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Race, crime, cops top juror questions as Kimberly Potter trial nears

Race, crime, cops top juror questions as Kimberly Potter trial nears

Potential jurors in the trial of the ex-Brooklyn Center cop will have to answer a lengthy questionnaire which includes questions designed to assess their media exposure to the case, social media habits and connections to members of law enforcement.
by Nina Moini

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Disrupting domestic violence

Disrupting domestic violence

Violence in the home increased during the pandemic. Why? What can be done? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with violence prevention advocates who help survivors heal and abusers change. 
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Bodycams to put more eyes on Minnesota authorities

Bodycams to put more eyes on Minnesota authorities

In one of the biggest deployments yet of law enforcement body cameras in Minnesota, more than 1,100 devices will go to the State Patrol, Department of Natural Resources and other officers starting next month.
by Brian Bakst

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Alex Jones liable for defamation in Sandy Hook 'hoax' case

Alex Jones liable for defamation in Sandy Hook 'hoax' case

A Connecticut judge has found Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones liable for damages in lawsuits brought by parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The parents of several children sued Jones over his claims that the massacre was a hoax.
by The Associated Press

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Court allows Minneapolis dog shooting suit to proceed

A federal appeals court is allowing a woman to move forward with her lawsuit against a Minneapolis police officer who shot and wounded her dogs in 2017.
by Matt Sepic

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Keith Ellison to seek 2nd term as Minnesota attorney general

Keith Ellison to seek 2nd term as Minnesota attorney general

Keith Ellison is Minnesota's first Black attorney general. He was also the first Muslim elected to Congress, a job he left in 2018 to run for attorney general. During a remote campaign announcement, Ellison said his goal remains to help people afford their lives.
by Tim Pugmire

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9-year-old Dallas boy dies after Astroworld festival crush, bringing death toll to 10

9-year-old Dallas boy dies after Astroworld festival crush, bringing death toll to 10

Ezra Blount of Dallas died Sunday at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, family attorney Ben Crump said. Ezra was placed in a medically induced coma after suffering serious injuries in the Nov. 5 crush of fans during a performance by the festival's headliner, rapper Travis Scott.
by The Associated Press

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3 arrested after car explosion kills 1 outside British hospital

3 arrested after car explosion kills 1 outside British hospital

Police said the explosion had not been declared a terrorist attack and they were keeping an open mind about the cause, but counter-terrorism police were leading the investigation.
by The Associated Press

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What we learned from the 2nd week of the Kyle Rittenhouse homicide trial

What we learned from the 2nd week of the Kyle Rittenhouse homicide trial

Several legal experts say putting Rittenhouse on the stand was effective for the defense and agree that prosecutors have struggled at times to make their case. Closing arguments are expected Monday.
by Becky Sullivan

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