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Hemp farmer sues MN over crop crackdown, says state broke its own rules

Hemp farmer sues MN over crop crackdown, says state broke its own rules

Southern Minnesota farmer Luis Hummel is pushing back on a move by state agriculture officials to yank his license and destroy his hemp crop after police said it tested more like marijuana than hemp. But it's not clear what happened, or if the state followed its own regulations.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Charges: Minnesota man sprays Somali children, yells slurs

Charges: Minnesota man sprays Somali children, yells slurs

A Minnesota man is accused of a bias crime for allegedly spraying a Somali-American teenager and her siblings with a garden hose while he yelled racial slurs.
by Associated Press

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Drug overdose cases languish in court for three years

Drug overdose cases languish in court for three years

A Maplewood woman convicted in the drug overdose deaths of three men will be back in court later this month to resolve charges in two other third-degree murder cases.
by Brandt Williams

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Hookah coals blamed, man charged in pavilion fire at Bde Maka Ska

Hookah coals blamed, man charged in pavilion fire at Bde Maka Ska

An attempted hookah session gone wrong appears to be the explanation for the fire that burned down the pavilion and restaurant at Bde Maka Ska, also known as Lake Calhoun. Hennepin County prosecutors say they've charged a man in connection with the May 16 fire.
by MPR News Staff

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Before sentencing, Noor supporters speak of his kindness and compassion

Before sentencing, Noor supporters speak of his kindness and compassion

Police officers, friends and family are asking a judge to consider Mohamed Noor's character when she sentences him Friday. In April, Noor was convicted of killing an unarmed woman, Justine Ruszczyk, while responding to her 911 call.
by Jon Collins and Riham Feshir

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Federal judge dismisses charges against 3 white supremacists

Federal judge dismisses charges against 3 white supremacists

The three, members of the Rise Above Movement, had been charged under a federal anti-riot statute with planning and then carrying out assaults at rallies in California in 2017. The judge said the federal statute used to prosecute them was unconstitutional.

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MN Better Business Bureau warns of a wave of puppy scams

MN Better Business Bureau warns of a wave of puppy scams

BBB officials say they're concerned about a spike in reports of fraudulent pet adoption operations that offer expensive dogs that never make it to their adoptive homes.
by Tim Nelson

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Girl finds handgun in her backpack at St. Paul school

The 8-year-old put her backpack on the floor at John A. Johnson Achievement Plus Elementary School Monday and heard a thud. Police said she opened the backpack and found the gun, then told her teacher about it. The girl wasn't sure how the gun ended up in her bag.
by The Associated Press

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Police investigating death of woman found on reservation as suicide

Police investigating death of woman found on reservation as suicide

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office and the Fond du Lac Police Department are down to a couple of possible theories to explain the death of 31-year-old Wahbinmigisi "Pennie" Robertson, St. Louis County Sgt. Wade Rasch said.

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Do extended magazines facilitate mass shootings?

Do extended magazines facilitate mass shootings?

Virginia Beach is the latest mass shooting involving a weapon equipped with a high-capacity ammunition magazine, which some gun safety groups would like to restrict.
by Martin Kaste

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