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Defendants in human smuggling case convicted on all counts

Defendants in human smuggling case convicted on all counts

A jury in Fergus Falls took only about an hour to return verdicts of guilty on all charges to two men accused of human smuggling. The trial arose from the hypothermia deaths of a family from India who in January 2022 were directed to walk across the border from Canada into Minnesota during a bitterly cold snowstorm.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Closing arguments delivered in federal human smuggling case

Closing arguments delivered in federal human smuggling case

After hearing three and a half days of testimony, the jury in a federal human smuggling case will begin deliberating judgement Friday. Two Florida men face charges alleging they brought migrants from India into the U.S. illegally.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Minneapolis continues with construction plans for George Floyd Square

Minneapolis continues with construction plans for George Floyd Square

The Minneapolis City Council’s Climate & Infrastructure Committee voted unanimously Thursday to advance the conversation about plans for George Floyd Square and the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue.
by Anika Besst

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Charges filed in fatal hit-and-run crash on Iron Range

Charges filed in fatal hit-and-run crash on Iron Range

A Grand Rapids woman has been charged in connection with hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian dead in northern Minnesota on July 3.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth

Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth

A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel room and refused to let her leave.
by The Associated Press

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Survivor tells story of fatal night in human smuggling trial

Survivor tells story of fatal night in human smuggling trial

The jury in the federal trial for two men accused of human smuggling heard dramatic testimony Wednesday from a man who crossed the U.S. Canadian border in a snowstorm on Jan. 19, 2022. He was in a group which included the Patel family of four who froze to death that night.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Two former St. Paul school employees file lawsuit, alleging they were fired for raising financial concerns

Two former St. Paul school employees file lawsuit, alleging they were fired for raising financial concerns

Two former St. Paul Public Schools employees are filing a lawsuit against the district, claiming they were fired after raising concerns about how district leaders were handling finances.
by MPR News Staff

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