For readers in Minnesota, this page covers criminal activity, law enforcement procedures, court cases and public safety. The scope spans state-level justice issues and the local events that shape them.
Keith Ellison and Ron Schutz are competing for Minnesota's attorney general seat as outside spending outpaces what the candidates raised together.
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Do you think the attorney general's office is doing enough to stop fraud in Minnesota?
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Do you support state governments suing gun manufacturers to address illegal firearm modifications?
The lawsuit alleges Glock handguns are easily modified into illegal machine guns using cheap conversion parts.
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Should federal courts impose longer mandatory prison sentences for drug trafficking convictions?
A 51-year-old Minnesota man received a 120-month prison term for trafficking methamphetamine and cocaine.
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Do you trust the federal government to protect benefit programs from fraud?
Federal prosecutors charged, convicted, or sentenced 13 people in schemes targeting Medicaid, child nutrition and SNAP programs.
Incumbent Judge Christina Wietzema faces attorney Christopher Cain in a contested race for Minnesota's Fifth District Court seat 5.
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Should verbal aggression during a dispute be legally classified as criminal assault?
The court ruled there was insufficient evidence that the defendant intended to cause fear of immediate bodily harm.
Regular subjects here include criminal investigations, judicial proceedings, legislative changes to public safety and police department operations. Reporting takes in the entirety of the state from the capital to the rural counties. Court cases and high-profile trials often dictate the narrative flow of state safety reporting. Policy shifts and changes in staffing levels within agencies are the factors that occur most consistently across this coverage area.
