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FBI kills man in Minneapolis following standoff

FBI kills man in Minneapolis following standoff

The FBI said it was trying to serve an arrest warrant on Chue Feng Yang, who barricaded himself for hours and then later emerged armed. He was being sought in connection with a stolen vehicle chase where a puppy was thrown from a car window.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Nina Moini, Tim Nelson and Matt Sepic

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Two guns found at Minneapolis elementary school

Minneapolis police recovered two guns from the city’s Loring Elementary School on Wednesday, apparently brought to the school by a staff member.
by Tim Nelson

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Winona police seek new information to help search for Madeline Kingsbury

Winona police seek new information to help search for Madeline Kingsbury

Police are asking Winona and Fillmore Counties property owners to report any information about old wells, homesteads, windmill bases, and sinkholes as authorities continue to search for Madeline Kingsbury.
by MPR News Staff

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Supreme Court seems to tilt strongly toward Minneapolis woman in property rights case

Supreme Court seems to tilt strongly toward Minneapolis woman in property rights case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard its last scheduled argument of the term — a case brought by a 94-year-old grandmother in Minneapolis whose condo was seized for failure to pay property taxes.
by Nina Totenberg

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NAACP sues Minneapolis, alleging covert social media surveillance by cops

NAACP sues Minneapolis, alleging covert social media surveillance by cops

The alleged covert use of social media by officers came to light last year as part of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights investigation into the MPD’s practices and culture following the May 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.
by Tim Nelson and Matt Sepic

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Twin Cities congregations stand together following mosque fire

Twin Cities congregations stand together following mosque fire

Fire crews responded to a fire at Masjid Al Rahma mosque on Monday evening, just one day after another fire at the 24 Mall mosque located minutes away.
by Feven Gerezgiher

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Muslim leaders seek public help to stop attacks on Minnesota mosques

Muslim leaders seek public help to stop attacks on Minnesota mosques

Minneapolis police are partnering with the FBI to investigate a possible bias motive behind an arson attempt at a Minneapolis mosque on Sunday evening. Authorities also are investigating a fire at another mosque, less than a mile away, on Monday night.
by Feven Gerezgiher

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Ex-officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy

Ex-officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy

The former Louisville police officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor has a new job in law enforcement in a county northeast of the city. WHAS-TV reports that the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday confirmed the hiring of Myles Cosgrove. 
by The Associated Press

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