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Crime, Law and Justice

R. Kelly charged with 11 new sex-related crimes in Chicago

R. Kelly charged with 11 new sex-related crimes in Chicago

Prosecutors in Chicago have charged R&B singer R. Kelly with 11 new sex-related counts, including some that carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.
by Associated Press

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Under watch, ex-offenders reenter prison's revolving door

Under watch, ex-offenders reenter prison's revolving door

People who have been incarcerated in Minnesota prisons are often locked up again -- not for committing new crimes, but for smaller offenses related to the conditions of their probation.
by Jo Erickson

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School bus sex assault suspect pleads guilty to killing wife

Harvey Kneifl said his wife had Parkinson's disease, which caused her to have dementia. He says he stabbed her with a knife to save her from a life of pain and suffering.
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Supreme Court upholds Indiana provision mandating fetal burial or cremation

Supreme Court upholds Indiana provision mandating fetal burial or cremation

The court did not take up the part of the law that banned abortions because of fetal abnormality or race or sex of the fetus, which a lower court had knocked down in addition to the burial provision.
by Nina Totenberg and Domenico Montanaro

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Photos: Iconic Bde Maka Ska lakeside pavilion demolished after fire

Photos: Iconic Bde Maka Ska lakeside pavilion demolished after fire

Excavators on Tuesday tore down the roof and walls of the nearly 90-year-old pavilion by the lake also known as Calhoun. Minneapolis arson investigators say a man caught on surveillance video is a suspect.
by Tim Nelson and Evan Frost

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'We need to evolve': Police get help to improve hate crime tracking

'We need to evolve': Police get help to improve hate crime tracking

Bias-motivated crimes are rising, but few police departments are trained to identify them. A group of prosecutors is traveling from city to city, warning officers that ignoring hate crimes is risky.
by Marisa Peñaloza and Hannah Allam

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Suspect in Pine County shooting at large

Pine County sheriff's officials are looking Monday for a suspect who shot a man as the victim drove away from an altercation.
by Associated Press

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