Crime, Law and Justice

April 18, 2017 3:56 AM

Arkansas vows to keep pushing for executions despite setback

The Supreme Court delivered a setback to the state's plan to resume capital punishment for the first time in nearly 12 years with a ruling sparing an inmate minutes before his death warrant was set to expire.

by The Associated Press

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April 17, 2017 5:11 PM

1 dead after shooting in St. Paul

The shooting was the first of two incidents of gunfire in St. Paul on Monday, and it marks the city's ninth homicide of the year.

by Matt Sepic and MPR News Staff

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April 17, 2017 2:07 PM

Arkansas pushes to carry out executions, fighting court rulings and the clock

Arkansas had sought to execute eight men before its supply of a lethal injection drug expires. Judges blocked the killings, but the state appealed. The first execution was set for Monday night.

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April 17, 2017 9:13 AM

Affidavit: Doctor prescribed meds for Prince in another name

Search warrants made public Monday offer a rare glimpse into the end of Prince's secretive life and more details on his death. It still doesn't detail where Prince may have obtained the narcotic that killed him.

by Tim Nelson

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April 17, 2017 7:14 AM

One dead in police shooting in Vadnais Heights

The shooting happened while police were investigating a suspicious vehicle. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating.

by Tim Nelson

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April 17, 2017 5:58 AM

Cleveland police search for suspect who posted homicide video on Facebook

The suspect, Steve Stephens, allegedly uploaded a video in which he fatally shoots an elderly man. Stephens also says he's killed more than a dozen other people. Police have not verified that claim.

by Emma Bowman

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April 15, 2017 9:56 PM

St. Paul police investigate fatal shooting near State Capitol

St. Paul police said officers responded to a report of someone shot in an alley near the State Capitol.

by Peter Cox

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April 15, 2017 4:32 PM

Judge's anti-death penalty protest riles conservatives

After barring Arkansas from executing eight inmates in rapid succession because of a dispute over how it obtained one of its execution drugs, Judge Wendell Griffen went to an anti-death penalty rally

by Associated Press

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April 15, 2017 8:36 AM

Judge halts Arkansas plan to execute inmates by end of month

A federal judge on Saturday halted Arkansas' unprecedented plan to execute several inmates before the end of the month because one of its execution drugs is about to expire.

by Associated Press

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April 14, 2017 2:37 PM

Child protection petitions filed for 2 Minn. girls subjected to genital mutilation

The Hennepin and Anoka county attorney's offices have filed child protection petitions for two 7-year-old Minnesota girls who were subjected to female genital mutilation in Michigan.

by Catharine Richert

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