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Crime, Law and Justice

Minneapolis mayoral candidate says his campaign office was vandalized

Minneapolis mayoral candidate says his campaign office was vandalized

Minneapolis mayoral candidate and state Sen. Omar Fateh says his campaign office was vandalized this week, with an Islamophobic message and threat graffitied on a wall.
by MPR News Staff

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A judge ruled their firings were illegal. The government got to do it anyway

A judge ruled their firings were illegal. The government got to do it anyway

A judge ruled the firing of thousands of federal employees was illegal. But he stopped short of ordering the government to reinstate them, predicting the Supreme Court would overturn it.
by Andrea Hsu

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Feds drop hate crime charges in Belle Plaine assault, state charges remain

Feds drop hate crime charges in Belle Plaine assault, state charges remain

Prosecutors on Wednesday dropped federal hate crime charges against a white man who's accused of attacking a Black man outside a Belle Plaine bar. A state case remains active.
by Matt Sepic

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Alleged autism program scammer also charged in Feeding Our Future fraud

Alleged autism program scammer also charged in Feeding Our Future fraud

Federal prosecutors Wednesday charged the owner of a Minneapolis autism treatment clinic with stealing $14 million from a state program. Asha Farhan Hassan, 28, is the first person charged in the autism fraud investigation.
by Matt Sepic

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Lawmaker says banning guns at Minnesota Capitol is a non-starter

Lawmaker says banning guns at Minnesota Capitol is a non-starter

The Advisory Committee on Capitol Security met Monday for the second time since the deadly attacks on Minnesota lawmakers in June — and the first since the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk earlier this month.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Woman found guilty of murdering beloved Minneapolis DJ

Woman found guilty of murdering beloved Minneapolis DJ

Margot Lewis, 33, was convicted on Monday of murdering 35-year-old Liara Tsai in June 2024. Tsai was a former romantic partner of Lewis and court documents described their relationship as “tense” and “painful.”
by Nicole Ki

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