Crime, Law and Justice

Diamond Reynolds, girlfriend of Philando Castile, accused of assault with a hammer
The Washington County Attorney said the 27-year-old West St. Paul woman and two others attacked a woman, hitting her with fists and a hammer. Reynolds gained worldwide attention for live streaming the aftermath of the shooting of Philando Castile by a police officer last summer.
A recent protest and counter-protest at the Minneapolis Institute of Art offers a look at a form of conflict observers believe will be increasingly more common in the current political environment.
A man approached after-school program staff Wednesday afternoon asking for a child by name who was enrolled there and then left. Neither the school nor the child's family knows who he was, authorities said.
Arrest made in national threats to Jewish community centers
A former journalist fired for making up stories is behind at least eight of the scores of threats made against Jewish community centers nationwide, plus a bomb threat to New York's Anti-Defamation League, in an effort to harass and vilify his former girlfriend, officials said.