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Federal prosecution proceeds in crash that killed 5

Federal prosecution proceeds in crash that killed 5

A grand jury has found probable cause for previous charges against Derrick John Thompson for possession of a firearm as a felon, possession of fentanyl, and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
by Matt Sepic

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Protect, serve — and paddle? Ely tries North Woods pitch to recruit new cops

Protect, serve — and paddle? Ely tries North Woods pitch to recruit new cops

The city of Ely — the gateway to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area — has taken a creative approach to a statewide and national issue, by offering a $3,800 canoe package to help recruit and retain badly needed police officers.
by Dan Kraker

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U.S. files war crime charges against Russians accused of torturing an American in the Ukraine invasion

U.S. files war crime charges against Russians accused of torturing an American in the Ukraine invasion

Attorney General Merrick Garland says in announcing a war crimes case against four Russians accused of torturing an American during the invasion of Ukraine that U.S. authorities “will never stop working to bring those responsible to justice.”
by The Associated Press

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AP reporter who investigates federal prisons discusses Chauvin stabbing

AP reporter who investigates federal prisons discusses Chauvin stabbing

Nearly one year before former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was stabbed 22 times by a fellow inmate at a federal prison in Arizona, the Associated Press published its latest update in its years-long investigation into the Federal Bureau of Prisons. AP reporter Michael Sisak, one of the journalists who conducted the investigation, spoke to All Things Considered host Tom Crann on Monday.
by Tom Crann and Heidi Raschke

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Moriarty: No evidence of police wrongdoing in Khalil Azad's drowning

Moriarty: No evidence of police wrongdoing in Khalil Azad's drowning

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said Monday that there is no evidence of law enforcement wrongdoing in the death of a young Black man found dead in Crystal Lake after a police chase last year.
by Matt Sepic

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Chauvin leaves hospital, returns to prison custody after stabbing

Chauvin leaves hospital, returns to prison custody after stabbing

The condition of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin is improving after he was stabbed 22 times last month while in a federal prison in Arizona.
by MPR News Staff

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Purdue Pharma, Sacklers' OxyContin settlement lands at the Supreme Court

Purdue Pharma, Sacklers' OxyContin settlement lands at the Supreme Court

Under the deal, Purdue agreed it owed $8 billion in criminal and civil fines. That deal that is at the center of Monday's case because it releases the Sacklers from personal liability.
by Nina Totenberg

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Sheriff's deputy who saved trucker from fiery crash receives award

Sheriff's deputy who saved trucker from fiery crash receives award

A Washington County deputy received an award from the Minnesota Sheriff’s Association for pulling a truck driver from a fiery crash on Interstate 94 in Afton.
by Nicole Ki

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