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Bill Cosby is released from prison after court overturns sexual assault conviction

Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case.
by Joe Hernandez and Merrit Kennedy

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Leaders: Minneapolis police field training needs better oversight

Leaders: Minneapolis police field training needs better oversight

A report from the city’s Audit Committee released Monday comes several days after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 and a half years for the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin had served as a field training officer for Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng — both of whom face aiding and abetting charges in Floyd’s killing.
by Tim Nelson

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What causes gun violence and how can we stop it? 

What causes gun violence and how can we stop it? 

Gun violence is on the rise in the Twin Cities and across the country. Host Angela Davis talks with a criminologist and the director of the Office of Violence Prevention for the city of Minneapolis about what might be driving the dramatic rise and how to stop it. 
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sees a cycle of inaction on police reform

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sees a cycle of inaction on police reform

The Minnesota attorney general who prosecuted Derek Chauvin wants Congress to act on police reform. He wants to see a national registry of "bad cops" and limitations on qualified immunity.
by Noel King

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Effort to restore felon voting rights continues in courts after legislative move falters

Effort to restore felon voting rights continues in courts after legislative move falters

A lawsuit appealed to the state Supreme Court argues that people convicted of felonies should be able to vote after serving their jail or prison sentence. It’s an issue that Minnesota lawmakers are not taking up for now, but civil liberties activists are trying to keep alive.
by Peter Cox

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Grandmother of boy critically injured by gunfire pleads with community to provide tips on case

Grandmother of boy critically injured by gunfire pleads with community to provide tips on case

The grandmother of a 10-year-old boy critically injured by gunfire in Minneapolis earlier this year pleaded Sunday for anyone with information on the shooting — and the fatal shootings of two other children this spring — to come forward.
by Will Matuska

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Minnesota lawmakers reach tentative deal on police accountability measures

Minnesota lawmakers reach tentative deal on police accountability measures

The bipartisan agreement includes restrictions on no-knock warrants, on confidential informants and jailhouse witnesses, and on the ability of police to seize suspects’ property. But the bill doesn’t contain the far-reaching changes that many activists had demanded.
by David H. Montgomery

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J&J agrees to pay $230M to settle New York opioid claim

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to New York state to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis, Attorney General Letitia James said on Saturday.
by The Associated Press

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