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Man kills 5 in Texas after family complained about gunfire

Man kills 5 in Texas after family complained about gunfire

San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said Saturday that the shooting took place just before midnight after the family asked the gunman to stop firing rounds in his yard because they were trying to sleep.
by The Associated Press

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Red Wing woman sentenced to 27 years in 2003 death of infant son

Red Wing woman sentenced to 27 years in 2003 death of infant son

A judge in southeastern Minnesota on Friday gave a 27-year sentence to a Red Wing woman who pleaded guilty in the 2003 death of her infant son. Four teens found the baby's body on an isolated beach near Lake Pepin on Dec. 7, 2003.
by Matt Sepic

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Police seek man charged with arson in Minneapolis mosque fire

Police seek man charged with arson in Minneapolis mosque fire

Jackie Rahm Little, 36, was charged in connection with Monday’s fire at Masjid Al Rahma mosque. As they search for him, authorities say they are working to determine if Monday’s fire is connected to a fire Sunday at another mosque nearby.
by MPR News Staff

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Ex-Minneapolis cop pleads guilty in fatal high-speed crash

Ex-Minneapolis cop pleads guilty in fatal high-speed crash

Brian Cummings pleaded guilty Thursday to criminal vehicular homicide in connection with a 2021 crash. He was chasing a stolen vehicle at speeds approaching 100 miles per hour when he struck the car of Leneal Frazier, killing him.
by Matt Sepic

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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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