Crime, Law and Justice

Court focuses on Dayton's veto power, whether court case was necessary
The Minnesota Supreme Court had questions for both sides about whether Gov. Mark Dayton acted properly in cutting money for the House and Senate and whether the Legislature could have solved the problem without going to court.
Trump rolls back limits on military gear for police
Documents obtained by The Associated Press indicate Trump was preparing to sign an executive order undoing an Obama administration directive that restricted police agencies' access to grenade launchers, bullet-proof vests, riot shields and other surplus military equipment.
Serious nursing home abuse often not reported to police, federal investigators find
Despite legal requirements, more than one-quarter of cases of severe abuse that were uncovered by government investigators were not reported to the police. The majority involved sexual assault.
Fargo chief: Greywind a victim of 'cruel, vicious act of depravity'
Investigators are probing an abandoned northwestern Minnesota farmstead as a possible crime scene in the death of 22-year-old Savanna Greywind. North Dakota prosecutors filed murder conspiracy and kidnapping conspiracy charges today against two suspects.