A decade after Philando Castile's death, Ramsey County's charging policy and police reforms shifted stops away from low‑level equipment violations and toward moving‑violation enforcement. Local data show big changes in who gets pulled over.

A Lake County SWAT team breached a North Chicago home and arrested a man after more than 1,000 child sexual abuse videos were reportedly found on seized devices.

Carver County deputies conducted a water search at Lake Ann Park after witnesses reported a man went under and did not resurface. The park was closed as crews worked.