Two Killed, 21 Hurt in Minnesota Tour Bus Crash
Austin, MN: A tour bus carrying a load of passengers home from a casino visit went out of control and skidded off a freeway outside Austin, Minnesota late yesterday. CNN is reporting this morning that two passengers were killed and 21 were injured when the
tour bus overturned on Interstate 90, about three miles west of Austin.
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Labor Department: Minnesota company violated overtime pay laws
St. Paul, MN: The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against a company's president who reportedly did not pay approximately 250 employees the federal minimum wage or overtime pay.
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Police Brutality Makes a Mockery of Criminal Law
Detroit, MN:
Criminal law is always subject to interpretation—if the current debate over the so-called 'honest services law' is any indication. That said, if you are accused of a crime, arrested and incarcerated you are still innocent in the eyes of the law until proven guilty by a judge or jury. It doesn't help when alleged police brutality is involved.
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