Myon Burrell arrested
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Myon Burrell, the man who was sentenced to life behind bars for the 2002 murder of a preteen girl in Minneapolis but later freed by a pardons board, is facing new charges for possession of a loaded gun.

Hennepin Co. Sheriff's Office to pull school resource officer after MN law changes

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday it will remove its deputy serving as a school resource officer (SRO) at Rockford High School, citing recent changes to Minnesota school discipline laws.  

School Resource Officers declining after law
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Several Minnesota law enforcement agencies are pulling their School Resource Officers (SRO) following a new state law that restricts when officers can use restraints in school settings.

Minnesota prosecutors use new carjacking law to charge violent offenders

Three weeks into a new Minnesota law, county prosecutors are beginning to use the new carjacking statute to charge violent offenders.

Hopkins man charged with ex-girlfriend's murder, history of domestic abuse revealed

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has filed second-degree murder charges against a Hopkins man for killing his one-time girlfriend just days after getting out of jail for assaulting her.

Southwest LRT: Hennepin County, Met Council resolve funding gap

The Metropolitan Council announced on Monday the funding deficit to finish the Southwest Light Rail Train line from Minneapolis to Eden Prairie has been resolved.

Prosecutors: Review of cold case from ‘scratch’ after resubmission

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office is promising to review a cold case “again from scratch with multiple senior attorneys" after the case was resubmitted by Maple Grove police nearly 14 years later.

Minnesota sex trafficking victim files lawsuit against major hotel chain

A sex trafficking victim is suing a major hotel chain, alleging that employees of a Brooklyn Center hotel knew about the trafficking but did not take steps to stop it.

Family demands justice for Ricky Cobb II
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The family of Ricky Cobb II, who was killed by a state trooper during a traffic stop last month, demanded accountability and change during a press conference Friday afternoon.

Feds charge 14 gang members: RAW
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Federal officials have charged 14 gang members as part of their violent crime strategy. U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger held a press conference on Aug. 16 sharing details of these charges.

Residents demanding ?HERC? incinerator close
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Environmental activists in Minneapolis are teaming up to demand that Hennepin County close a trash incinerator that residents say is adding to pollution.

MPD officer recovers after being shot in ?ambush?
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The Minneapolis Police Officer who was shot during what authorities are calling an ?ambush? is recovering after being released from the hospital on Friday night.

Minneapolis officials provide update on 2 shootings [RAW]
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara and Mayor Jacob Frey provide an update on two Friday night shootings in Minneapolis. In north Minneapolis, an MPD officer was injured in a shooting, while in south Minneapolis, one person was killed and six others injured from a shooting in a backyard.

Driver arrested after fatal overnight crash in Minneapolis

The crash happened just before 1 a.m. at the intersection of Lyndale Avenue South and 50th Street West. Police said a 24-year-old driver was taken into custody.

Family outraged by plea offer to armed carjacker, slams Hennepin Co. Attorney

The family of a man killed in a deadly carjacking attempt in northeast Minneapolis, is once again blasting a plea deal offered to one of the two armed assailants involved in the shooting.

Steven Markey family press conference [RAW]
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The family of Steven Markey, who was killed in a deadly carjacking attempt, spoke about the plea offer Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty made to Husayn Braveheart for aiding and abetting second-degree murder.

Plea hearing Friday in deadly carjacking
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The Hennepin County Attorney?s Office is offering five years of probation to now 20-year old Husayn Braveheart, an armed assailant, in exchange for his guilty plea to aiding and abetting second-degree murder in a deadly carjacking. However, the plea deal offer has enraged the victim?s family.

Charges detail Romanian crime group's 'quick change' thefts from stores across Twin Cities

Felony theft charges have been filed in a “sleight of hand, quick change" scheme in the Twin Cities, connected to a Romanian organized crime group. Here's how it worked.

Plea offer under fire after deadly Minneapolis carjacking

A plea deal prosecutors have offered a young defendant involved in a deadly carjacking has enraged the victim’s family.