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Crime, Law and Justice

State court backs Leech Lake Ojibwe in dispute over proposed mill

State court backs Leech Lake Ojibwe in dispute over proposed mill

The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday in favor of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, and ordered the city of Cohasset to reconsider whether a more detailed environmental review is required for a proposed wood mill.
by Dan Kraker

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Future of Us: What's next for education in Minnesota?

Future of Us: What's next for education in Minnesota?

Minnesota’s 2020 Teacher of the Year, Qorsho Hassan, on how the pandemic and the murder of George Floyd reshaped shaped her vision for education to center student voice and leadership.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Ramsey County must reduce jail capacity, state orders

The move came after a state investigation into complaints from Ramsey County Public Health officials that inmates in need of emergency medical care were not getting it.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Family sues Minneapolis over Amir Locke killing by police in no-knock raid

Family sues Minneapolis over Amir Locke killing by police in no-knock raid

A Minneapolis police officer fatally shot Amir Locke last year seconds after a SWAT team entered a downtown apartment to serve a warrant. Locke was not suspected of any crime. No officers were charged. Locke family attorney Ben Crump announced the civil suit Friday.
by MPR News Staff

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Bloomington police: 3 people dead in apparent murder-suicide

Bloomington police: 3 people dead in apparent murder-suicide

Bloomington police say three adults were found dead in a parked pickup truck in the city on Wednesday night, in an apparent murder-suicide. Deaths included a father and son, and a male “business associate.”
by MPR News Staff

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Teen pleads guilty to murder in shooting outside Richfield school

Teen pleads guilty to murder in shooting outside Richfield school

Fernando Valdez-Alvarez, 19, of Minneapolis, admitted in court to shooting and killing 15-year-old Jahmari Rice and wounding another 17-year-old outside the South Education Center in Richfield on Feb. 1, 2022, prosecutors said Wednesday.
by Matt Sepic

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Fate of last ex-cop charged in Floyd murder lies with judge

Fate of last ex-cop charged in Floyd murder lies with judge

A defense attorney says a former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd is innocent of criminal wrongdoing and should be acquitted. But prosecutors argue Tou Thao “acted without courage and displayed no compassion” even though he could see Floyd’s life slowly ebbing away.
by The Associated Press

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White House: Harris will attend Tyre Nichols' funeral

White House: Harris will attend Tyre Nichols' funeral

Vice President Kamala Harris plans to attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols, who died three days after he was beaten by Memphis police officers just minutes from his home, the White House said Tuesday.
by The Associated Press

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