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Crime, Law and Justice

St. Paul police: 12-year-old boy died of apparent gunshot wound

In a statement, police say it happened in the city's North End neighborhood Saturday morning. The boy died at Regions Hospital. A 14-year-old is being held in connection with the death.
by MPR News Staff

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Court of appeals upholds Thao's federal civil rights conviction

Court of appeals upholds Thao's federal civil rights conviction

The Eight Circuit found no evidence that former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao was deprived of a fair trial, and in a ruling filed Friday affirmed his conviction on federal civil rights charges. 
by MPR News Staff

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Raising money and poll numbers, Donald Trump stays 'Teflon Don' amid indictments

Raising money and poll numbers, Donald Trump stays 'Teflon Don' amid indictments

In 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump claimed he could shoot someone and not lose any voters. Now, he faces criminal charges in three separate indictments, and voters continue to support "Teflon Don."
by Franco Ordoñez

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Pittsburgh synagogue gunman has been sentenced to die in the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack

Pittsburgh synagogue gunman has been sentenced to die in the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack

The man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue was formally sentenced to death Thursday, one day after a jury determined that capital punishment was appropriate for the perpetrator of the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history.
by The Associated Press

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Minneapolis adds two new MPD deputy chief positions

Minneapolis adds two new MPD deputy chief positions

A state law that passed this session removed a cap on the number of new deputy chiefs and the Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday morning to create two new deputy chief positions.
by Jon Collins

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New details released in State Patrol fatal shooting of Ricky Cobb on I-94

New details released in State Patrol fatal shooting of Ricky Cobb on I-94

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Thursday identified the trooper who shot Cobb during an early morning confrontation Monday along I-94 in Minneapolis. Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed or has video of the incident to contact them.
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