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Crime, Law and Justice

When 'Miss' meant so much more: How one woman fought Alabama -- and won

When 'Miss' meant so much more: How one woman fought Alabama -- and won

In 1963, in Gadsden, Ala., an activist stood defiantly in court. The prosecutor called her Mary. She refused to answer until he called her Miss Hamilton -- as he would do for a white woman.

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County attorneys in Minnesota sue opioid manufacturers, distributors

The group would try to recoup the government's cost of dealing with the addiction crisis from three distributors and more than a half dozen manufacturers.
by Tim Nelson

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Foster care license suspended following child's death

An investigation into the death of a toddler at a St. Paul foster home has caused state regulators to temporarily suspend the caregivers' license.
by The Associated Press

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St. Paul police release new details in Sunday hit-and-run

St. Paul police release new details in Sunday hit-and-run

St. Paul police have released new details of a vehicle that critically injured a cyclist in a hit and run early Sunday morning.
by MPR News Staff

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What happens when women challenge powerful men?

When it comes to sexual harassment, do we have one standard for politicians and a different one for everyone else?
by MPR News Staff

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'Making a Murderer' defendant Avery denied new trial, again

Steven Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey were sentenced to life in prison for the 2005 slaying of 25-year-old photographer Teresa Halbach. Avery insists police framed him.
by The Associated Press

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