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Washington Co. deputy charged with manslaughter in on-duty shooting

Washington Co. deputy charged with manslaughter in on-duty shooting

Deputy Brian Krook pleaded not guilty to the charge during a Wednesday court appearance. Krook shot and killed Benjamin Evans in April 2018 after deputies tried to persuade Evans to put down a gun.
by Matt Sepic

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Supreme Court will take up Lake Calhoun-Bde Maka Ska dispute

Supreme Court will take up Lake Calhoun-Bde Maka Ska dispute

The Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the Department of Natural Resources had the authority to change the name of Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis to its original Dakota name, Bde Maka Ska.
by Associated Press

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Justice Ginsburg: 'I am very much alive'

Justice Ginsburg: 'I am very much alive'

The Supreme Court justice sat down for an interview with NPR's Nina Totenberg and said that despite battling cancer for a third time earlier this year, she's not going anywhere any time soon.
by Nina Totenberg

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Parents of man shot by Washington Co. deputy say they await details of their son's death

Benjamin Evans was shot last year while Washington County deputies were responding to a 911 call of a suicidal man. His parents released the statement after they said they learned of an indictment of a deputy.
by Matt Sepic and Nina Moini

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Heroin killed her brother. She wants his dealer to get a second chance

Heroin killed her brother. She wants his dealer to get a second chance

Beverly Burrell sold the heroin that killed Spencer Johnson. She’s in prison for murder in his death. But Johnson’s sister says she wants to help in Burrell’s redemption. "I know it seems insane as I'm saying it.”
by Brandt Williams

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Prisons resort to video for psychiatric care

Prisons resort to video for psychiatric care

The difficulty of finding psychiatrists willing to work in prisons is forcing the institutions to provide care via video to populations with high rates of mental illness.
by Alisa Roth

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Minneapolis police investigating two fatal shootings

As of Sunday evening, the names of the victims had not been released, and police had not announced any arrests in either case.
by MPR News Staff

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New opera 'Blue' takes on the tragedy of police brutality

New opera 'Blue' takes on the tragedy of police brutality

The new opera by Tazewell Thompson and Jeanine Tesori tells the story of a couple in Harlem who are forced to confront their teenage son's sudden death by police violence.
by Jeff Lunden

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