Crime, Law and Justice

October 5, 2017 10:40 AM

Anti-abortion Rep. Tim Murphy won't seek re-election after report on abortion request

The Republican congressman has voted to impose tighter restrictions on abortion access. He reportedly asked a woman with whom he had an affair to get an abortion.

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October 5, 2017 10:23 AM

Fact check: Is Chicago proof that gun laws don't work?

The White House claims that Chicago has a high crime rate despite its stricter gun laws. This claim doesn't work on two levels.

by Danielle Kurtzleben

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October 5, 2017 8:25 AM

How teachers and schools can help when bad stuff happens

Whether it's a hurricane, a mass shooting, racial and political violence or family trauma closer to home, teachers can be helpers. Here's our roundup of what you can do in these difficult situations.

by Anya Kamenetz

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October 5, 2017 8:04 AM

Minnesota lags in police licensing standards

Two reporters from the Star Tribuen found Minnesota lags far behind other states in holding officers accountable for their criminal behavior.

by MPR News Staff

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October 5, 2017 6:48 AM

Vegas gunman had booked hotel overlooking Chicago's Lollapalooza fest

Stephen Paddock led such a low-key, private life that no one seemed to know him well, and those who did had no sense he was capable of the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.

by The Associated Press

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October 5, 2017 6:25 AM

NRA open to regulation of "bump stocks"

The National Rifle Association says the "bump stocks" device that the Las Vegas shooter used to turn semi-automatic rifles into fully automated weapons should be "subject to additional regulations."

by The Associated Press

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October 5, 2017 4:00 AM

At a concert, find the exits; then enjoy yourself

Experts say there are some steps you can take to make yourself safer when bad things happen.

by Doualy Xaykaothao

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October 4, 2017 3:23 PM

Wisconsin gerrymandering and the future of American elections

The Supreme Court is back in session and looking over a gerrymandering case in Wisconsin.

by Kerri Miller

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October 4, 2017 12:35 PM

Trump visits Las Vegas on 'sad day' after mass shooting

Declaring it a "very, very sad day" for himself and the nation, President Donald Trump traveled Wednesday to the city where a gunman killed 59 people at a concert.

by The Associated Press

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October 4, 2017 10:39 AM

Minnesota man sentenced to jail in revenge porn case

Michael Weigel was sentenced to four months in jail and three years of probation under a new state law that seeks to hold people accountable for revenge porn.

by The Associated Press

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