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Crime, Law and Justice

Art Hounds celebrates new work by artists of all ages

Art Hounds celebrates new work by artists of all ages

Theater and visual works focus on the pandemic, artists of color and Black Lives Matter, from a stream by the Illusion Theater to a St. Paul artist’s portfolio available on Facebook. And the student-led StoryArk Festival takes place Sunday.
by Emily Bright

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Prosecutors want joint trial for 4 ex-cops in Floyd death

Prosecutors want joint trial for 4 ex-cops in Floyd death

Attorney General Keith Ellison on Wednesday filed a memo arguing that evidence against the four is similar and that a single trial would spare witnesses and family members from the trauma of multiple trials. 
by The Associated Press

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Report: 59 Confederate symbols removed since George Floyd's death

Report: 59 Confederate symbols removed since George Floyd's death

America's reckoning with racism has brought down statues, one state flag and one police emblem, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center — and led to the renaming of schools or sites.
by Camila Domonoske

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Convicted killer pleads guilty to Minnesota husband murder

Convicted killer pleads guilty to Minnesota husband murder

A Minnesota woman who earlier pleaded guilty to killing a woman in Florida has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to killing her husband before going on the run. 
by The Associated Press

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TSA finds 3 times usual rate of guns at checkpoints, despite drop in air traffic

TSA finds 3 times usual rate of guns at checkpoints, despite drop in air traffic

While screening 75 percent fewer people at airports this summer than last, the security officers discover guns hidden in carry-on bags at a rate surpassing last summer. And 80 percent of those guns are loaded.
by David Schaper

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Prosecution rejects rookie argument by ex-cop in Floyd death

Prosecution rejects rookie argument by ex-cop in Floyd death

State prosecutors have rejected an argument by a fired Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death that he was just a rookie overridden by a senior officer at the scene.
by The Associated Press

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Bemidji residents answer chief's question of police oversight with a 'yes'

Bemidji residents answer chief's question of police oversight with a 'yes'

In the months since George Floyd’s death, communities across the state have been grappling with the question of police reform — whether and how and to what degree. Bemidji, in northern Minnesota, began its own conversation at a special City Council listening session Monday night — prompted by a request from the city’s police chief.
by John Enger

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Floyd bodycam video released to public

Floyd bodycam video released to public

Journalists and other members of the public on Monday received copies of officer body camera footage taken at the scene of George Floyd’s death in May. The release was ordered by the judge overseeing the cases against four former police officers charged in Floyd’s death.
by Jon Collins

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