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Man found dead in a Minnesota freezer was hiding from police, investigators say

Investigators say it appears that a man found dead in a freezer in Biwabik last month was hiding from police. The body of 34-year-old Brandon Lee Buschman of Babbitt, Minn., was found in a chest freezer in the basement of an unoccupied home in Biwabik on June 26.
by The Associated Press

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MPD chief pushes back against claims he knew of video showing incident

MPD chief pushes back against claims he knew of video showing incident

The video shows an incident in 2020 where officer Tyler Timberlake, who worked for the Fairfax County Police Department in Virginia, used a taser and then pressed his knees into the back and neck of a Black man, La Monta Gladney. The incident happened 11 days after George Floyd's murder.
by MPR News Staff

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Police link man to two women whose bodies were found in different Minnesota storage units

St. Paul Police said Friday they located the remains of a woman who went missing two years ago. Her death has been linked to a man who was charged after another woman’s dismembered body was found in a different storage unit in another Minneapolis suburb.
by The Associated Press and Matt Sepic

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Supreme Court dissents and rejoinders, with respect and disrespect

Supreme Court dissents and rejoinders, with respect and disrespect

Feelings seem raw at the court, certainly for the court's three liberal justices, who were on the losing end of some of the court's biggest cases this term, but also for the conservatives.
by Nina Totenberg

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2 teens charged with launching fireworks at police

2 teens charged with launching fireworks at police

Hennepin County prosecutors on Thursday charged two teens with shooting fireworks at police during a night of chaos across Minneapolis over the Fourth of July holiday.
by Matt Sepic

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State Patrol: Speeders going over 100 mph on I-494

State Patrol: Speeders going over 100 mph on I-494

The patrol says the trooper stopped a man in Minnetonka Thursday afternoon going 109 mph in a 60 mph zone. He caught another driver the day before on the same stretch of Interstate 494 going 103 mph.
by Brian Bakst

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U.S. is barred from combating disinformation on social media. Here's what it means

U.S. is barred from combating disinformation on social media. Here's what it means

Under a judge's new ruling, much of the federal government is now barred from working with social media companies to address removing any content that might contain "protected free speech."
by Laurel Wamsley and Shannon Bond

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Drug makers sue over Minnesota's new prescription price controls

Drug makers sue over Minnesota's new prescription price controls

A federal lawsuit claims Minnesota went too far in trying to put a limit on generic drug price increases. It’s just the latest challenge to bills passed in 2023. 
by Brian Bakst

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