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Crime, Law and Justice

A man is arrested after an arson fire forces Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro and family to flee mansion

A man is arrested after an arson fire forces Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro and family to flee mansion

Police say a man has been arrested after a suspected arson fire at the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept inside. Shapiro, his family and guests were evacuated early Sunday from the Harrisburg residence after being awakened by state troopers. 
by The Associated Press

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Police: Man killed in Moorhead from shooting

A man was shot and killed Sunday morning in Moorhead. Officers said they found the victim of the shooting in the 2700 block of 14th Street South, but he died at the scene. They are still searching for the subject and request the public stay away from the area.
by MPR News Staff

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Immigration judge rules that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

Immigration judge rules that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

A Louisiana immigration judge has ruled that the U.S. can deport Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil based on the federal government’s argument that he poses a national security risk.
by The Associated Press

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Beltrami jail nurse charged in death of Hardel Sherrell makes first court appearance

Beltrami jail nurse charged in death of Hardel Sherrell makes first court appearance

Former Beltrami jail nurse Michelle Skroch made her first appearance in court Friday. She’s charged with criminal neglect and manslaughter in the 2018 death of Hardel Sherrell, who died while an inmate in 2018 in Skroch’s care.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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U of M student’s bid for freedom from ICE detention draws crowd to courthouse

U of M student’s bid for freedom from ICE detention draws crowd to courthouse

More than 100 supporters gathered at the Fort Snelling Immigration Court on Friday morning to show solidarity with a University of Minnesota graduate student facing deportation.
by Sarah Thamer and Matt Sepic

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Shorting workers $37K nets felony wage theft conviction for contractor

Shorting workers $37K nets felony wage theft conviction for contractor

A Hennepin County judge on Wednesday found a Twin Cities painting contractor guilty of deliberately underpaying five workers. The felony wage theft conviction of Frederick Leon Newell is believed to be the first under a 2019 Minnesota law.
by Matt Sepic

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Judge rejects new trials for 2 convicted of human smuggling in death of family of 4 from India

Judge rejects new trials for 2 convicted of human smuggling in death of family of 4 from India

A federal judge has rejected requests for new trials for two men convicted on human smuggling charges in the deaths of four members of a family from India who froze to death while trying to cross the Canadian border into Minnesota during a blizzard in 2022.
by The Associated Press

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