Hennepin County Attorney will stop using forensic expert accused of misrepresenting resume
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office says it will no longer rely on the work or testimony of a digital forensic expert in pending cases after questions were raised about Mark Lanterman’s education and employment background.
Best Academy sued over Minnesota Teacher of the Year sexual abuse allegations
A former student filed a civil lawsuit against Minneapolis charter school Best Academy and her former teacher Abdul Wright after she accused him of sexually abusing her for nearly a year.
Supreme Court: School can be sued for hiring teacher later convicted of sex abuse
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a Minneapolis charter school is not immune from liability after it was accused of negligent hiring. The case centers around a former teacher who was later convicted of sexually abusing his students.
School bus driver who fatally dragged pedestrian in crosswalk was not certified
A Septran school bus driver repeatedly flagged for dangerous driving was allowed to continue driving for one of the largest school districts in Minnesota until he hit and killed a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
Minneapolis moving forward with violence prevention contracts after tumultuous week
The city’s Neighborhood Safety Department and the violence prevention organizations have been under growing scrutiny because of lawsuits, allegations of mismanagement and heated arguments at city hall.
Cigna sues, wants leeway to tell customers which pharmacies to use
A giant healthcare company is suing the State of Minnesota over a state law that is supposed to protect small pharmacies in rural parts of the state.
Passcode Predators: Inside a cell-phone theft ring that drained online accounts
Minneapolis police recently showed the FOX 9 Investigators how a highly organized cell phone theft ring targeted drunk, college-aged kids in Minneapolis’ popular bar scene.
Minneapolis to provide update on violence prevention programs under growing scrutiny
City and court records obtained by FOX 9 are shedding more light on violence prevention programs that received hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding.
Teacher of the Year sex abuse investigation: ‘He was just manipulative’
A former Harvest Best Academy student accused her middle school English teacher of “grooming" and sexually abusing her months after he had been named Minnesota Teacher of the Year in 2016.
RICO cases highlight generations of gang violence traced back to one shooting
A federal criminal complaint connects decades of gang violence to a shooting at a Minneapolis house party in May 2004. Christopher Little, a member of the Lows street gang, was killed in the shooting, and the Lows and Highs have been feuding ever since.
3M PFAS lawsuits cost billions. Insurance giant AIG doesn't want to pay.
Insurance company AIG filed a lawsuit against Minnesota-based manufacturer 3M to avoid paying for thousands of lawsuits related to 3M’s production and dumping of PFAS chemicals.
What's next for the Jan. 6 rioters?
Nearly half of the Minnesotans charged in the Capitol riot investigation have either been found guilty or pleaded guilty.
Healthcare insurance companies blamed for 'pharmacy deserts' in Minnesota
Minnesota has lost hundreds of pharmacies in a little over a decade, creating "pharmacy deserts" that are forcing people to travel a lot farther or rely on mail service to obtain their prescription medications.
Ramsey County will no longer bill people for mobile crisis response services
Ramsey County is ending its controversial policy of billing people who call the crisis hotline in search of life-saving help from the mobile crisis response team. The FOX 9 Investigators previously exposed how the county billed hundreds of people after they called the crisis hotline.
Former 3M scientist who made ‘unsettling’ PFAS discovery says bosses deceived her
When former 3M lab scientist Kris Hansen found the company’s chemicals were in human blood in 1997, she said "it was like finding the big red 3M logo in the blood of the general population."
Minnesota AG sues gun-maker Glock over pistol ‘switch’ modification
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is announcing “significant litigation" against a “major corporation" in the gun industry on Thursday.