Crime and Public Safety

16+ hour, 4+ min ago   (44+ words) Two men were shot and killed on a Brooklyn playground late Friday night, police say. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian report. Two men were shot and killed on a Brooklyn playground late Friday night, police say. CBS News New…...

15+ hour, 20+ min ago   (571+ words) A 44-year-old woman who was slashed and kicked down a flight of stairs at a Brooklyn subway station by another commuter was furious to learn a judge had released her attacker without bail, the Daily News has learned. The victim…...

16+ hour, 11+ min ago   (198+ words) Crews continue to search Isle Royale National Park by both ground and air for a missing hiker. Craig Berg, 70, of Royal Oak, Mich., was on a more-than-weeklong solo hike on the large Lake Superior island. He was scheduled to take…...

1+ day, 39+ min ago   (122+ words) BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Two men are dead after being shot on a Brooklyn playground on Friday, according to the police. The two men, aged 33 and 35, were shot inside Howard Playground at Mother... BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (PIX11) -- Two men are dead after being shot…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (857+ words) Minnesotans gathered Wednesday to honor the innocent lives lost on 9/11 and the emergency personnel who ran toward danger. For Minnesota Department of Public Safety Assistant Commissioner John Cunningham, the memories of that day remain as vivid. “Twenty-five years goes by fast,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (266+ words) BLOOMINGTON — The Bloomington Police Department reported two arrests for driving under the influence and two drug arrests during an impaired-driving enforcement effort over Labor Day weekend, according to a department news release. Bloomington-Normal Labor Day parade celebrates workforce with 'Solidarity…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (675+ words) Minnesota’s Supervised Release Board has again denied parole to a man convicted in the ambush murder of St. Paul Police Officer James Sackett Sr. The board’s meeting on Friday marked the fourth time that Ronald Reed, 76, appealed for his release....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (405+ words) (The Center Square) – Nearly nine months after allegations of widespread daycare fraud first emerged in Minnesota, state Republicans are criticizing Democrats for inaction as newly-released court records show officials received early warnings in at least one case. House Speaker Lisa…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (593+ words) After Sunday’s shooting in Dinkytown left two severely injured, University of Minnesota students say they’ve begun to feel more numb to the violence that has frequently bothered residents. Seth Brezinski, a computer science student at the University, has become increasingly…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (169+ words) The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs executed a search warrant on Thursday at the Red Lake reservation. In a statement to MPR News, FBI Supervisory Special Agent Matthew Vogel confirmed the warrant involved the tribal…...