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Crime, Law and Justice

Lawsuit: GOP donor offered money to hush girl he trafficked

Lawsuit: GOP donor offered money to hush girl he trafficked

Anton Lazzaro, a prominent Minnesota GOP donor who is charged with multiple counts of sex trafficking, is now being sued by an underage girl who was one of his alleged victims.
by The Associated Press

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Mpls. council revises ballot language on policing after judge's order

Mpls. council revises ballot language on policing after judge's order

A judge has struck down ballot language that would replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a new agency, saying the wording was misleading and unworkable. The City Council drafted new language, which was submitted to the county minutes before the deadline.
by The Associated Press, Brandt Williams and Matt Sepic

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Judge tosses death sentence in '03 slaying of Dru Sjodin

Judge Ralph Erickson ruled Friday that misleading testimony from a medical examiner and limitations on mental health evidence had violated Alfonso Rodriguez Jr.'s constitutional rights. He ordered a new sentencing phase be conducted.
by The Associated Press

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Edina police: Toddler's body recovered from water by Rosland Park

Edina police: Toddler's body recovered from water by Rosland Park

Officials had been searching for 2-year-old Iklas Abdullahi Ahmed, who’d wandered away from her family during a park outing Monday afternoon. Edina police Tuesday afternoon said a water rescue team located the girl’s body in water adjacent to Rosland Park.
by MPR News Staff

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1 dead, 1 injured after police pursue alleged street racers

Authorities say one person is dead and another is hospitalized after an apparent single-vehicle crash that followed a police pursuit in a Twin Cities suburb.
by The Associated Press

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Florida gunman kills 4, including mom still holding baby

Florida gunman kills 4, including mom still holding baby

A man wearing full body armor fatally shot four people, including a mother and the 3-month-old baby she was cradling, and engaged in a massive gunfight with police and deputies before he was wounded and surrendered, a Florida sheriff said Sunday.
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Parents group sues state of Minnesota, seeks statewide mask mandate for schools

Parents group sues state of Minnesota, seeks statewide mask mandate for schools

A group of parents of students at Minnesota K-12 schools that have not implemented mask mandates are suing the state, asking the court to order Gov. Tim Walz to enact a statewide mask mandate for schools amid a rise in COVID-19 cases.
by MPR News Staff

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Man who shot at cops in unrest over Floyd death is acquitted

Jaleel Stallings argued self-defense during his July trial, testifying that he fired at the unmarked white van after he was struck in the chest with what turned out to be a nonlethal rubber bullet fired by police.
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