ELBOW LAKE, Minn. — An Elbow Lake man has suggested he acted in self-defense when he fatally shot his brother, but deputies and prosecutors alleged the shooting was murder. Connor Bruce Grytdahl, 30, ...

After shootings in Columbus, suspects sometimes raise self-defense claims. Sometimes these claims are successful; sometimes they aren’t. The Dispatch spoke with a legal expert to figure out when ...

“Take your finger like this,” said Sharif Anael-Bey, martial arts instructor, extending a single digit out in front of him. “Now, imagine putting that finger into somebody’s ocular cavity.” His ...

MENOMINEE COUNTY, MI – The 34-year-old man who was found fatally shot in an Upper Peninsula residence early Thursday may have been hit in self-defense after a physical altercation, according to police ...

Robert Koski would prefer you use verbal judo over your fists, but if you must get physical, at least you’ll know how to throw an elbow or use a knee. About 15 men and women, of all ages, shapes and ...