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Minneapolis City Council ramps up pressure on city to collect off-duty police fees

Minneapolis City Council ramps up pressure on city to collect off-duty police fees

The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously Thursday in favor of a plan that would set a timeline for the city to collect fees for off-duty police work, a practice where officers work for businesses and bars while off the clock, but in uniform and while using MPD squad cars.
by Cari Spencer

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Political violence in America after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

Political violence in America after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

In the wake of the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, questions about political violence in America are once again front and center. MPR News guest host Chris Farrell and his guests ask: Why is political violence on the rise? And how do we respond?
by Chris Farrell and Cari Dwyer

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Annunciation shooter didn’t trip alarms on ‘red flag laws,’ created to detect at-risk individuals

Annunciation shooter didn’t trip alarms on ‘red flag laws,’ created to detect at-risk individuals

Shooter Robin Westman was untouched by the law or other legal safeguards like background checks because she didn’t have an adult criminal record and her family didn’t appear to raise concerns with law enforcement.
by Jon Collins

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Former Minnesota teacher of the year found guilty of sexually abusing student

Former Minnesota teacher of the year found guilty of sexually abusing student

Abdul J. Wright, 39, was found guilty Wednesday of sexually abusing a child while she was his student in 2017 at Harvest Best Academy. He will likely face 12 to 14 years of prison for first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
by Cari Spencer

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Gun buyer for man who killed Burnsville first responders sentenced to 45 months in federal prison

Gun buyer for man who killed Burnsville first responders sentenced to 45 months in federal prison

The woman who bought the guns that her romantic partner used to kill three first responders in Burnsville last year was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison. Ashley Dyrdahl pleaded guilty in January to federal charges of purchasing guns for Shannon Gooden, who was ineligible to have firearms because of an assault conviction.
by Matt Sepic

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Threats to judges, children result in new charges against Hopkins man

A man who went to prison for threatening to kill a federal judge in 2017 and was later charged with threatening a probation officer is now accused of threatening a second judge.
by Matt Sepic

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Michigan judge tosses case against 15 accused fake electors for President Donald Trump in 2020

Michigan judge tosses case against 15 accused fake electors for President Donald Trump in 2020

A Michigan judge has dismissed the criminal cases against 15 people accused of acting falsely as electors for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. District Court Judge Kristen Simmons decided in a Tuesday hearing that the cases won’t go to trial.
by The Associated Press

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New director of Minnesota’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office takes the helm

New director of Minnesota’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office takes the helm

Guadalupe Lopez, who is a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, took over the office in July. The MMIR office was established in 2021 and seeks to address the disproportionate number of Indigenous people who go missing or are murdered.
by Emily Reese and Ngoc Bui

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