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St. Paul man charged with stealing $841K in virus loans

A federal grand jury has indicted a St. Paul man on charges that he fraudulently obtained $841,000 in federal coronavirus loans for a business that doesn't exist. 
by The Associated Press

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Golden State Killer sentenced to life for 26 rapes, slayings

Golden State Killer sentenced to life for 26 rapes, slayings

A former California police officer dubbed the Golden State Killer told victims Friday hew was “truly sorry" before he was sentenced to multiple life prison sentences for a decade-long string of rapes and murders that terrorized a wide swath of the state.
by The Associated Press

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Minneapolis to spend $4.8 million on temporary police station

Minneapolis to spend $4.8 million on temporary police station

The city of Minneapolis plans to rent an office building for at least three years to serve as a temporary headquarters for police displaced from the 3rd Precinct. 
by Matt Sepic

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Plaintiffs sue to keep Minneapolis cops on the job

Plaintiffs sue to keep Minneapolis cops on the job

A group of north Minneapolis residents is suing the city to compel it to maintain the legal minimum of police officers on the force. Group members say the number of cops has already dropped below that level.
by Brandt Williams

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How to change how we teach history

How to change how we teach history

A historian and an education policy scholar walk us through the problems with how we teach history in this country and how to improve curriculum.
by Kerri Miller, Kelly Gordon and Breann Schossow

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Two friends. One stranger. And a chance encounter on a sailboat.

Two friends. One stranger. And a chance encounter on a sailboat.

People across the country know how George Floyd died, but there has been less attention on who he was before his death. Two people, Floyd’s housemate and a man who was a stranger to Floyd, joined the program to talk about their time sailing on Bde Maka Ska. Then, we'll learn how a Fortune 500 company and a vocational training center are teaming up to support racial equity in Minnesota.
by Angela Davis, Karen Zamora and Katie Moritz

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Isanti County authorities say missing boy is safe

A boy with developmental disabilities who walked away from his Athens Township home Tuesday night has been located and is safe, the sheriff’s office said Wednesday.
by MPR News Staff

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Fired MPD officers called trash tree a ‘prank’

Fired MPD officers called trash tree a ‘prank’

One of the two Minneapolis police officers who lost their jobs after decorating a 4th Precinct Christmas tree with racist items told an independent arbitrator they were playing a joke on a colleague whom they considered a “neat freak.”
by Brandt Williams

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