Jeff Day
Reporter
Hennepin County courtsJeff Day is a Hennepin County courts reporter. He previously worked as a sports reporter and editor.
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Twin Cities
Hennepin County Attorney’s Office aims for faster reviews of law enforcement cases
A conversation between County Attorney Mary Moriarty and a Brooklyn Park police officer helped lead to a new policy for reviewing police cases.
January 24, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
Charges: 16-year-old and an accomplice killed drug dealer in Robbinsdale for his gun
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office charged a juvenile from Coon Rapids with second-degree murder. A second suspect in the killing has not been charged yet.
January 24, 2025
News & Politics
Minnesota police association sues POST Board for releasing IDs of ‘at least’ 257 undercover officers
A data request of employment history of Minnesota police officers led to the release of private data on undercover law enforcement, according to the lawsuit.
January 23, 2025
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Civil lawsuit brought by family of Ricky Cobb II against Minnesota state trooper dismissed
State trooper Brett Seide had been sued for unreasonable seizure and use of excessive force stemming from the 2023 traffic stop.
January 22, 2025
Minneapolis
Charges: Man shoots, kills boyfriend of girlfriend’s mother in Minneapolis
Marvel Galvaston Williams III is being held on $1 million bail for second-degree murder in the shooting death of Rico Ronondo Rodriguez.
January 17, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
Charge: Missing Brooklyn Park shooter who accidentally killed friend is international flight risk
Anwar Hussein Mohamed was charged with second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of his friend, Nebil Ahmed Omer.
January 17, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
Lawyers: Scheels not culpable for giving unloaded gun to man who shot himself in Eden Prairie store
The gun was able to receive ammo when Jordan Markie, 19, took it, ran through the Eden Prairie sporting goods store and shot himself.
January 16, 2025
Politics
Minnesota politicians weigh in on Laken Riley Act, as Mary Moriarty blasts the bill as xenophobic
The Hennepin County Attorney calls the legislation a targeted attack on “noncitizens” masked as criminal justice. U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer says it’s common-sense legislation aimed at “criminal illegal immigrants.”
January 15, 2025
Minneapolis
Charges: Man shoots, kills boyfriend of girlfriend’s mother in Minneapolis
Marvel Galvaston Williams III is being held on $1 million bail for second-degree murder in the shooting death of Rico Ronondo Rodriguez.
January 17, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
Charge: Missing Brooklyn Park shooter who accidentally killed friend is international flight risk
Anwar Hussein Mohamed was charged with second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of his friend, Nebil Ahmed Omer.
January 17, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
Lawyers: Scheels not culpable for giving unloaded gun to man who shot himself in Eden Prairie store
The gun was able to receive ammo when Jordan Markie, 19, took it, ran through the Eden Prairie sporting goods store and shot himself.
January 16, 2025
Politics
Minnesota politicians weigh in on Laken Riley Act, as Mary Moriarty blasts the bill as xenophobic
The Hennepin County Attorney calls the legislation a targeted attack on “noncitizens” masked as criminal justice. U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer says it’s common-sense legislation aimed at “criminal illegal immigrants.”
January 15, 2025