Crime, Law and Justice

October 2, 2017 5:30 AM

'I'm going to die': High-rise gunman kills 59 in Las Vegas

By Monday afternoon, 59 people were dead and 527 wounded in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

by The Associated Press

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October 2, 2017 12:00 AM

The Supreme Court: the 'least dangerous' branch of government?

Today is the opening day of the Supreme Court's fall term. Harvard law and history professor Annette Gordon-Reed is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and this hour in a Chautauqua Lecture she explores the origins, and the evolution, of the nation's highest court.

by MPR News Staff

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September 29, 2017 5:10 PM

Minneapolis man charged with burning, killing girlfriend

Hennepin County prosecutors charged Wyndale Fayson with second-degree intentional murder for allegedly setting Vanessa Danielson on fire.

by Matt Sepic

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September 29, 2017 1:34 PM

Rate my police officer: St. Paul police launch survey

The St. Paul Police Department wants to know how they're doing at their job -- and they're launching a survey to find out.

by John Enger

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September 29, 2017 12:59 PM

Minnesota fitness firm VP, friends, indicted in Chicago

A Friday statement from the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago says the suspects made nearly $900,000 in illegal profits buying shares in Life Time Fitness Inc. earlier in 2015.

by Matt Sepic

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September 29, 2017 11:21 AM

Ex-Bemidji school leader pleads guilty to child porn charges

Prosecutors say Brandon Bjerknes created a false online identity to convince young girls to send him sexually explicit photos.

by John Enger

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September 29, 2017 10:55 AM

Wisconsin girl reaches plea deal in Slender Man case

The deal calls for doctors to evaluate 15-year-old Morgan Geyser and report to a judge to determine how long she should remain in a state mental hospital.

by The Associated Press

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September 29, 2017 10:50 AM

Man dead in shooting outside St. Paul strip club

Officers were called to the Lamplighter Lounge about 2 a.m. Friday on a report of a shooting.

by Associated Press

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September 29, 2017 7:11 AM

Highway pursuit ends when suspect is shot by authorities

Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander says the suspect was shot by a deputy Thursday night after officers put down "stop sticks" to disable the suspect's vehicle. Glander says the driver got out of the vehicle armed with a rifle.

by The Associated Press

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September 28, 2017 4:40 PM

Woman pleads not guilty in Greywind case

Brooke Crews showed no emotion Thursday during her brief appearance in East Central District Court.

by Associated Press

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