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Gymnasts recount FBI mishandling of their allegations about Larry Nasser

Simone Biles and Aly Raisman are among those appearing at a Senate hearing on Wednesday. A July report found the FBI failed to properly investigate charges against the former USA Gymnastics doctor.
by Brian Naylor

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Moorhead using cadet program to diversify police force

Moorhead using cadet program to diversify police force

The Moorhead police department has struggled to recruit a more diverse force. The police chief is turning to a new cadet program designed to identify and train students who might grow into a career as police officers.
by Dan Gunderson

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WI sheriff: Motive a mystery in killings of 4 Minnesotans found in abandoned SUV

WI sheriff: Motive a mystery in killings of 4 Minnesotans found in abandoned SUV

The Dunn County sheriff said the Twin Cities residents found shot to death have no apparent ties to his county, and that he does not believe the person or people who did the killings come from the local community or are still in the area.
by Matt Sepic

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4 ex-cops in Floyd's killing plead not guilty at first federal hearing

4 ex-cops in Floyd's killing plead not guilty at first federal hearing

The four former Minneapolis police officers federally charged with violating George Floyd’s constitutional rights pleaded not guilty in their first appearance together at a federal court hearing Tuesday morning.
by Jon Collins

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State Rep. Thompson may lose new Minnesota driver's license

State Rep. Thompson may lose new Minnesota driver's license

The St. Paul lawmaker who claimed he was profiled by St. Paul police in a traffic stop and was using a Wisconsin driver’s license is now in danger of losing the Minnesota license he just got.
by Tim Nelson and MPR News Staff

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Hmong Cultural Center moves forward after vandals attack

Hmong Cultural Center moves forward after vandals attack

Kang Vang, who teaches citizenship classes, describes a year of “whiplash” for the Hmong community, between the highs of Sunisa Lee’s Olympic medals and lows of anti-Asian hate crimes.

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Capitol Police arrest a man with a bayonet and machete near DNC HQ

Capitol Police arrest a man with a bayonet and machete near DNC HQ

The driver told a U.S. Capitol Police officer he was "on patrol" and spoke about white supremacy. A machete and bayonet were found inside his pickup truck outside Democratic National Headquarters.
by Barbara Sprunt

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Capitol rally seeks to rewrite Jan. 6 by exalting rioters

Capitol rally seeks to rewrite Jan. 6 by exalting rioters

Allies of former President Donald Trump are calling those charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol “political prisoners.” Such rhetoric ahead of a rally planned for Saturday at the Capitol is the latest attempt to explain away what played out for all the world to see when rioters loyal to Trump stormed the building to try to stop Congress from certifying the election for President Joe Biden.
by The Associated Press

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Twin Cities mosque bomber gets 53 years in prison

Twin Cities mosque bomber gets 53 years in prison

“It was clearly an act of domestic terrorism against a religious group,” Judge Donovan Frank said Monday as he sentenced Emily Hari, previously known as Michael Hari, in the 2017 bombing of Dar Al Farooq Islamic Center. Prosecutors were seeking life in prison.
by Matt Sepic

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