Charges filed in Minneapolis shooting that left off-duty firefighter deadMay 14, 2024 4:48 PMBy MPR News StaffCharges have been filed against a man in connection with gunfire that left an off-duty Twin Cities firefighter dead amid a large gathering at a Minneapolis bar earlier this month.
UnitedHealthcare faces state penalty for uneven mental health care coverageMay 14, 2024 12:09 PMBy Estelle Timar-WilcoxUnitedHealthcare is facing penalties for allegedly violating mental health parity laws. After an investigation, the Minnesota Department of Commerce says the company covers mental health claims more stringently than it covers claims for other types of care.
Former St. Kate’s dean accused of swindling $400K from schoolMay 13, 2024 4:08 PMBy Nina MoiniA former St. Catherine University dean and a man she had a romantic relationship with are both charged with allegedly embezzling more than $400,000 from the small St. Paul private school.
Play3min 42secMichael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer, testifies against him in the hush money trialMay 13, 2024 2:31 PMBy Ximena Bustillo and NPR Washington Desk He is expected to bolster the prosecutors case that Trump falsified business records to pay off Stormy Daniels, the adult film star, with whom he is alleged to have had an affair.
Myon Burrell faces new felony drug chargeMay 13, 2024 8:55 AMBy Kirsti MarohnBurrell was charged Friday in Hennepin County District Court with one felony count of fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance.
Prosecutors need Michael Cohen to tie details together in Trump's hush money trialMay 13, 2024 4:00 AMBy Tyler Bartlam Here's what's to come in Donald Trump's legal battles, from Trump's Trials: Former Trump fixer Michael Cohen is expected to take the stand in the New York hush money trial this week.
Counterfeit fentanyl pills are becoming a lot more common in law enforcement seizuresMay 13, 2024 4:00 AMBy Emma Bowman Almost half of the illicit fentanyl seized by law enforcement last year was pills made to look like prescription opioids, a new study says. The trend suggests a growing supply of illicit fentanyl.
Police release body cam footage of woman killed by St. Paul officersMay 10, 2024 10:40 AMBy MPR News StaffAuthorities on Friday identified the woman who was fatally shot by St. Paul police earlier in the week and released the names of the three officers involved.
Citizen police oversight petition falls short of required number of valid Minneapolis signatures May 9, 2024 3:36 PMBy Jon CollinsA city of Minneapolis analysis of the petitions found thousands of signatures couldn’t be validated. The coalition Minneapolis for Community Control of Police has been collecting signatures since 2020, and said they’re outraged that so many signatures were excluded.
Play7min 25secMigrant crime is politically charged, but the reality is more complicatedMay 9, 2024 5:58 AMBy Martin Kaste Republicans have raised the alarm about a migrant crime wave. Nationally, crime is down even as immigration has surged, but the concerns are real in some neighborhoods.