Crime, Law and Justice

Football players suing U: We were scapegoats in sex misconduct probe
Nine University of Minnesota football players involved in a 2016 sexual assault investigation are suing the school for the racial and gender discrimination.
Mpls. police will end sting operations targeting low-level marijuana sales
"The goal here is to keep our city safe," Chief Medaria Arradondo said. "But the goal is we also want to contribute to the hope that so many in our community, and especially our African-American males, are not experiencing at this time."
Man shot by Minneapolis police at City Hall pleads guilty
Prosecutors have reached a plea deal with a man who was shot by Minneapolis officers after he brandished a knife in a police interrogation room in December.
Grand jury indicts fugitive Minnesota woman in Florida slaying
A Minnesota woman accused of killing her husband and a Florida woman and leading authorities on a cross-country manhunt was indicted by a grand jury in Florida, officials said Wednesday.
According to an indictment, Cameron Thomas Crowley, who goes by "Vigilance," faces multiple charges, including three counts of intentional access to a protected computer, one count of intentional damage to a protected computer, and one count of aggravated identity theft.
Gun studies: Permit laws reduce murders; red flag laws cut suicides
There's a new push to study the real-life effects of gun laws. "Red Flag" laws lower suicide rates; reductions in homicides are associated with tougher gun permit requirements.