Crime and Public Safety

A Minnesota lawmaker from Grand Rapids is accused of attempting to solicit a minor for prostitution after he was arrested by Bloomington police in a prostitution sting.

Mangione's federal case in New York has been rescheduled for April 18, though the docket doesn't mention why.

Last year, a new execution method was used in the U.S. for the first time since 1982. Here’s a look at how people have been executed throughout history.

A vigil was held in the Bronx for 27-year-old Michael Hernandez, who was fatally stabbed near the Barclays Center in Brooklyn last Friday night. Now, Hernandez's family is demanding justice.

Sudiksha Konanki's parents said Dominican Republic 'authorities have concluded that Sudiksha is believed to have drowned'

Shoppers under the age of 18 will no loner be able to shop by themselves at a Target store in Brooklyn, after reported fights and disruptive behavior.

Kansas City reporter Adan Manzano was found dead in his hotel room while on assignment to cover the Super Bowl in New Orleans.

Two Tesla Cybertrucks caught fire in Kansas City amid nationwide protests and vandalism targeting Tesla vehicles and shops.

Cyber security officials are warning email users against a dangerous ransomware scheme.

The 13-year-old boy was allegedly driving a stolen vehicle, police said, and believe he deliberately swerved into the bike lane to hit a pedestrian.

Convicted killer Scott Peterson was attacked by a fellow inmate at the California prison where he is incarcerated for killing his wife and unborn son. 

The parents of an American college student who went missing at a Dominican Republic resort say authorities have found no evidence of foul play in their daughter's disappearance, accepting she likely drowned, in a letter to Dominican officials.

Nearly two weeks after their daughter vanished from a resort in the beach town of Punta Cana, the parents of a missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki have formally requested a declaration of death from Dominican authorities, according to a FOX News report.

The new rules, taking effect next month, outline that simply parking a vehicle with an obscured plate could result in a $50 fine to avoid penalties.

A new poll suggests that 9 in 10 New Yorkers support expanding involuntary confinement laws that would keep severely mentally ill people off of the streets and subways.