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When a county seizes a home over taxes, who should get to keep the equity?

When a county seizes a home over taxes, who should get to keep the equity?

The U.S. Supreme Court this week hears a property rights case involving a Minnesota woman who had her condominium seized and sold by Hennepin County after she failed to pay her property taxes.
by Abbey Machtig and Kirsti Marohn

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Congress has clashed with Supreme Court justices over ethics in the past

Congress has clashed with Supreme Court justices over ethics in the past

The Thomas-Crow connection recalls past relationships that caught the attention of Congress, resulting in hearings that undermined a potential chief justice and the court's longest-serving member.
by Ron Elving

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Thousands attend funeral honoring Pope County deputy killed in shootout

Thousands attend funeral honoring Pope County deputy killed in shootout

Pope County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Owen was killed April 15 while responding to a domestic violence call at a home in Cyrus, a small town east of Morris. His funeral was held Saturday morning at Minnewaska Area High School in Glenwood.
by Kirsti Marohn

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U.S. says it 'infiltrated' the Sinaloa drug cartel in the fight against fentanyl

U.S. says it 'infiltrated' the Sinaloa drug cartel in the fight against fentanyl

In sweeping indictments, the Justice Department targeted two dozen operatives in the Chapitos network of the Sinaloa cartel. But many drug policy experts say this won't slow fentanyl deaths.
by Brian Mann

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Charge to be dropped in Alec Baldwin movie set shooting

Charge to be dropped in Alec Baldwin movie set shooting

Prosecutors in New Mexico plan to drop an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film “Rust," Baldwin's attorneys said Thursday.
by The Associated Press

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Long standoff at Mankato apartment ends peacefully

Long standoff at Mankato apartment ends peacefully

A police standoff with a man accused of earlier abducting his son has ended peacefully.

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Can new rules for Minneapolis police improve interactions with community?

Can new rules for Minneapolis police improve interactions with community?

The city of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights reached an agreement last month on overhauling Minneapolis police. But will new restrictions improve interactions with community members?
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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