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Bloomington child care provider charged in death of a toddler

Bloomington child care provider charged in death of a toddler

According to the criminal complaint, she didn't call 911 or the child's parents. The toddler laid back down and she walked away from him “to do other things in the home.”
by Regina Medina

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Jury convicts five of seven defendants in the Feeding Our Future trial

Jury convicts five of seven defendants in the Feeding Our Future trial

At the trial, prosecutors showed the jury page after page of bank statements, canceled checks, invoices, WhatsApp messages and meal site attendance sheets to bolster their allegations that the group falsely claimed to have served 18 million meals during the COVID pandemic, for which they collected $47 million in taxpayer money.
by Matt Sepic

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Man was on the run for gun charge when he fatally shot Minneapolis officer

Man was on the run for gun charge when he fatally shot Minneapolis officer

Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed was legally barred from using guns. Yet he kept getting them, even doing time in federal prison for it. He was on the run for yet another gun charge when he fatally shot Jamal Mitchell. 
by Curtis Gilbert

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Ellison recommends exoneration of man convicted in 1998 murder

Ellison recommends exoneration of man convicted in 1998 murder

The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office said Thursday that a man serving a life sentence for first degree murder in connection with a 1998 homicide in northern Minnesota is innocent and should be released from prison.
by Matt Sepic

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Minneapolis incident report details chaotic, quickly moving shooting scene

Minneapolis incident report details chaotic, quickly moving shooting scene

The MPD’s incident detail report depicts a chaotic and fast-moving situation which in the matter of minutes, claimed a total of three lives and left four people injured. However, crucial questions remain.
by Jon Collins and Brandt Williams

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Authorities say missing 14-year-old who left St. Paul hospital is found safe

Authorities say missing 14-year-old who left St. Paul hospital is found safe

The teen was in the care of Ramsey County Child Protection Wednesday night at Children’s Hospital in St. Paul when he left at 10 p.m. The Minnesota BCA said Thursday night the teen was “located safe.”
by MPR News Staff

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Suspect in hospital after overnight standoff in Corcoran

Suspect in hospital after overnight standoff in Corcoran

Corcoran police report that officers have ended an overnight standoff, after negotiating with the suspect to release a person who was allegedly held as a hostage.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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