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2 more people charged with conspiring to bribe Minnesota juror with a bag of cash plead not guilty
Two more people charged with conspiring to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for the acquittal of defendants in one of the country’s largest COVID-19-related fraud cases have pleaded not guilty.
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A bridge near a Minnesota dam may collapse. Officials say they can do little to stop it
Rushing waters from the Blue Earth River have already left a trail of debris and destruction on the edges of a southern Minnesota dam that partially failed last week.
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Things to know about the case of Missouri prison guards charged with murder in death of a Black man
Four Missouri prison guards have been charged with murder, and a fifth with accessory to involuntary manslaughter, in the December death of a Black man.
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4 Missouri prison guards charged with murder, and a fifth with manslaughter, in death of Black man
Four Missouri prison guards have been charged with murder, and a fifth with accessory to involuntary manslaughter, in the December death of a Black man who was in custody at the Jefferson City Correctional Center.
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Feds charge 5, including man acquitted at trial, with conspiring to bribe Minnesota juror with $120K
The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI have announced that five people, including a man acquitted at trial, have been charged with conspiring to bribe a juror in one of the country’s largest COVID-19-related fraud cases with a bag of $120,000 in cash.
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What happened to Minnesota’s Rapidan Dam? Here’s what to know about its flooding and partial failure
A Minnesota dam is still intact after floodwaters overcame parts of the structure and prompted officials to prepare for a potential collapse.
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Body camera video captures frantic moments, intense gunfire after fatal shooting of Minneapolis cop
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Body camera footage released Friday shows a chaotic encounter on a Minneapolis street last month, as officers ran toward a man who just shot one of their own, while bystanders took cover behind a car as gunfire rang out.
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10 alleged Minneapolis gang members are charged in ongoing federal violent crime crackdown
Ten alleged members of a Minneapolis gang accused of “terrorizing” a city neighborhood have been charged with a range of federal crimes including possession of a machine gun and drug trafficking.
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Minnesota man who joined Islamic State group is sentenced to 10 years in prison
A Minnesota man who once fought for the Islamic State group in Syria after becoming radicalized expressed remorse and wept in court as he was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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Minneapolis police officer killed while responding to a shooting call is remembered as a hero
A Minneapolis police officer who was killed by a man he was trying to help at the site of a shooting is being memorialized as someone who exemplified the type of public servant the city’s police force has been trying to recruit amid years of tumult.
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Bag of cash doesn’t stop jurors from convicting 5 of 7 defendants in $40 million food fraud scheme
A jury has convicted five Minnesota residents and acquitted two others in a scheme to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic to steal more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children.
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Minnesota man’s 2001 murder conviction should be overturned, officials say
A special unit with the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office says the 2001 murder conviction of a 62-year-old Minnesota man should be overturned.
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Jury ends second day of deliberations without reaching verdict in fraud trial roiled by bag of cash
A jury has ended a second day of deliberations without reaching a verdict in the trial of seven Minnesotans accused of exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to steal more than $40 million meant to feed children.
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Family of Minnesota man killed by police criticize local officials and seek federal intervention
The family of Rick Cobb II say they were mistreated by government officials and failed by a system that rarely holds law enforcement accountable.
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Minnesota prosecutor was reluctant to drop murder charge against trooper, but ultimately did
A progressive Minnesota prosecutor who was elected on a platform of police accountability has reluctantly dropped charges against a state trooper who fatally shot a Black man after a traffic stop.
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Mississippi Republicans revive bill to regulate transgender bathroom use in schools
Mississippi’s Republican-led Legislature has completed a last-ditch effort to revive a bill to regulate transgender people’s use of bathrooms, locker rooms and dormitories in public education buildings.
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Judge grants autopsy rules requested by widow of Mississippi man found dead after vanishing
A Mississippi judge granted a request Thursday by the widow of a deceased man who vanished under mysterious circumstances to set standards for a future independent autopsy of her late husband’s body.
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Mobile sports betting will remain illegal in Mississippi after legislation dies
Mobile sports betting will remain illegal in Mississippi after legislative negotiators failed to advance a final proposal.
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The body of a Mississippi man will remain in state hands as police investigate his death, judge says
A state judge says the body of a Mississippi man who was found dead after vanishing under mysterious circumstances will not be released to family members until police finish investigating the case.
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Mississippi police were at odds as they searched for missing man, widow says
The widow of a Mississippi man who was found dead says officers from two departments blamed each other for the stalled investigation.
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Mississippi lawmakers move toward restoring voting rights to 32 felons as broader suffrage bill dies
Mississippi legislators advanced bills Monday to give voting rights back to 32 people convicted of felonies.
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A man escaped Sudan’s bloody civil war. His mysterious death in Missisippi has sparked suspicion
Dau Mabil escaped war-torn Sudan as a child and built a new life in Mississippi. Fishermen found the body of the 33-year-old Mabil floating in a river earlier this month.
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Advocates push for full Medicaid expansion as Mississippi legislators enter negotiations
A coalition of advocates is rallying for full Medicaid expansion in Mississippi. The group of religious and nonprofit groups met at the Capitol on Tuesday.
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6 former Mississippi law officers sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men
Already sentenced to many years in federal prison, six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers have been sentenced in state court for their roles in torturing two Black men.
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As a Mississippi town reels from a devastating tornado, a displaced family finds its way home
The town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, has struggled to rebuild after a devastating tornado struck last year.
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Mississippi capital to revamp how it notifies next of kin about deaths with Justice Department help
The U.S. Justice Department will help police in Mississippi’s capital city to revamp policies for performing next-of-kin death notifications.
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Medicaid expansion plans and school funding changes still alive in Mississippi Legislature
Bills to expand Medicaid and rewrite the funding formula for public schools are among measures still alive in the Mississippi Legislature.
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Mississippi Senate passes trimmed Medicaid expansion and sends bill back to the House
Mississippi lawmakers will try to negotiate on expanding Medicaid in one of the poorest states in the U.S. after the Senate voted Thursday for a vastly different plan than one proposed by the House.
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Mississippi Senate Republicans push Medicaid expansion ‘lite’ proposal that would cover fewer people
A proposal to expand Medicaid to tens of thousands of residents in one of the poorest states in the U.S. is still alive in the Mississippi Legislature.
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White former officers get sentences of 10 to 40 years in torture of 2 Black men in Mississippi
A federal judge has given prison terms of about 10 to 40 years to six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to breaking into a home without a warrant and torturing two Black men.
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