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Crime, Law and Justice

Slaughterhouse cleaner admits child labor at 3 Minnesota plants, fined $1.5M

Slaughterhouse cleaner admits child labor at 3 Minnesota plants, fined $1.5M

Federal authorities fined Packers Sanitation Services Inc. $1.5 million for using more than 100 children ages 13 to 17 to clean slaughterhouses in eight states. At JBS Foods in Worthington, PSSI had 22 underage workers on the overnight shift.
by Jon Collins

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Two dead in shootings a block apart in south Minneapolis

Two men died and a woman was seriously injured in a pair of shootings just minutes and a block apart in Minneapolis late Wednesday. Authorities are investigating whether the two shootings are connected.
by Tim Nelson

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1 killed, 3 hurt in shooting at El Paso, Texas shopping mall

1 killed, 3 hurt in shooting at El Paso, Texas shopping mall

Police in El Paso, Texas, say a one person has been killed and three others have been wounded in a shooting at a shopping mall. El Paso police said hours after Wednesday's shooting that two people had been taken into custody.
by The Associated Press

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Authorities identify St. Paul man killed by police

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said in a statement Wednesday that Officer Abdirahman Dahir fired his department-issued rifle at Yia Xiong, 65, after Xiong allegedly ignored commands to drop a large knife.
by Matt Sepic

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White supremacist gets life in prison for Buffalo massacre

White supremacist gets life in prison for Buffalo massacre

A white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday after relatives of his victims confronted him with pain and rage caused by his racist attack.
by The Associated Press

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Jury convicts Minnesota man who failed to show up for murder trial

Authorities continue to ask for the public’s help in finding a Windom, Minn., man who was convicted on murder charges Tuesday after failing to show up for the trial.
by MPR News Staff

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