Crime, Law and Justice

Minnesota Muslim leaders are calling for increased protection of Muslim students in state schools after they say an Afton-Lakeland Elementary fifth-grader tried to bring an air pistol to school after threatening to shoot a Somali-American third-grader.
The Anoka County Attorney's Office on Monday charged Castle Rogers Ahlbeck on suspicion of shooting a man in East Bethel, then leading police on a harrowing car chase that ended when an officer wounded Ahlbeck.
Trump's charity admits to violating IRS self-dealing ban
President-elect Donald Trump's charity has admitted that it violated IRS regulations barring it from using its money or assets to benefit Trump, his family, his companies or substantial contributors to the foundation.
How Heinrich could end up in civil commitment
Danny Heinrich, the man who abducted, assaulted and then killed Jacob Wetterling in 1989, is 53 years old, which means he may very well be alive after his 20-year sentence is for the crime is up.
Maplewood police officers challenge body camera policy in lawsuit
A first-of-its-kind lawsuit filed Friday, the unions for Maplewood police officers argued that parts of the policy should have been devised though collective bargaining instead of being imposed by city and department leaders.