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Minnesota students receive racist, sexist text messages

Minnesota students receive racist, sexist text messages

In an email to families, Hopkins Superintendent Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed said Black students at a middle school got texts that referenced slavery and plantations.
by Matt Sepic

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‘We can save lives:’ Ramsey County prosecutor pushes use of ‘red flag’ gun law

‘We can save lives:’ Ramsey County prosecutor pushes use of ‘red flag’ gun law

Under the red flag law, 14-day emergency firearm seizures require a person to give up their guns immediately. Long-term extreme-risk protection orders take effect only after a hearing so that the gun owner may challenge the petition.
by Matt Sepic

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FBI says hateful texts were also sent to Hispanic and LGBTQ community after election

FBI says hateful texts were also sent to Hispanic and LGBTQ community after election

The FBI said members of the Hispanic and LGBTQ communities reported receiving offensive messages, some of which said “they were selected for deportation or to report to a re-education camp.”
by Debbie Elliott and Juliana Kim

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Adam Fravel found guilty on all charges in Kingsbury murder

Adam Fravel found guilty on all charges in Kingsbury murder

Jurors deliberated for less than a day before returning guilty verdicts on four charges including premediated first-degree murder.
by Hannah Yang

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Man wrongfully convicted of 2008 Minneapolis murder freed from prison

Man wrongfully convicted of 2008 Minneapolis murder freed from prison

After spending 16 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, Edgar Barrientos-Quintana was released Wednesday following an order issued by a Hennepin County judge. 
by MPR News Staff

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Parties deliver closing arguments in Adam Fravel trial

Parties deliver closing arguments in Adam Fravel trial

The jury began its deliberation around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday after hours of closing arguments.

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