Larry Gould was a long-time junkie on the mend in a methadone program until he was lured into a drug sting. Now he's doing five years. But he made a few undercover cops look good in the process, and that was the important thing.

Council member Steve Minn hopes to fold the Civilian Police Review Authority into another city department.

A police informant with a mile-long rap sheet proves unreliable in at least the third--but possibly not the last--of the so-called "Bloods" cases.

Developer and Sports Facilities Commissioner Peggy Lucas pursues both a new ballpark and upscale condos

Why the Star Tribune is cheerleading for a taxpayer-financed ballpark

Is the Catholic Church engaging in its own kind of ethnic cleansing in Northeast Minneapolis?

In drug- or gang-related cases, one of the favorite weapons of prosecutors is confidential informants like Johnny Edwards. Trouble is, a lot of them will say anything to get themselves out of the hot seat--and continue committing crimes while they're turn