Crime, Law and Justice

FBI investigating burning of black church painted with 'Vote Trump'
The fire that largely gutted the century-old church in Greenville, Miss., has been ruled an arson. The mayor called the attack an attempt to scare voters days ahead of the presidential election.
NAACP supports St. Paul police body cams, but cautions planned use of footage flawed
St. Paul NAACP President Jeff Martin says prior review of footage could influence an officer to write a report to conform with what the video appears to show, instead of what he or she actually saw and thought at the time.
In court, a woman who's part of the on-field activities during University of Minnesota football games detailed a series of sexual assaults but agreed to drop restraining orders against five Gopher players she said took part in the incident.
Officers in riot gear clashed again Wednesday with protesters near the Dakota Access pipeline, hitting several dozen with pepper spray as they waded through waist-deep water in an attempt to reach property owned by the pipeline's developer.
Minneapolis welcomes 25 new cops
The addition of the new officers brings the size of the force to 845. Thirty more new officers are expected to join them by the end of the year.