Crime, Law and Justice

March 21, 2017 6:31 AM

3 Minnesota footballers cleared by school in assault case

A provost heard the appeals and upheld the decision to remove one-year suspensions for defensive back Antoine Winfield Jr., running back Kobe McCrary and quarterback Mark Williams, attorney Ryan Pacyga said.

by Jon Krawczynski, Associated Press

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March 20, 2017 4:27 PM

Threats to Jewish community centers force families to confront hate

Bomb threats against Jewish community centers are testing Twin Cities parents on when it's best to tell kids about anti-Semitism.

by Brandt Williams

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March 20, 2017 11:10 AM

Professor sues accuser after sexual assault charges dropped

A University of Minnesota law professor has filed a defamation lawsuit against a woman he says falsely accused him of sexual assault.

by Associated Press

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March 20, 2017 10:22 AM

Justice faults police response in 2015 Minneapolis protests

A federal review of an 18-day standoff outside the precinct following the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark, a black man, in 2015 has found problems with the city's coordination and communication.

by The Associated Press

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March 19, 2017 3:31 PM

Intel documents offer no evidence of spying on Trump Tower

The top two lawmakers on the House intelligence committee said documents the Justice Department and FBI delivered late last week offered no evidence that the Obama administration had wiretapped Trump Tower.

by Associated Press

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March 18, 2017 5:55 PM

Names of 2 police officers in fatal St. Paul shooting released

Authorities say Officers Mikko Norman and Nathaniel Younce fired their weapons after Cordale Handy pointed a handgun at them twice after they told him to drop it.

by Associated Press

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March 18, 2017 2:32 PM

Somalia blames Saudi-led coalition for deadly strike on boat

Somalia's government on Saturday blamed the Saudi-led coalition for Friday's attack on a boat that killed at least 42 Somali refugees off the coast of war-torn Yemen.

by Associated Press

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March 18, 2017 2:06 PM

Secret Service arrests would-be intruder; latest in a series of security incidents

Federal officials say a man tried to get past a low security fence on Pennsylvania Avenue. The man was arrested without incident. President Trump was in Florida at the time.

by Jim Kane

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March 18, 2017 8:05 AM

Paris airport evacuated after man shot dead by security after seizing weapon

French officials identified the attacker as a 39-year-old man born in France, whose home had been searched in the aftermath of attacks in Paris in 2015.

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March 17, 2017 5:02 PM

Secret Service employee's laptop stolen in New York

It is unclear what information was on the agency-issued laptop, though a spokeswoman says the computers "are not permitted to contain classified information." An investigation is ongoing.

by Jim Kane

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