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5-year-old fatally shot in Brooklyn Park; 13-year-old arrested

A 5-year-old boy was shot and killed late Thursday night at a home in the northwest Twin Cities metro, in what authorities say appears to be an accident. A 13-year-old boy is in custody.
by MPR News Staff

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Update: Missing Bloomington woman found safe

Authorities say a 19-year-old woman reported missing in Bloomington earlier this week has been found safe.
by MPR News Staff

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Twin fetus deaths in September ruled double homicide

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has ruled the deaths of twin fetuses a double homicide. Minneapolis police say the twins’ mother survived a gunshot wound in the abdomen.
by Nancy Lebens

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The DOJ is targeting unruly airline passengers for prosecution

The DOJ is targeting unruly airline passengers for prosecution

As millions of Americans hit the skies for Thanksgiving Day travel, the Justice Department announced they are cracking down on criminal behavior of airline passengers.
by Jaclyn Diaz

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All 3 defendants found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery

All 3 defendants found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery

All three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery have been convicted of murder in the fatal shooting that became part of a larger national reckoning on racial injustice.
by The Associated Press

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Man charged with 5 homicide counts in deadly Waukesha crash

Man charged with 5 homicide counts in deadly Waukesha crash

Prosecutors in Wisconsin have charged a man with intentional homicide in the deaths of five people who were killed when an SUV was driven into a Christmas parade. Prosecutors say a sixth person, a child, has died and additional charges are pending.
by The Associated Press

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Jury finds rally organizers liable for the violence that broke out in Charlottesville

Jury finds rally organizers liable for the violence that broke out in Charlottesville

Plaintiffs alleged that the organizers and participants of the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally conspired to commit violence and interfered with their right to be free from racially-motivated violence.
by James Doubek and Vanessa Romo

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