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Woman charged with murder in death of newborn found in Mississippi River in 2003

Woman charged with murder in death of newborn found in Mississippi River in 2003

Goodhue County authorities announced Monday they have filed second-degree murder charges against a woman they say is the mother of two newborn babies found dead in the Mississippi River in 1999 and 2003.
by Tim Nelson and Matt Sepic

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Democrats hope abortion will jolt young voters to action in the midterms

Democrats hope abortion will jolt young voters to action in the midterms

These midterms, younger voters have soured on the Democratic Party. Party leaders see the threat to abortion rights as an opportunity to rebuild the multigenerational coalition that elected Joe Biden.
by Juana Summers

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North Dakota legislator's home searched after inmate texts

North Dakota legislator's home searched after inmate texts

Grand Forks police and federal agents seized video discs and other items from the home of North Dakota’s longest-serving state senator after he had traded scores of text messages with a man jailed on child pornography charges.
by The Associated Press

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Brooklyn Center officer grabs, threatens to jail Daunte Wright's mom

Brooklyn Center officer grabs, threatens to jail Daunte Wright's mom

The mother of a man killed by Brooklyn Center police last year says an officer there threatened to arrest her for legally filming a traffic stop Wednesday night.
by Matt Sepic

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Judge overseeing Chauvin civil rights case accepts plea deal

Judge overseeing Chauvin civil rights case accepts plea deal

The judge overseeing the federal civil rights cases of four former Minneapolis police officers in the killing of George Floyd has accepted the terms of Derek Chauvin’s plea agreement and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years in prison.
by The Associated Press

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St. Paul taps Axtell deputy as interim police chief

St. Paul taps Axtell deputy as interim police chief

Mayor Melvin Carter on Wednesday named Deputy Chief Jeremy Ellison, a longtime veteran of the force, to run the department while the city searches for a permanent chief to replace the retiring Todd Axtell.
by Tim Nelson

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