Crime, Law and Justice

October 25, 2023 1:49 PM

Man arrested after exchange of gunfire with police officer near Lake Harriet in Minneapolis

A 24-year-old man is in custody after allegedly opening fire on a Minneapolis Park Police officer in an incident that started late Tuesday night at Lake Harriet. The officer returned fire. No one was injured.

by Peter Cox

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October 25, 2023 12:06 PM

Siding with Trump, the ACLU says a judge's gag order in Jan. 6 case is too sweeping

The ACLU says a judge’s gag order against former President Trump restricts too much of his speech on matters of public importance.

by Carrie Johnson

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October 25, 2023 11:16 AM

Police report finding meth, guns at rural Princeton home where officers were shot

Karl Holmberg is accused of shooting at officers as they tried to serve a search warrant at his home on Oct. 12.

by Kirsti Marohn

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October 25, 2023 4:00 AM

Feds bust $21 million catalytic converter theft ring

Four Minnesota men appeared in federal court Tuesday on charges that they sold $21 million worth of stolen catalytic converters to buyers in at least four states.

by Matt Sepic

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October 24, 2023 11:01 PM

More Americans say they support political violence ahead of the 2024 election

Nearly a quarter of Americans believe that "patriots may need to resort to violence to save the country" while an overwhelming majority think democracy is at risk in a new PRRI survey.

by Ashley Lopez

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October 24, 2023 7:18 PM

Court documents: 2-year-old fatally shot by 4-year-old brother in southwest Minnesota

Court documents have offered more details on the fatal shooting of a 2-year-old boy by another young child in southwest Minnesota earlier this month.

by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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October 24, 2023 7:11 PM

Two killed, six injured when semi plows into slowed traffic along western Wisconsin freeway

Authorities say a semi that failed to slow for stopped traffic triggered a fiery pile-up crash that left two people dead and six others injured Monday evening along Interstate 94 in western Wisconsin.

by MPR News Staff

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October 24, 2023 7:30 AM

2 hunters accidentally shot in separate incidents during youth deer hunts

Two people were accidentally shot over the weekend during the Minnesota youth deer hunting season.

by Dan Gunderson

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October 24, 2023 4:00 AM

Ex-MPD cop gets 15 days for assault during Floyd unrest

A judge has ordered a former Minneapolis police officer to report to the Hennepin County workhouse next week to begin serving a 15-day sentence for kicking and punching a man in 2020.

by Matt Sepic

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October 23, 2023 6:33 PM

Judge rejects plea deal in fatal carjacking case

A Hennepin County District Judge rejected a plea deal Monday afternoon that would have given a man accused of taking part in a fatal attempted carjacking five years of probation.

by Peter Cox

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