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Imprisoned for life as a teen, Myon Burrell finds his voice

Imprisoned for life as a teen, Myon Burrell finds his voice

Though his day-to-day life in prison hasn't changed, Burrell said it's liberating to know that people now see him and they are finally listening to his screams. "I don't know how it's going to happen," he said. "But I do believe that, you know, these doors are going to open up and, God willing, it's going to be sooner than later."
by Robin McDowell and Margie Mason

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What leads to wrongful convictions

A discussion about some of the common factors that can lead to an innocent person being convicted of a crime. They include reliance on jailhouse informants, unreliable eyewitness testimony and false confessions.
by Jim Bickal and Angela Davis

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Protesters force cancellation of Klobuchar campaign rally in St. Louis Park

Protesters force cancellation of Klobuchar campaign rally in St. Louis Park

Sen. Amy Klobuchar canceled a homecoming campaign rally in Minnesota on Sunday night after protesters took over the stage in a high school gym where she hoped to rally supporters.
by Brian Bakst and MPR News Staff

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Suspicious death in Minneapolis ruled a homicide

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner said Saturday that the death of a man found early Friday near the scene of a fire in Minneapolis was a homicide.
by MPR News Staff

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16-year-old boy in critical condition after being shot in Savage

A 16-year-old boy was reported in critical condition Saturday after being found with a gunshot wound to the head Friday night in the parking lot of a Target store in the southern Twin Cities metro area.
by MPR News Staff

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StoryCorps: Before making military history, she witnessed one of history's worst race riots

StoryCorps: Before making military history, she witnessed one of history's worst race riots

Olivia Hooker advocated for the military to open its doors to women of color. But even after policies started to change, "nobody seemed to be joining," she said. So she decided to join herself.
by Emma Bowman and Mia Warren

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