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Parents sue over sexual exploitation by former Bemidji school official

Parents sue over sexual exploitation by former Bemidji school official

A lawsuit brought by the parents of two students claims that negligence on the part of the Bemidji School District allowed Brandon Bjerknes to abuse children for years.
by John Enger

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State settles lawsuit against Comcast

State settles lawsuit against Comcast

More than 30,000 Comcast customers will be eligible for refunds. Comcast will provide $1.14 million in refunds, along with an undisclosed amount of debt relief.
by Martin Moylan

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Contractor gets 9 months in Hennepin Co. labor trafficking case

Ricardo Batres, 47, admitted he took advantage of employees’ federal immigration status to force them to work for him. It was the first time Hennepin County prosecutors charged a contractor under the state’s labor trafficking law.
by Chris Graves

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Ex-Trump aide Michael Flynn seeks to withdraw guilty plea

Ex-Trump aide Michael Flynn seeks to withdraw guilty plea

Former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn has filed court papers to withdraw his guilty plea. He says federal prosecutors acted in “bad faith" and breached their deal with him.
by The Associated Press

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A week after shooting, city of Freeborn waits as officer recovers

A week after shooting, city of Freeborn waits as officer recovers

For a week now, Arik Matson’s absence from the city of Freeborn has been apparent: He was shot and gravely injured last week while on duty as a Waseca police officer. He remains in critical condition — and his colleagues back in Freeborn wait.
by Hannah Yang

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Minnesotan sentenced in ISIS case says he didn't get the chance to plead guilty

In a recent court filing, Guled Omar said his lawyer failed to negotiate a plea deal with the government in 2016 and was ineffective in representing him. He’s asking a federal judge to vacate or reduce his sentence.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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TSA head apologizes to Ojibwe woman for screening officer's disrespectful behavior

On her way home to Bemidji from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Monday morning, Tara Houska said a TSA officer pulled on her braids as if they were horse reins and said "giddyup." On Tuesday, the agency’s Minnesota director apologized to Houska.
by Matt Sepic

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The inside story on the In the Dark podcast

The inside story on the In the Dark podcast

Information uncovered by American Public Media’s In the Dark podcast is now playing a central role in the case of Curtis Flowers. He’s the Mississippi man who has been tried six times for the same crime and is the subject of the podcast’s second season. The podcast exposes flaws in evidence introduced in his trials and racial bias in jury selection. The lead reporter for In the Dark, Madeleine Baran, joins host Angela Davis to discuss the case and the podcast.

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