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House to vote on new security measures for Minnesota lawmakers

House to vote on new security measures for Minnesota lawmakers

The bill would fund personnel and technology used to help identify threats and add protection on the state Capitol campus, state Rep. Brion Curran, DFL-White Bear Lake, told MPR News.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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After highly publicized arrests, feds dismiss a third of ICE protester charges

After highly publicized arrests, feds dismiss a third of ICE protester charges

Of the 36 people charged with assaulting immigration agents during the winter enforcement operation, prosecutors have dismissed cases against 14. But prosecutors are pressing forward with others, including one that a judge calls “perplexing.”
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota State Fair assistant police chief sues Ramsey County sheriff for retaliation

Minnesota State Fair assistant police chief sues Ramsey County sheriff for retaliation

The Minnesota State Fair assistant police chief said in a whistleblower lawsuit that Ramsey County Sheriff Robert Fletcher tried to have him fired for reporting Fletcher’s alleged use of chemical munitions on bystanders.
by Regina Medina

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BCA identifies man killed by Richfield police

BCA identifies man killed by Richfield police

One officer reportedly scuffled with the man who, while on his back, shot the officer in the hand. That officer and another then fatally shot the man.
by MPR News Staff

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Former Metro Transit police chief left department following sexual harassment allegations

Former Metro Transit police chief left department following sexual harassment allegations

The former chief, Ernest Morales III, denied that he sexually harassed employees. The allegations came to light in a POST Board filing made public last month — more than 20 months after Morales was placed on leave from the department.
by MPR News Staff

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Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies

Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies

The Supreme Court has restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation. The justices’ order Monday allows women seeking abortions to obtain the pill at pharmacies or through the mail, without an in-person visit to a doctor.
by The Associated Press

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