In June I highlighted our criminal justice system’s apparent apathy in connecting the dots and incapacitating a man responsible for the gruesome death of a man crushed by a train…
You may recall our February visit to these southwest Minneapolis icons of the early motoring age. These turn out to be two of six aging motels purchased by Hennepin County…
In August 2023, Cecil Wayman, a man with a violent criminal history dating back to the early 1990s who is appropriately prohibited from possessing firearms, was stopped in downtown Minneapolis…
Deputy Hennepin County Attorney Mark Osler recently wrote an Opinion Exchange printed in the Star Tribune, entitled, “Moriarty’s vision, not critics’ fears, has been fulfilled.” The piece requires a response. …
The Minneapolis Star Tribune committed an act of journalism this week with Maya Rao‘s lengthy piece on the growing migrant crisis in the state’s largest county. Scott Johnson at PowerLine…
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s penchant for offering absurd plea bargains for violent offenders has been exposed several times in her first ten (10) months on the job. One…
It turns out two wrongs do make a right for illegal aliens getting driver’s licenses in Minnesota. Thanks to Gov. Tim Walz and the DFL legislature, illegal aliens in Minnesota…
Keith Ellison, the state’s attorney general, has filed lawsuits against 23 nonprofit corporations based in five greater Metro counties. His is seeking to have the nonprofits dissolved as corporate entities.…
On Wednesday a scene all too familiar on the plaza of the Hennepin County Government Center played out. A group of over 50 people came to demand change. There were signs,…
State and local taxes and spending WCCO: Twin Cities metro shoppers will see 1% sales tax increase Sunday NFIB: Coming Sunday: Metro Sales Tax Hike Takes Effect, Will Cost Minnesota Consumers, Small…
The sole suspect charged in an alleged child gang rape should not have been free. Oscar Ernesto Luna, age 22, has been charged with the alleged rape of an 11-year-old…
At least 38 law enforcement agencies across the state have continued to keep their School Resource Officers (SROs) out of schools this week despite assurances last week from Attorney General…
Economic growth Star Tribune: Minnesota med-tech startups on pace to raise more than $1B again this year Star Tribune: Minnesota factories, dealerships brace for trickle-down effects from UAW strike Twin…
The civil unrest following the death of George Floyd ushered in a variety of demands for criminal justice reforms across the state and nation – some sound, others not. The…
The brutal crime of carjacking hit the suburb of Minnetonka recently, motivating 100 residents to show up at a city council meeting last night demanding accountability. The remedy for this…
Last year saw the City of Lakes suffer through a record 6,138 auto thefts, according to city statistics. The official Minneapolis Crime Dashboard indicates that the city is only about…
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced today that he was nominating Todderick Barnette, current Chief Judge of the 4th Judicial District (Hennepin County) to become the city’s second Commissioner of Community…
In the past week, at least twelve (12) law enforcement agencies across Minnesota have reportedly decided to pull their school resource officers (SROs) from area schools. These agencies include sheriff’s…
The steady stream of revelations exposing the Met Council’s incompetence in managing the botched Southwest Light Rail Line still under construction finally appears to be rattling some members’ cages at…
A number of properties linked to the free-food scandal have fallen behind on their property taxes. Immediately after the FBI raids on Feeding Our Future in January 2022, the U.S.…
One would think Mary Moriarty might give pause to the belief that her role as lead prosecutor is to argue on behalf of violent, murderous defendants. Consistency is often a…
According to the Hennepin County jail roster, Thompson remains in county custody six weeks after the horrific Minneapolis car crash in which five young women were killed. Since our last…
News stories from this past week continue to grow the list of devastating consequences when violent individuals walk free in Minnesota. Last Monday evening, 20-year-old Calon Markus Hatchett was arrested for shooting…
Minnesota’s criminal justice system is unable or unwilling to connect the dots.