Crime, Law and Justice

Report: Minneapolis traffic-related deaths dropped ‘significantly’ between 2023 and 2024
A report released this week shows that traffic-related deaths on Minneapolis streets dropped significantly between 2023 and 2024. However, those numbers are still higher than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Advocate for sexually exploited children speaks following former senator’s charging
Beth Holger, executive director of The Link — which supports impoverished youth and families who are experiencing homelessness, being sexually exploited, or in the criminal justice system — joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition with her reaction to former Sen. Justin Eichorn’s alleged crimes.
Judge grants request for another delay in pending federal consent decree with Minneapolis police
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion Wednesday to continue a pause on the Minneapolis Police Department’s pending federal consent decree. A judge granted that request Thursday.
West Virginia couple sentenced to prison for abusing children they adopted while living in Minnesota
A West Virginia couple received the maximum sentences of decades in prison Wednesday for abusing their adoptive children, which included heavy labor, locking them in bedrooms, forcing some to sleep on concrete floors and making them stand for hours with their hands on their heads.
Feeding Our Future head Aimee Bock convicted on all fraud charges
A federal jury Wednesday convicted Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock and former restaurateur Salim Said on wire fraud and bribery charges stemming from a scheme to fleece taxpayers out of $250 million meant to feed children. One prosecutor called it “the shame of Minnesota.”
Greenpeace must pay over $660M in case over Dakota Access protest activities, jury finds
Environmental group Greenpeace must pay more than $660 million in damages for defamation and other claims brought by a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline’s construction in North Dakota, a jury found Wednesday.
GOP eyes expelling Eichorn from Minnesota Senate over solicitation of a minor charge
Sen. Justin Eichorn, R-Grand Rapids, was arrested in a law enforcement prostitution sting and charged in federal court with attempting to solicit a 17-year-old. The Senate’s Republican leader says the charges merit expulsion.