Crime, Law and Justice

Two cases of horrific child abuse have grabbed headlines across Minnesota this year and put a spotlight back on systems meant to protect kids. And some say that children of color are over-represented in that system.
Metro Transit spokesperson Howie Padilla said police are trying to track down the young man who attacked a Metro Transit bus driver in Minneapolis on Tuesday, and they're asking the public for tips.
Murder charges: 6-year-old was duct-taped to wall, had injuries from head to toe
Prosecutors say Bobbie Christine Bishop and Walter Henry Wynhoff beat the child they were caring for repeatedly with a belt, and that a detective noted the boy's body was covered with sores, cuts and scratches.