Bob CollinsThe Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled in the case of a man convicted of burglary. A detective obtained a search warrant for the man’s cellphone but was unable to unlock it, so a court ordered him to use his fingerprint to unlock it. Read more →
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Crime and Justice
Might a clip-on tie be a clue to the identity of D.B. Cooper?
The Cooper name is attached to the mysterious man who hijacked a Northwest Orient flight in 1971 and then parachuted out of the jet, leaving the clip-on tie on his seat — 18E. Read more →
A few days before a Nobles County farmer and his would-be bride were to fly off to the Cayman Islands for a destination wedding, he presented her with an agreement protecting the assets of his farm. She signed the deal but when the marriage hit the skids, said she signed it under duress of the pending wedding, for which everyone had bought airfare and lodging.
Today, the Minnesota Court of Appeals agreed. Read more →
This video suggests to us that we’ve entered another era when people are running across a major American airport in search of safety.
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Here’s a pro tip from upstate New York: If you’re arrested for DUI and you want to keep it on the down low, don’t buy up all the newspapers in the area carrying your mugshot. Read more →
A University of Minnesota football player has provided new insight into what the team was thinking when it called a boycott of football activities to protest the suspension of 10 players who were accused of sexually assaulting a woman after a September party.
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It’s good news and bad news for law enforcement when it snows. Good: It makes it easier to track a perpetrator. Bad: It makes it hard to chase said perp. A Beltrami County deputy demonstrates.
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Dodgeball is the sort of sport that can leave the typical scars that high school has a way of leaving.
In Wisconsin, it can also lead to a criminal record.
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The firing of University of Minnesota football coach Tracy Claeys reinforces a good piece of advice: Be careful what you tweet. And don’t thumb your noses at the people who sign your paycheck.
Claeys was a success on the field and really bad at social media off it. Read more →
If there’s a worse form of transportation than an airline flight these days, what is it?
There might be some that are slower, but the chances are it doesn’t come with the disruptive passenger, which has suddenly become as common on flights as the person who tries to shove a cello in the overhead bin.
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The court overturned a Minnesota Court of Appeals decision in the case of Nina Wilson, who indicated on a job application for a mortage services company in 2014 that she completed high school via a GED. She was fired five months later when a background check did not find any evidence she completed school. Read more →
One fairly wonders what threat to the self-esteem a Little Free Library in Minneapolis posed to the person who decided to burn it this week. Read more →
The Associated Press is reporting that the decision by the University of Minnesota football team to end its “boycott” to protest the suspension of 10 players alleged to have sexually assaulted a woman, was not as final as first reported. Read more →
‘It’s compelling and powerful to watch a black woman stare down the barrel of violent racism and say, ‘I forgive you,” a reporter who covers race says.
What if she hadn’t? Read more →
Here’s a video to remember the next time you look in your rear-view mirror and see a semi that’s pulled up within a few feet of your rear bumper while you’re barreling down the highway. Read more →