Bob CollinsThe court made its declaration in the case of a man who was not allowed to possess a firearm because of an earlier felony conviction for possession of a controlled substance. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Crime and Justice
One of these days, the Star Tribune’s Brandon Stahl is going to win a Pulitzer for his tireless coverage of the failures of Minnesota to protect its most vulnerable children.
Unfortunately, he seems to have an inexhaustible supply of failures to prove it. Read more →
After its big hit exploring an otherwise non-descript murder case, Serial, the This American Life spinoff podcast has become something of a mystery itself since its producers announced it would be back for a second season.
What case would host Sarah Koenig tackle next? Read more →
It happened during a church picnic when the boy says the police officer talked to his mother disrespectfully, the Pioneer Press reports. Read more →
Should government boards and agencies be required to pay someone who’s been charged with a crime? Read more →
It’s still early in the day, but we’re going to declare it unlikely the reaction to the arrest of a seventh- grader for making a clock is going to get any better than the one this morning from Mike Seibert, who is the lead flight director for the Mars Rover. Read more →
In a child custody dispute, a father claimed that a court-ordered psychological evaluation would have violated his Rastafarian religious beliefs. Read more →
Two Minnesota lawmakers have agreed to pay fines for making out in a car parked in Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan, even though they say they didn’t do it.
The Japanese audience for one of those ‘animated news’ services, though, is probably wondering who Tara Mack and Tim Kelly are. Read more →
There’s a shred of good news from North Mankato today. Malikye Michel’s bike has been found, according to Angie Becker, whose son Isaiah’s bike is still missing. Read more →
Internet, the civilized world needs you to do that thing you do, thanks to the muttonheads in North Mankato who stole specialized bikes for the kids who need them. Read more →
The Minnesota Court of Appeals today settled — at least for now — a Catch-22 problem for a woman who tried to rent an apartment in Spring Park, Minn., last year. Read more →
Amber Marshall had to take a stand. You don’t steal an 8-year-old’s bike off the front porch. Not in Duluth, anyway. Read more →
If there can only be one ‘trial of the century’, my MPR colleague Tim Nelson tells me that T. Eugene Thompson’s is the one for the last millennium. Read more →
Former Pretenders front woman Chrissie Hynde put people in an uncomfortable position of criticizing a rape victim for her response to rape with her comments to an interviewer about her new book. Read more →
Trace O’Connell, the South Dakota man accused of spilling beer and taunting Native American children at a hockey game in January, has been acquitted of a disorderly conduct charge stemming from the incident.
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