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BCA: 3-year-old boy found safe, woman in custody

State authorities had issued an Amber Alert for a young boy and a woman. Red Lake Tribal Police led the search.
by MPR News Staff

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Feds charge alleged gun buyer tied to killing of 3 Burnsville first responders

Feds charge alleged gun buyer tied to killing of 3 Burnsville first responders

Prosecutors say Ashley Anne Dyrdahl purchased five firearms as a straw buyer for her boyfriend, Shannon Gooden, and that Gooden used two of those weapons to kill the first responders. Dyrdahl on Thursday pleaded not guilty.
by Matt Sepic

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Hennepin County Attorney says new youth crime prevention program working

Hennepin County Attorney says new youth crime prevention program working

The program connects at-risk youth, who are identified by the attorney’s office and by law enforcement, to social workers and county services. It’s meant to keep kids from committing crimes and ending up in the legal system. But Minneapolis police say they want to see changes. 
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Two 18-year-olds are being held on $2M bail in Philadelphia bus stop shooting that injured 8 teens

After the shooting of eight Philadelphia high school students at a bus stop last week, authorities recovered a fully loaded, fully automatic weapon that matches evidence found at the scene.
by The Associated Press

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Citing prosecution expert, defense attorneys say trooper Ryan Londregan ‘committed no crime’

Citing prosecution expert, defense attorneys say trooper Ryan Londregan ‘committed no crime’

Attorneys for a Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot a man during a July 2023 traffic stop allege in court filings that an expert whom the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office hired told prosecutors that the officer’s use of deadly force was justified. Trooper Ryan Londregan, 27, is charged with murder, manslaughter and assault in the death of Ricky Cobb II.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota court affirms rejection of teaching license for ex-officer who shot Philando Castile

Minnesota court affirms rejection of teaching license for ex-officer who shot Philando Castile

A Minnesota board was justified when it rejected a substitute teaching license for a former police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop in 2016, an appeals court ruled Monday.
by The Associated Press

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