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South Dakota AG alleges fatal crash may have been suicide

South Dakota AG alleges fatal crash may have been suicide

South Dakota's attorney general is attempting to access any psychiatric or psychological records of the man he struck and killed along a highway, alleging in court documents that the death may have been a suicide.
by The Associated Press

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3-year-old boy wounded by gunfire in Minneapolis

A 3-year-old boy was wounded by gunfire Friday night in Minneapolis. A man was also injured in the shooting just before 10 o'clock on the 3300 block of Emerson Avenue North.
by MPR News Staff

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Frazier family says lawsuit is coming

Frazier family says lawsuit is coming

Attorney Jeff Storms says the city needs to be held accountable in the death of Leneal Frazier who died after the car he was driving was broadsided by a Minneapolis police car.
by Peter Cox

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Minneapolis to evaluate pursuit policy after motorist killed

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Thursday the city will review its police pursuit policy after a chase that ended with an officer hitting and killing an innocent motorist. 
by The Associated Press

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Judge is asked to change 'trauma' wording in Chauvin memo

Judge is asked to change 'trauma' wording in Chauvin memo

Prosecutors have asked the judge who handled former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial in George Floyd’s death to rewrite his sentencing order to delete suggestions that child witnesses did not suffer trauma.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota will get $50M in Purdue Pharma settlement

Minnesota will get $50M in Purdue Pharma settlement

State Attorney General Keith Ellison said the settlement money, paid out over nine years, will be overseen by the state’s opioid epidemic response advisory council and will be used for addiction prevention, treatment and recovery.
by Elizabeth Shockman and The Associated Press

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Floyd family attorney to represent Frazier family in fatal Mpls. police chase crash

Floyd family attorney to represent Frazier family in fatal Mpls. police chase crash

Attorney Ben Crump, the attorney for the George Floyd family, says he is representing the family of a man who died in a crash with a police squad car in Minneapolis Tuesday. Separately, Mayor Jacob Frey said the city will review its police pursuit policy.
by Tim Nelson

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In Clearwater County, sheriff aims to keep peace amid Line 3 resistance

In Clearwater County, sheriff aims to keep peace amid Line 3 resistance

Some opponents of the Enbridge Line 3 project have complained of heavy-handed tactics by police, who've rounded up and arrested people holding marches and occupying construction sites. In Clearwater County, Sheriff Darin Halverson has taken a noticeably different approach.
by Kirsti Marohn

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