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Crime, Law and Justice

Pair charged in '09 cold case that left Minnesota mom dead

Pair charged in '09 cold case that left Minnesota mom dead

A former MMA fighter accused in two Texas slayings is one of two people charged in the death of a woman who was abducted from a Minnesota domestic violence shelter 11 years ago, authorities said Monday.
by The Associated Press

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Suspect shot at police near Brooklyn Park Walmart, hit by return fire

Suspect shot at police near Brooklyn Park Walmart, hit by return fire

Brooklyn Park police say a suspect in a suspicious activity call at a Walmart store on North Lakeland Avenue opened fire as police tried to approach the person in the parking lot. The suspect was shot by police. The suspect’s wounds were not believed to be life-threatening.
by Matt Sepic

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To blunt COVID-19, in-person visits suspended at Minnesota prisons

To blunt COVID-19, in-person visits suspended at Minnesota prisons

The Department of Corrections announced the cancellation of in-person visitation and a list of other changes meant to help keep COVID-19 from inside prisons.
by Nina Moini

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Cancellations rise in Minnesota as coronavirus spreads

Cancellations rise in Minnesota as coronavirus spreads

Museums, city halls, the NBA season and myriad other events and facilities are being closed, postponed or canceled as the fight against the virus shifts to limiting public gatherings.
by Tim Nelson and MPR News Staff

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Charges: Minnesota mom wished heaven was son's home

A Minnesota woman charged with attempted murder for allegedly throwing her 11-year-old son with autism from the balcony of their fourth-floor apartment told investigators that she wished heaven was the boy's home, according to charges filed Wednesday.
by The Associated Press

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Supreme Court upholds Winona County's silica sand mining ban

Supreme Court upholds Winona County's silica sand mining ban

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Winona County's ban on the mining and processing of silica sand, which is used in the oil and gas industry for hydraulic fracturing.
by The Associated Press

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Victim, apparent shooter killed by deputy identified

Authorities have identified the man who was fatally shot in a Cass County home and the neighbor who apparently killed him before he was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy.
by The Associated Press

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