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Minneapolis convenience store owner is 77th charged in Feeding Our Future scheme

Minneapolis convenience store owner is 77th charged in Feeding Our Future scheme

Ousman Camara is the 77th person charged in the sprawling Feeding Our Future fraud case. Prosecutors allege that Camara falsely claimed to have served more than 300,000 meals to children and collected $1 million from taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs.
by Matt Sepic

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Young girls were sexually abused by a church member. They were told to forgive and forget.

Young girls were sexually abused by a church member. They were told to forgive and forget.

In Duluth, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never speak of them again.

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Charges: Ex-employees embezzled a fifth of town’s revenue

Three former municipal employees in Clear Lake, Minn., are charged with embezzling $201,000, or nearly half of the city’s annual property tax revenue and a fifth of its entire budget.
by Matt Sepic

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New hurdle in Comey case as Trump's Justice Department faces questions about the grand jury process

New hurdle in Comey case as Trump's Justice Department faces questions about the grand jury process

The prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey has hit another hurdle. The Justice Department acknowledged in court Wednesday a possible lapse in how the case was presented to a grand jury.
by The Associated Press

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'We’re very in the dark': Families say they can’t reach loved ones detained in St. Paul ICE operation

'We’re very in the dark': Families say they can’t reach loved ones detained in St. Paul ICE operation

Families and advocates say they’re trying to reach their loved ones who were detained at a St. Paul manufacturer during a federal law enforcement operation on Tuesday.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Sarah Thamer

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Authorities ID man fatally shot by sheriff’s deputy in Bagley

Authorities ID man fatally shot by sheriff’s deputy in Bagley

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has identified the man who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy in Clearwater County last week.
by MPR News Staff

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Twin Cities ICE employee among 16 arrested in child sex trafficking sting

Twin Cities ICE employee among 16 arrested in child sex trafficking sting

A Twin Cities-based employee of Immigration and Customs Enforcement is among 16 men arrested on suspicion of soliciting a minor following a sting operation by police in suburban Minneapolis.
by Matt Sepic

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Man dies in crash following police pursuit in St. Cloud

A St. Cloud police officer briefly chased the vehicle as it sped through the city. He ended the pursuit, but the vehicle crashed into a parked truck and a light pole.
by Kirsti Marohn

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