Crime, Law and Justice

Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty of two counts of burglary after multi-day trial
A jury found state Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty of two felony burglary charges for breaking into her stepmother’s home in April of 2024. The conviction could cost the DFL control of the Minnesota Senate.
Turning pain into progress: The Groundbreak Coalition’s work to close the racial wealth gap
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the Minnesota leaders behind the Groundbreak Coalition — a multibillion-dollar plan to close the racial wealth gap by rethinking how we invest in homes, businesses, and communities. 
Nicole Mitchell testifies, insisting she went into stepmother’s home only for a welfare check
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell testified in her own defense as her criminal trial continued Thursday. She told jurors she broke into her stepmother’s home in April of last year out of concern for Carol Mitchell’s health, contradicting body cam video of her saying she wanted to retrieve some of her late father’s belongings.
FBI raids 5 Twin Cities businesses in Medicaid fraud probe
FBI agents raided five Twin Cities businesses and two homes Wednesday as part of an investigation into Medicaid housing assistance fraud. Twenty-two purported providers collectively billed taxpayers $8 million over 17 months and used fake documentation to back their claims, the FBI alleges.
Prosecution rests and defense begins in Nicole Mitchell criminal trial
In the criminal trial of Sen. Nicole Mitchell, jurors are hearing more about her relationship with Carol Mitchell, the stepmother whose house she allegedly broke into in April 2024.
Man charged with killing Minnesota lawmaker plans to plead not guilty
The defense lawyer for a man accused of killing the top Democratic leader in the Minnesota House and her husband, and wounding another lawmaker and his wife, says he plans to plead not guilty. 
Feds: Vance Boelter acted alone in lawmaker attacks, also targeted senator's daughter
A grand jury formally indicted Vance Boelter on six counts of murder, stalking and firearms charges in the killing of former DFL Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark last month, as well as the shooting of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.
MPD use-of-force trainer is same officer that shot Amir Locke in 2022
The head of the police department said he understands why the choice of Sgt. Mark Hanneman to do this type of training will concern some people — but said Hanneman is the right person for the job.