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Feds add charges against alleged shooter of firefighting plane

Feds add charges against alleged shooter of firefighting plane

A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Aug. 29 that charges Pettit, 49, with damaging an aircraft and discharging a firearm in relation to a violent crime. The charges carry between 10 and 20 years in prison.
by Matt Sepic

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Liberian official’s Minnesota group home accused of overbilling Medicaid

Liberian official’s Minnesota group home accused of overbilling Medicaid

A new state investigation found Golden Touch Health Care billed Medicaid for 45 hours of services per day — a number that was mathematically impossible on many days based on its staffing levels.
by Ellie Roth, Jennifer Lu and Christopher Peak

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Mail-in voting in Minnesota gets underway as normal after Supreme Court rejects Trump’s order

Mail-in voting in Minnesota gets underway as normal after Supreme Court rejects Trump’s order

In some rural cities and townships, Minnesota voters have been voting by mail for decades with few issues. But elections officials worry the president’s attacks have sowed distrust in the system.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minneapolis police release body camera videos from mass shooting at apartment complex

Minneapolis police release body camera videos from mass shooting at apartment complex

The videos released by the city of Minneapolis provide a clearer picture of how the man opened fire at officers on Sept. 2 as they worked to secure the apartment building with residents trapped inside.
by The Associated Press

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ICE agent charged with shooting, wounding man during Operation Metro Surge appears in court in Minneapolis

Christian Castro is due to make an initial appearance in Hennepin County court on Thursday afternoon on state charges, and in federal court in St. Paul on Friday morning on federal charges.
by MPR News Staff, Jon Collins and Matt Sepic

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Staffing problems stall federal investigations of missing and killed Native people

Staffing problems stall federal investigations of missing and killed Native people

An audit report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit released this month reveals staffing challenges, a backlog of hundreds of case referrals and families left without required victims' services.
by The Associated Press

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