty for a Minnesota woman who's accused of killing her husband and a Florida woman before leading authorities on a cross-country manhunt.

by The Associated Press

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July 2, 2018 3:12 PM

Minnesota becomes 26th state to sue opioid maker Purdue

The suit in Hennepin County District Court alleges that Purdue misled doctors and the public about the dangers of opioid painkillers starting in the mid-1990s.

by Jon Collins

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July 2, 2018 2:14 PM

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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July 2, 2018 1:13 PM

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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July 2, 2018 9:08 AM

One dead after fight near the U

Police say two men fought following an encounter at a nearby bar. A suspect has been arrested.

by Martin Moylan

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July 1, 2018 7:30 PM

One killed in shooting at festival in St. Paul's Como Regional Park

Police said the shooting happened at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the 38th annual Hmong International Freedom Festival, being held at the park's McMurray Fields near the Como Park pool.

by MPR News Staff

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July 1, 2018 4:50 PM

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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July 1, 2018 2:40 PM

Police: Idaho mass stabbing suspect targeted girl's birthday party

A man who had been asked to leave an Idaho apartment complex because of bad behavior returned the next day and stabbed nine people, including six children, at a toddler's birthday party, police said.

by Associated Press