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Charge: Teen said he accidentally fired gun that killed a high school football player

Charge: Teen said he accidentally fired gun that killed a high school football player

A Sibley High School standout football player was fatally shot in a home as a group of teens played video games in the basement of a home, according to the criminal charge filed Thursday. The court document offers differing stories on where the armed teen got the gun.
by MPR News Staff

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After 30 years, women who compile 'femicide' report still working to stop domestic violence

After 30 years, women who compile 'femicide' report still working to stop domestic violence

For three decades a group of women have been compiling an annual list of those who die in domestic violence. It has given attention to those who might have been forgotten and taken a toll on those who collect the data.
by Briana Bierschbach

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St. Paul shifts more cops to street duty to stem violence

St. Paul shifts more cops to street duty to stem violence

In his most extensive remarks since a flurry of killings in September, police chief Todd Axtell tells MPR News he’s alarmed by the violence and is redeploying people and money to help stop it.
by Tim Nelson

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Judge rejects moral-objection rule for abortion providers

Judge rejects moral-objection rule for abortion providers

The decision came after 19 states, the District of Columbia, three local governments, health organizations and others sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The rule let clinicians object to providing abortions and other services that conflict with their moral and religious beliefs.

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Family asks for help in finding hunter's killer

Terry Brisk was killed Nov. 7, 2016 while deer hunting on his parents' land east of Little Falls. Investigators say Brisk's own weapon was used to kill him.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota authorities: Gunman killed self in police shootout

Minnesota authorities: Gunman killed self in police shootout

Authorities say a gunman who carjacked several vehicles, sexually assaulted a woman and briefly held a family of four hostage in their suburban St. Paul home died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, not by police gunfire.
by The Associated Press

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State investigators say man died of suicide in Cottage Grove police standoff

State investigators say man died of suicide in Cottage Grove police standoff

The death followed a violent morning where police say Noah Erickson of White Bear Lake kidnapped one woman and sexually assaulted her roommate and stole several vehicles at gunpoint, before exchanging gunfire with law enforcement.
by Cody Nelson

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Victims' attorney calls for removal of Crookston bishop

The church says an internal investigation of Bishop Michael Hoppner is complete and final determination is now up to the Vatican.
by Martin Moylan

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Minnesota warns of scam that looks like Publishers Clearing House

The scam, targeted at seniors, is “particularly sophisticated” because it’s made to look like the well-known Publishers Clearing House brand and the “call center” people who field questions sound professional, the state Commerce Department says.
by MPR News Staff

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GOP lawmakers seek to pressure cities to reduce crime

GOP lawmakers seek to pressure cities to reduce crime

Republican state lawmakers don’t like the crime they’ve been hearing about recently in Minneapolis and St. Paul, and they’re looking for ways to pressure cities to put more police on the streets.
by Tim Pugmire

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