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11 wounded in seven weekend shootings in Minneapolis

Minneapolis police said at least 11 people were wounded in seven separate shootings in the city from early Saturday through early Sunday.
by MPR News Staff

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Students are damaging school bathrooms for attention on TikTok

Students are damaging school bathrooms for attention on TikTok

Soap dispensers and mirrors ripped from walls; damaged sinks, partitions and ceiling panels; clogged toilets: Students record themselves vandalizing their schools for social media notoriety.
by James Doubek

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In edgy Washington, police outnumber Jan. 6 protesters

In edgy Washington, police outnumber Jan. 6 protesters

In a city still on edge after the Jan. 6 insurrection, law enforcement bore down in large numbers on the Capitol on Saturday over concerns that a rally in support of the jailed rioters would turn violent. It didn’t.
by The Associated Press

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Second suspect jailed in slayings of 4 Minnesotans found in SUV in Wisconsin

Second suspect jailed in slayings of 4 Minnesotans found in SUV in Wisconsin

The second man wanted in the shooting deaths of four Twin Cities area residents found Sunday in an abandoned vehicle in Wisconsin turned himself in to police in Gilbert, Ariz., the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota Supreme Court OKs ballot question on Minneapolis PD

Minnesota Supreme Court OKs ballot question on Minneapolis PD

The Minnesota Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday evening for voters in Minneapolis to decide on the future of policing in the city where George Floyd was killed, just ahead of the start of early and absentee voting.
by The Associated Press

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Witnesses: Suspect in slayings of 4 met victim at bar

Witnesses: Suspect in slayings of 4 met victim at bar

Authorities say one of two men suspected in the shooting deaths of four people found in an abandoned SUV in Wisconsin was spotted meeting with one of the victims the night before at a Minnesota bar.
by MPR News Staff

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MN Supreme Court blocks remake of pardon process

MN Supreme Court blocks remake of pardon process

The Minnesota Supreme Court ordered Thursday that a three-person Board of Pardons must be in full agreement to clear a crime off a person’s record.
by Brian Bakst

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Chauvin pleads not guilty to alleged civil rights violation

Chauvin pleads not guilty to alleged civil rights violation

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has pleaded not guilty to allegedly violating a teenager's civil rights in a separate case that involved a restraint similar to the one used on Floyd.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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Lawyer asks judge to toss new charge in Daunte Wright case

Lawyer asks judge to toss new charge in Daunte Wright case

Attorneys are asking a judge to dismiss a new manslaughter charge against the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright. Former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter says she mistakenly drew her gun instead of her stun gun as Wright was trying to drive away from officers.
by The Associated Press

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MN Supreme Court tosses 3rd-degree murder conviction of ex-cop Noor

MN Supreme Court tosses 3rd-degree murder conviction of ex-cop Noor

The ruling means that former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor must be sentenced on the lesser charge of second-degree manslaughter for the for the 2017 killing of 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk. His lawyer said Noor could be out of prison by the end of October.
by Jon Collins, Brian Bakst and Peter Cox

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