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Amber Alert for missing Wisconsin teen canceled

Wisconsin authorities canceled an Amber Alert for Kryssy King. Trevor Blackburn is still being sought.
by MPR News Staff

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St. Cloud bar owner gets 6-year sentence for arson scam

St. Cloud bar owner gets 6-year sentence for arson scam

A federal judge on Friday sentenced a central Minnesota man to nearly six years in prison and ordered him to pay $3 million in restitution for burning down his St. Cloud bar as part of an insurance fraud scheme.
by Matt Sepic

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Bloomington police seize 24 pounds of fentanyl pills

Bloomington police seize 24 pounds of fentanyl pills

Bloomington police say they seized 24 pounds of the painkiller fentanyl from a man at a hotel in the city, in what they say is one of the largest fentanyl seizures in Minnesota.
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Feeding Our Future fraud defendant returns to U.S., appears in court

Feeding Our Future fraud defendant returns to U.S., appears in court

One of the three defendants in a sprawling food aid fraud case who'd left the country has returned to Minnesota and made his initial court appearance Thursday.
by Matt Sepic

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Frey picks Newark deputy mayor as next Minneapolis police chief

Frey picks Newark deputy mayor as next Minneapolis police chief

Brian O’Hara, who oversees policing strategy in Newark, N.J., told reporters Thursday that driving down gun violence in Minneapolis would be his priority as chief. He asked critics of the Minneapolis Police Department to give him a chance.
by Jon Collins and Nina Moini

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15-year-old charged in connection to shooting outside Richfield football game

15-year-old charged in connection to shooting outside Richfield football game

No other information, including the exact charge, will be publicly available given the suspect’s age, officials said Wednesday. Prosecutors said the case remains under investigation, and they're considering additional charges.
by Matt Sepic

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