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1 dead following Mall of America fight, shooting

1 dead following Mall of America fight, shooting

A 19-year-old man was shot and killed just before 8 p.m. during a fight Friday night inside the mall’s Nordstrom store. The gunshots sent the mall into lockdown. Bloomington’s police chief is expected to update reporters Saturday at 5 p.m.
by MPR News Staff

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Report: Black women and girls disproportionately targeted for violence

Report: Black women and girls disproportionately targeted for violence

According to a report from the state’s Missing and Murdered African American Women Task Force, Black women make up seven percent of the state population and make up 40 percent of domestic violence victims in Minnesota.
by Nina Moini

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Prosecutor: Deadly force by MPD snipers justified in Tekle Sundberg shooting

Prosecutor: Deadly force by MPD snipers justified in Tekle Sundberg shooting

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said Wednesday no charges will be brought against Minneapolis police snipers who killed Sundberg in July after he allegedly threatened to shoot officers after hours of standoff. Sundberg's family says he was having a mental health crisis.
by Jon Collins

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No bail for Minnesota man accused of prepping to fight cops

No bail for Minnesota man accused of prepping to fight cops

Bail has been denied for a Minnesota man authorities say was amassing an arsenal of guns to use against police before his arrest, and had idolized the person who killed five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado last month.
by The Associated Press

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Maplewood police seek tips in fatal hit-and-run

Maplewood police seek tips in fatal hit-and-run

Mark Koepke, 56, was walking near McKnight Road and Margaret Street around 10 p.m. on Dec. 9 when someone driving a minivan struck him and fled.
by Matt Sepic

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Wells Fargo to pay $3.7B over consumer law violations

Wells Fargo to pay $3.7B over consumer law violations

The banking giant agreed to settle charges that it harmed customers by charging illegal fees and interest, as well as incorrectly applying overdraft fees. It's the largest fine ever leveled against a bank by the CFPB and the largest yet against Wells Fargo.

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Police seize on COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance

Police seize on COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance

Millions worldwide believed government officials who said they needed confidential data for new tech tools to help stop coronavirus’ spread early on in the pandemic. In return, governments got a firehose of individuals’ private health details, photographs that captured their facial measurements and their home addresses.
by The Associated Press

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