Amanda Hernández | (TNS) Stateline.org States continued to diverge on gun policy this year, with especially intense debate in the swing states that will decide November’s election. In Michigan, legislators are considering at least half a dozen gun bills that … Continued
Robert Ringstrom was more than a police officer: He was an avid bicyclist, a music fan and overall a great presence, his daughter Krista Ringstrom Schmitz said Wednesday. Robert Ringstrom, former chief of police in Sartell, was killed in a … Continued
An off-duty St. Paul police officer who was having Father’s Day dinner with his dad and other family at an East Side restaurant foiled an armed robbery by springing into action and detaining the 39-year-old suspect, prosecutors say. Jonathan Valencia … Continued
A St. Paul man was sentenced this week to 20 years in federal prison for recording sexually explicit videos of a girl and threatening to tell her family and friends about their “online relationship” if she stopped communicating with him, … Continued
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and ELENA BECATOROS (Associated Press) JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army’s chief spokesman on Wednesday appeared to question the stated goal of destroying Hamas in a rare public rift between the country’s political and military leadership. Prime … Continued