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(KNSI) - The United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives National Response Team is in M...

The team is working with local partners to investigate the Dec. 3 apartment complex fire.

Some guns are being traced to crimes within days, hours of being stolen.

While the number of shootings typically rises with the temperature during summer months, investigators say the prevalence of automatic gunfire is making them significantly more dangerous.

Starting Wednesday, anyone who buys a kit to build a gun at home — privately manufactured firearms — must pass a background check.

Lethal, untraceable, and often built with 3D printers, ghost guns are increasingly tied to violent crime in the Twin Cities.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is now using a new mobile lab that can process gun crime evidence more efficiently and close shooting cases faster.

Rodney McCrary is charged with two counts first-degree murder.

As part of its new strategy to address violent crime in the Twin Cities, the U.S. Attorney's Office will focus on carjacking and illegal firearms trafficking — including the illegal manufacturing of automatic weapons and so-called 'ghost guns.'

With more than 650 carjackings in Minneapolis in 2021 and shootings at record rates, U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said every prosecutor in his office will now handle violent crime cases in addition to their other work. They’ll also hire new attorneys who will join in new efforts to aggressively pursue federal charges in carjacking, armed robbery, firearms and gang cases.