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Crime, Law and Justice

State appeals court won't block Minneapolis sick-time ordinance

The court declined to suspend a city ordinance requiring employers provide time off for employee illness or emergency. It did allow a temporary injunction barring Minneapolis from enforcing the ordinance for employers based outside the city.
by Brian Bakst

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'Severe consequences' after fight, weapons force lockdown at St. Paul school

'Severe consequences' after fight, weapons force lockdown at St. Paul school

A Monday morning lockdown at St. Paul Central High School was lifted after 85 minutes. Police say they came to the school after reports of a fight and possible gun sighting; officers recovered an Airsoft gun and two knives.
by Brandt Williams and Tim Nelson

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Protests resume after 80 arrests in St. Louis unrest

Protests resume after 80 arrests in St. Louis unrest

A racially mixed crowd of demonstrators locked arms and marched quietly through downtown St. Louis Monday morning to protest the acquittal of a white former police officer in the killing of a black suspect.
by The Associated Press

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Aspen Ideas Festival: The legacy of James Madison

Aspen Ideas Festival: The legacy of James Madison

"Constitution Day," marks the anniversary of the adoption of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787. James Madison is considered the "father of the Constitution," and Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman spoke about Madison's legacy at the 2017 Aspen Ideas Festival.
by MPR News Staff

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France: Acid attack on 4 U.S. tourists not seen as terror act

Four young American tourists were attacked with acid at a train station in Marseille, but French authorities so far do not think extremist views motivated the 41-year-old woman who was arrested as the alleged assailant.
by Associated Press

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Protesters smash windows in 2nd violent night near St. Louis

University City had been the scene of a march earlier in the evening to protest a judge's ruling Friday clearing ex-officer Jason Stockley of first-degree murder in the 2011 shooting of 24-year-old Anthony Lamar Smith.
by Associated Press

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St. Louis braces for more protests over cop's acquittal

St. Louis braces for more protests over cop's acquittal

Hundreds protested in St.Louis after a white police officer was acquitted on charges he murdered a black man. The protests were mostly peaceful until a broken window at the mayor's home brought out riot police.
by Associated Press

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