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Suit accuses mall of negligence in 2019 assault of young boy

Suit accuses mall of negligence in 2019 assault of young boy

The family of the then five-year-old boy says the Mall of America should have done more to keep track of the assailant that day.
by Peter Cox

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Court nixes new trial for 'Making a Murderer' subject Avery

Court nixes new trial for 'Making a Murderer' subject Avery

The Wisconsin Court of Appeal has rejected a request by "Making a Murderer" subject Steven Avery for a new trial. Avery is serving a life sentence for the 2005 killing of photographer Teresa Halbach.
by The Associated Press

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Violent crime surges across Minnesota with record murders

Violent crime surges across Minnesota with record murders

Violent crime surged nearly 17 percent across Minnesota last year, including a record number of murders, according to data released Tuesday by the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
by The Associated Press

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Designer who won't make same-sex wedding websites loses case

A U.S. appeals court has ruled against a web designer who didn’t want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples and sued to challenge Colorado’s anti-discrimination law, another twist in a series of court rulings nationwide about whether businesses denying services to LGBTQ people amounts to bias or freedom of speech.
by The Associated Press

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Man pleads guilty to 4 Asian spa killings, sentenced to life

Man pleads guilty to 4 Asian spa killings, sentenced to life

A man accused of killing eight people, most of them of Asian descent, at Atlanta-area massage businesses pleaded guilty Tuesday to four of the murders and was handed four sentences of life without parole.
by The Associated Press

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St. Cloud’s police chief on building community trust and the future of policing

St. Cloud’s police chief on building community trust and the future of policing

St. Cloud Police Chief Wm. Blair Anderson is one of only four Black police chiefs in the state of Minnesota. Host Angela Davis spoke with Anderson about his work in St. Cloud, building community trust and what comes next for policing.
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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Pelosi appoints 2nd Republican, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, to serve on Jan. 6 panel

Pelosi appoints 2nd Republican, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, to serve on Jan. 6 panel

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday named a second Republican critic of Donald Trump, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, to a special committee investigating the Capitol riot and pledged that the Democratic-majority panel will “get to the truth.”
by The Associated Press

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Judge issues restraining order against Minnesota sheriff in ongoing dispute with Line 3 protesters

A judge has granted Line 3 protesters' request for a temporary restraining order against officials in northern Minnesota's Hubbard County, amid an ongoing dispute over access to property used as a protest camp.
by MPR News Staff

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