Crime, Law and Justice

March 2, 2018 2:50 PM

Son, mother charged in St. Paul cyclist's hit-and-run death

Dustin Joel Hegner Royce faces criminal vehicular homicide and his mother Abbey Rose Hegner faces counts of aiding an offender in the death of 52-year-old Jose Hernandez Solano near downtown on Nov. 26.

by MPR News Staff

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March 2, 2018 2:35 PM

Fargo police investigating a homicide

Fargo police say they have a suspect in custody for a homicide and that he's the one who called authorities about the attack.

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March 2, 2018 12:36 PM

Aly Raisman sues USOC and USA Gymnastics, alleges they hid Nassar abuse

The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for what it says is millions of dollars Raisman has lost in earnings. The Olympic gold medalist says her priority is pushing for change to protect other athletes.

by Amy Held

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March 2, 2018 12:11 PM

How segregation shapes fatal police violence

Unarmed black people are much more likely than unarmed whites to be fatally shot by the police. A new study finds that that disparity gets wider in states with more racial segregation.

by Gene Demby

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March 2, 2018 11:27 AM

Minnesota rarely enforces domestic abuse gun law, investigation finds

In 2014, Minnesota passed a law that gives judges the power to order domestic abusers to temporarily give up their firearms. But as a KARE 11 investigation recently uncovered, most courts never check to ensure the order has been followed.

by Cathy Wurzer

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March 2, 2018 9:45 AM

Charges: Wrong-way driver drunk when he killed 911 dispatcher

A Blaine man was charged with three counts of criminal vehicular homicide for a Minnesota Highway 252 crash that killed a Minneapolis emergency dispatcher who was on her way to work.

by MPR News Staff

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March 2, 2018 9:12 AM

Police: Parents gunned down by their son on college campus

Police in camouflage uniforms searched neighborhoods near Central Michigan University on Friday for a 19-year-old student suspected of fatally shooting his parents at a dormitory and then running from campus.

by The Associated Press

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March 2, 2018 12:00 AM

Truth, Politics and Power: Gun rights and gun control

In this episode of "Truth, Politics and Power," how a duty for community self defense evolved into an individual right to bear arms.

by MPR News Staff

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March 1, 2018 3:42 PM

First responders use Narcan to counteract opioid overdoses

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office says first responders in cities outside of Minneapolis used an antidote to successfully counteract an opioid overdose 50 times since early 2016.

by Jon Collins