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Hundreds gather for vigil after 2 police officers, paramedic killed in Burnsville

Hundreds gather for vigil after 2 police officers, paramedic killed in Burnsville

Flags are flying at half staff across Minnesota on Monday as the investigation continues into Sunday’s shooting in Burnsville that left two police officers and a firefighter-paramedic dead. Hundreds of people gathered Sunday evening for a vigil outside Burnsville City Hall.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota’s school resource officer debate could come to a head this week

Minnesota’s school resource officer debate could come to a head this week

Over the weekend, state lawmakers had behind-the-scenes talks on modifications to a law that bars school staff and officers from restraining students in ways that could affect breathing.
by Dana Ferguson

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Recent incidents of law enforcement officers killed or wounded by gunfire in Minnesota, neighboring states

Recent incidents of law enforcement officers killed or wounded by gunfire in Minnesota, neighboring states

The fatal shooting of three first responders — including two police officers — in Burnsville on Sunday is at least the 11th time since early 2023 that law enforcement officers have been wounded or killed by gunfire in Minnesota, or adjacent portions of neighboring states.
by MPR News Staff

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‘Ultimate sacrifice’: 2 officers, paramedic killed in Burnsville; suspected shooter dead

‘Ultimate sacrifice’: 2 officers, paramedic killed in Burnsville; suspected shooter dead

“It’s a really hard day for our public safety family. We’re hurting,” Burnsville’s police chief said Sunday afternoon. Officials said those killed were responding to an early morning call for help about a man armed and barricaded in a home with seven children inside.
by Peter Cox, Cari Spencer, Nicole Ki and Matt Sepic

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Feds charge Minnesota man who they say trained with ISIS and threatened violence against New York

A naturalized U.S. citizen who rapped about flying to “shoot New York up” after training with ISIS in his native Somalia has been charged with supporting a terrorist organization, federal prosecutors said Friday.
by The Associated Press

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FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian energy company

FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian energy company

An FBI informant has been charged with lying to authorities about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company, a claim that is central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.
by The Associated Press

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Trump's New York hush money trial will start March 25

Trump's New York hush money trial will start March 25

The judge in the hush money case against Donald Trump has rejected the former president’s attempt to dismiss the charges, and a jury trial will begin as originally scheduled on March 25.
by Ximena Bustillo

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Moose Lake votes 3-2 to end police department, cut costs

Moose Lake votes 3-2 to end police department, cut costs

The Moose Lake City Council voted 3-2 on Wednesday to disband its police department and contract with the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement services.
by Matt Sepic

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EPA will allow farmers to spray dicamba after court blocks use

EPA will allow farmers to spray dicamba after court blocks use

After a judge blocked use of the herbicide dicamba, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it will allow farmers to use existing stocks of the chemical this year.
by Dan Gunderson

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Polaris and employee cited for reckless driving in Alaska crash that killed 3 sled dogs

Polaris and employee cited for reckless driving in Alaska crash that killed 3 sled dogs

Both a Minnesota man testing a snowmobile for his employer and the company have been cited for reckless driving after the machine slammed into a sled dog team and killed three dogs in December.
by The Associated Press

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