Crime, Law and Justice

April 26, 2017 7:53 PM

Wis. governor won't remove Milwaukee sheriff over jail death

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday that he won't remove Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke from office over the death of an inmate who was denied water for seven days.

by Associated Press

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April 26, 2017 6:30 PM

Why did Scarsella get 15 years for shooting 5? Because he's white, critics say

A local NAACP leader and some of Jamar Clark's family said they're disappointed in Allen Scarsella's sentence for shooting five people at a north Minneapolis protest.

by Brandt Williams, Matt Sepic and Cody Nelson

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April 26, 2017 1:01 PM

Minnesota woman gets probation for supporting al-Shabab

Forty-three-year-old Amina Mohamud Esse pleaded guilty in 2014 to conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

by The Associated Press

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April 26, 2017 12:58 PM

Scarsella gets 15 years for shooting 5 at Jamar Clark protest

"I don't believe for a second you wore a mask that night because it was cold," the judge told Allen Scarsella as she sentenced him for shooting five black men protesting the 2015 police killing of Jamar Clark.

by MPR News Staff

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April 26, 2017 12:20 PM

Charges unlikely in search for missing boater

First responders who called out in the middle of the night to search the frigid waters of the St. Croix River for a missing boater near Bayport aren't too happy the man failed to inform them he was alive and well until much later.

by Associated Press

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April 26, 2017 11:00 AM

What happens to kids whose parents are incarcerated?

According to research out of the University of Minnesota the majority of men and women who are incarcerated have children who are minors.

by Tom Weber and Jo Erickson

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April 26, 2017 6:18 AM

Doctor, wife in genital mutilation case want out of jail

A Detroit-area doctor and his wife are returning to court to see if they'll be released from jail while facing charges in an investigation of female genital mutilation.

by The Associated Press

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April 26, 2017 4:00 AM

Scarsella, the Clark protester shooter, faces 19 years in jail at sentencing today

A Hennepin County jury in February found Allen Scarsella guilty of the 2015 shooting of five Black Lives Matter protesters. He faces up to 19 years in prison.

by Brandt Williams

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April 26, 2017 4:00 AM

On eve of Scarsella's sentence, victim still feels wounds

Five protesters were shot in the aftermath of Jamar Clark's death. Now the gunman faces sentencing.

by Doualy Xaykaothao

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April 25, 2017 4:29 PM

Years later, Petters' fraud case stirs new legal ripples

Charities facing claims over investment earnings from securities tied to white collar fraudster Tom Petters are looking to the Legislature for protection. A court receiver says other victims would lose out.

by Brian Bakst

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