Crime, Law and Justice

November 8, 2017 4:16 PM

First Amendment advocates charge Trump can't block critics on Twitter

Some First Amendment advocates joined a suit against the president for blocking people from his Twitter account -- and they are making a novel argument about the right to communicate in a digital age.

by Laura Sydell

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November 8, 2017 7:35 AM

Report: Weinstein hired agents to investigate and suppress accusations against him

It reads like an espionage thriller: Weinstein hired multiple intelligence firms, one which used agents to extract information to try to stop The New York Times from publishing an article about him.

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November 7, 2017 11:47 PM

Woman fatally stabbed in St. Paul's 20th killing of 2017

St. Paul police say they have made an arrest in connection with the stabbing and the public is not threatened.

by MPR News Staff

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November 7, 2017 5:35 PM

Before his military trial, Texas shooter escaped mental health facility

At the time, a hospital official told police Devin Kelley was a danger to himself and others, and had issued death threats against "his military chain of command."

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November 7, 2017 1:16 PM

Man who exchanged fire with Texas shooter: 'I was scared to death'

Stephen Willeford, a former NRA instructor, said he knew that each shot fired in the church "represented someone" and then he acted despite being scared for the victims, himself and his family.

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November 7, 2017 12:11 PM

Public perception of mass violence and mental illness often misguided

In response to Sunday's mass shooting at a Texas church, President Trump said the shooting was not "a guns situation," but rather, a problem of mental health. What's the connection, if any, between gun violence and mental health?

by Kerri Miller and Julia Franz

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November 7, 2017 12:00 PM

Leading bump stock manufacturer to resume sales Tuesday

The accessories, which makes assault rifles even more deadly, drew even more controversy after they were used in the Las Vegas massacre.

by Brian Mann

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November 7, 2017 10:26 AM

Trump: Curbs on gun sales would make 'no difference' in Texas shooting

Despite reports that the suspect's criminal record should have stopped him from legally buying firearms, the president said tougher vetting wouldn't have prevented the church attack.

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November 7, 2017 9:53 AM

Search resumes for 2 fishermen in Beltrami County

The Red Lake Department of Public Safety got a report of a boat that had capsized on the eastern side of Lower Red Lake Monday afternoon. One of three fishermen in the boat swam to shore and was taken to a hospital to be treated for hypothermia.

by The Associated Press

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November 7, 2017 7:35 AM

Lawyer for Rand Paul's neighbor says 'trivial' dispute led to assault

The attorney for Rene Boucher says "a matter that most people would regard as trivial" is behind an incident that left Sen. Rand Paul with five broken ribs.

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