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Report calls for changes in debt collection legal process in Minnesota

Report calls for changes in debt collection legal process in Minnesota

A new report from the Minnesota State Bar Association found confusing court processes are difficult to navigate for people trying to pay back debt — and debt litigation disproportionately affects low-income people and communities of color.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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State Rep. Brion Curran charged with DWI

State Rep. Brion Curran charged with DWI

Charges filed against a first-term state lawmaker allege her blood-alcohol level was twice the legal limit when she was arrested along Interstate 35 early Monday.
by Matt Sepic

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Cass County revives search for man missing since 2009

Eighty-two-year-old Peter Achermann was last seen on July 24, 2009, when he left his home to run errands. His vehicle was found the next day in the middle of a minimum maintenance road in Becker Township.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minneapolis community safety nominee promises transparency, culture of trust

Minneapolis community safety nominee promises transparency, culture of trust

The Minneapolis City Council is expected to decide later this month whether to confirm Mayor Jacob Frey’s nominee for community safety commissioner. Frey wants Hennepin County Chief Judge Toddrick Barnette to lead the office, which was created in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. He spoke Friday with MPR News Reporter Matt Sepic.
by Matt Sepic

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County agrees to $12.2M settlement with man who was jailed for drunken driving, then lost his hands

County agrees to $12.2M settlement with man who was jailed for drunken driving, then lost his hands

A Minnesota county has agreed to pay a $12.2 million settlement to a man who was jailed on suspicion of drunken driving but ended up losing both his hands — allegedly due to inaction of officials in the county jail. 
by The Associated Press

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New video showing Winston Smith firing a gun said to emerge

New video showing Winston Smith firing a gun said to emerge

More than two years after sheriff’s deputies fatally shot Winston Smith in Minneapolis, cell phone video of the incident has surfaced. The footage has not been made public, but sources tell MPR News that it shows Smith pointing a gun at officers and exchanging gunfire with them.
by Matt Sepic

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Minneapolis will fight MPD officer's workers' comp claim

Minneapolis will fight MPD officer's workers' comp claim

Minneapolis will fight a workers' compensation claim from a police officer who severely beat a man during unrest following the killing of George Floyd in May 2020. 
by Jon Collins

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Plainview on edge as law enforcement investigates student incidents

Law enforcement is investigating two incidents that happened in the days leading up to high school homecoming in the southeastern Minnesota town, including what the police chief describes as an alleged assault.
by Catharine Richert

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Man with handgun seeking Gov. Evers arrested in Wisconsin Capitol, returns with assault rifle

Man with handgun seeking Gov. Evers arrested in Wisconsin Capitol, returns with assault rifle

The man, who was shirtless and had a holstered handgun, approached the governor’s office on the first floor of the Capitol around 2 p.m. Wednesday. Officials say after being arrested on a firearms violation, he returned to the outside of the Capitol around 9 p.m. with an assault rifle and was taken into custody. 
by The Associated Press

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Ignoring inmate's infection costs Scott County $12.2 million

Ignoring inmate's infection costs Scott County $12.2 million

Scott County has agreed to pay $12.2 million to a Minneapolis man who had to have both arms amputated after jail staff ignored his pleas for medical help. Attorneys for Terrance Winborn said Wednesday that the settlement is likely the largest amount ever paid in Minnesota in a “deliberate indifference” case involving a jail.
by Matt Sepic

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