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Trial begins for North Dakota’s effort to recoup costs of policing Dakota Access pipeline protests

Trial begins for North Dakota’s effort to recoup costs of policing Dakota Access pipeline protests

The state filed the lawsuit in 2019, seeking $38 million from the federal government for policing the protests. The bench trial before U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor is expected to last 12 to 13 days.
by The Associated Press

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1 dead, at least 21 injured in shooting at Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl rally

1 dead, at least 21 injured in shooting at Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl rally

A local Tejano music DJ, who is a mother of two, was killed in the shooting following the Chiefs' Super Bowl victory rally in Kansas City, Mo. Three people were taken into custody, authorities said.
by Jaclyn Diaz and Vanessa Romo

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First known U.S. Karen police officer promoted to sergeant

First known U.S. Karen police officer promoted to sergeant

The first known Karen police officer in the United States was promoted to sergeant for the St. Paul Police Department Wednesday. Ler Htoo is the department’s first sergeant of Karen descent. The Karen are an ethnic group from Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.
by Cari Spencer

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Events, marches held across Minnesota to remember missing and murdered Indigenous loved ones

Events, marches held across Minnesota to remember missing and murdered Indigenous loved ones

The annual event comes as the state’s new Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office works to make reward money and other resources available to help find missing loved ones.
by MPR News Staff, Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Dan Gunderson and Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Former Timberwolves player arrested on family violence charge

Former Timberwolves player arrested on family violence charge

Former NBA player Bryn Forbes has been arrested on a family violence charge. Bexar County arrest records show Forbes was jailed on a charge of assaulting a family member by choking, strangulation, a third-degree felony.
by The Associated Press

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Twin Cities women in prison for teen’s death are released under new felony-murder law

Twin Cities women in prison for teen’s death are released under new felony-murder law

Two women convicted in connection with a 2017 home invasion murder were released from prison last week because of a change in state law. Megan Christine Cater, 25, of Lakeville and Briana Marie Martinson, 27, of Prior Lake admitted taking part in the burglary of Corey Elder’s apartment, a judge found that they did not share responsibility for his murder.
by Matt Sepic

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Prosecutors want to temporarily restrict public access to trooper murder case documents

Prosecutors want to temporarily restrict public access to trooper murder case documents

In a hearing held Tuesday in Hennepin County District Court, prosecutors expressed concerns about inappropriate disclosure of discovery materials and reasserted the need for restrictions on the public’s access. 
by Jon Collins

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Large majorities of Americans say antisemitism is a serious problem

A report from the American Jewish Committee finds that 94 percent of American Jews say antisemitism is a "very serious" or "somewhat serious" problem in the U.S. That's up significantly from a year ago.
by Jason DeRose

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