child abuse

The Minnesota Vikings apparently will hold optional practices this week without Adrian Peterson.

Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman says he has "no interest" in trading star running back Adrian Peterson.

A person with knowledge of the situation tells reports that Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson will meet with the NFL on Tuesday to discuss his playing status.

A St. Paul woman is accused of attacking her 9-year-old stepson with a baseball bat and chasing him to a school where he sought refuge.

A northern Minnesota man now faces first-degree murder charges in the child abuse death of his infant son.

More than 200 reports of suspected child sex abuse weren't investigated by county child protection agencies last year, according to the state's human services agency.

Hennepin County prosecutors have filed a second child protection petition in the case connected to Vikings running back Adrian Peterson

Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson will avoid jail time after reaching a plea agreement in his child abuse case. A judge agreed to the plea deal during a hearing Tuesday in Conroe, 40 miles north of Houston.

A spokeswoman for Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson's attorney says the NFL player plans to plead not guilty to a child abuse charge during his first court appearance in Texas since his indictment last month.

I talked with clinical psychologist Scott Palmer on WJON today about the effects of child abuse, what is child abuse and about corporal punishment. Palmer discussed Adrian Peterson's situation and that some people may not believe what they are doing is child abuse but Minnesota's definition is any intentional injury to a child.