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Man pleads guilty in Duluth synagogue fire

Man pleads guilty in Duluth synagogue fire

Matthew James Amiot admitted to the crime in a hastily scheduled court appearance Tuesday, just 15 days after the Adas Israel Congregation synagogue was destroyed in an overnight blaze.

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Bodycam video shows St. Paul officer shoot, kill man who ran at him with knife

Bodycam video shows St. Paul officer shoot, kill man who ran at him with knife

St. Paul police on Tuesday released body camera video from the fatal police shooting of a Little Canada man last week. The video shows Ronald Davis with a knife in his right hand coming at officer Steven Mattson as the officer yells for him to drop it.
by Jon Collins

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St. Paul police to release bodycam video Tuesday

St. Paul police to release bodycam video Tuesday

Ronald Davis rear-ended a squad vehicle on Sept. 15, leading to chain of events that ended with an officer fatally shooting him.
by Jon Collins

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Westminster Town Hall Forum: Kathleen Belew on the white power movement and paramilitary America

Westminster Town Hall Forum: Kathleen Belew on the white power movement and paramilitary America

University of Chicago history professor Kathleen Belew speaks at the Westminster Town Hall Forum about her book, “Bringing the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America.”
by MPR News Staff

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Appeals court restricts immigration detention for Nobles County inmates

The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld a lower court order that temporarily halts Nobles County Sheriff’s Office’s detention of individuals suspected of federal immigration violations for longer than their state cases require.
by Riham Feshir

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U.S. soldier arrested on charge of sharing bomb instructions

U.S. soldier arrested on charge of sharing bomb instructions

A criminal complaint alleges that Jarrett William Smith discussed his plan to kill far-left-leaning "antifa" activists and described how to build a bomb that could be triggered by calling a cellphone.
by The Associated Press

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Chanel Miller, sexual assault survivor, on the 'immense relief' of going public

Chanel Miller, sexual assault survivor, on the 'immense relief' of going public

She was long known only as the victim of Brock Turner, who got a lenient sentence for assaulting her. Now, Miller tells NPR she can "finally exist in the world without having to hide anything."
by Colin Dwyer and Rachel Martin

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Father says son may have sought deadly police confrontation

Father says son may have sought deadly police confrontation

The father of Brian Quinones, a Twin Cities man who was shot to death by police on Sept. 7, says his son may have been trying to attract police attention as he drove, and may have been seeking a confrontation with officers.
by Brandt Williams and Tim Nelson

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Marchers call for justice one week after fatal police shooting in St. Paul

Marchers call for justice one week after fatal police shooting in St. Paul

Several dozen protesters marched through St. Paul's Midway neighborhood on Sunday to protest police shootings — including the fatal shooting of a man by a St. Paul police officer one week earlier.
by Martin Moylan

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