Crime, Law and Justice

February 23, 2017 5:35 AM

Ten arrested in final evacuation of Dakota Access protest camp

Ten people were arrested Wednesday when they refused final orders to leave the protest camp near Cannon Ball, North Dakota. An estimated 25 to 50 people remained, but officers did not enter the camp to pursue them.

by Dan Gunderson

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February 22, 2017 3:41 PM

Tax scam targets Minn. nonprofits, schools, tribal groups

The scammers clone the email accounts of high-level managers and use them to request lists of employee tax forms and social security numbers.

by John Enger

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February 22, 2017 11:51 AM

Maplewood nightclub to close after shooting

The Maplewood City Council voted during an emergency meeting on Wednesday morning to close a troubled nightclub that was the scene of shooting that injured five people last week.

by Jon Collins

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February 22, 2017 11:44 AM

Minnesota man gets 2 year sentence for lying in terror case

A Minnesota man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for lying to the FBI about his contact with a terror suspect linked to the Somali militant group al-Shabab.

by Associated Press

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February 22, 2017 10:54 AM

U.S. Steel goes to court against Minnesota over Minntac permit

U.S. Steel has gone to court in a dispute with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency over pollution limits for its Minntac iron mining operations.

by Associated Press

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February 21, 2017 5:26 PM

Charges: U law prof stalked, sexually assaulted ex-girlfriend

Prosecutors say Francesco Parisi in January drove his car up onto a sidewalk and nearly hit the woman and had allegedly sexually assaulted her two years earlier.

by MPR News Staff

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February 21, 2017 4:33 PM

Judge delays Hopkins man's sentencing for role in terror conspiracy

Mahdi Hussein Furreh was supposed to be sentenced Tuesday for his role in a terror conspiracy, but his hearing abruptly ended for the day after a judge demanded to know why he was spending hours a day at a local mosque.

by Laura Yuen

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February 21, 2017 11:55 AM

Supreme Court to decide if Mexican nationals may sue for border shooting

A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed an unarmed Mexican national from across the border, and the agent was not disciplined. The boy's family says a suit is their only possibility for justice.

by Nina Totenberg

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February 21, 2017 11:13 AM

U.S. to expand pool of people targeted for deportation

The Trump administration is greatly expanding the number of people living in the U.S. illegally who are considered a priority for deportation, including people arrested for traffic violations, according to agency documents released Tuesday.

by Associated Press

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February 21, 2017 10:35 AM

Judge allows environmentalists to intervene in mine lawsuit

A federal judge has approved an environmental group's request to intervene in a lawsuit over mineral rights leases for the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine near Ely in northeastern Minnesota.

by Associated Press

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