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Student in custody after shooting at Milwaukee-area school

Student in custody after shooting at Milwaukee-area school

An officer shot an armed male student Monday morning in a classroom at a suburban Milwaukee high school after the teenager pointed a gun at officers, a police chief said.
by The Associated Press

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White House says it won’t participate in impeachment hearing

White House says it won’t participate in impeachment hearing

The White House declared Sunday it would not participate in the first impeachment hearings before the House Judiciary Committee as Democrats prepared to approve their report Tuesday making the case for President Trump’s removal from office.
by The Associated Press

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Two children fatally shot, two adults found dead in Minneapolis

Two children fatally shot, two adults found dead in Minneapolis

Police found two children with gunshot wounds in a yard, then heard gunfire. After several hours, SWAT team members found a man and woman both dead inside a home. Police said there’s no further danger to the public.
by Matt Sepic, Jon Collins and Emily Bright

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After London stabbings, focus is on early release of terror convict

After London stabbings, focus is on early release of terror convict

Britons looked for answers Saturday as national politicians sought to pin the blame elsewhere for what was obviously a breakdown in the security system, which had kept London largely free of terror for more than two years.
by The Associated Press

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Woman who served time after deadly bus crash arrested for illegal entry in the U.S.

U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have arrested a Guatemalan woman for returning to Minnesota after she was deported in 2016, following her imprisonment in connection with the deaths of four people in a car accident.
by Martin Moylan

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Jury finds St. Paul officer Palkowitsch guilty in excessive force trial

Jury finds St. Paul officer Palkowitsch guilty in excessive force trial

After more than a day of deliberation, a federal jury Tuesday found St. Paul Police Officer Brett Palkowitsch guilty of violating the civil rights of Frank Baker — an unarmed African-American man.
by Matt Sepic

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Judge dismisses lawsuit in shooting of Cold Spring officer

Judge dismisses lawsuit in shooting of Cold Spring officer

The lawsuit stemmed from the fatal shooting of a Cold Spring police officer in 2012. A man who was arrested, but never charged in the case, alleged that his rights were violated in the arrest.
by The Associated Press

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Murder charge dismissed against Rochester man who shot and killed a teen

Murder charge dismissed against Rochester man who shot and killed a teen

Prosecutors in Olmsted County dropped a case against a Rochester man who was charged with second-degree murder in the 2018 shooting death of 17-year-old Mohammed Rahim.
by Matt Sepic

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Jury gets the case in federal trial of St. Paul cop charged with excessive force

Jury gets the case in federal trial of St. Paul cop charged with excessive force

Prosecutors described officer Brett Palkowitsch as a bully who bragged about injuring Frank Baker to fellow officers. Defense attorneys say the prosecution lied when portraying Palkowitsch as the only officer who saw Baker as a threat.
by Brandt Williams

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