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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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Tired of being 'dope sick,' a drug user gets help from police to get sober

Tired of being 'dope sick,' a drug user gets help from police to get sober

"Just continually putting people in jail, that's not doing anything for them," says an Everett, Wash., police officer who connected with one drug user, Shannon McCarty, and helped her get off drugs.
by Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

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Judge blocks Trump from building sections of border wall

Judge blocks Trump from building sections of border wall

A federal judge has blocked President Trump from building key sections of his border wall with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency, delivering what may prove a temporary setback on one of his highest priorities.
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In Noor trial evidence room, simple items hold unbearable weight

In Noor trial evidence room, simple items hold unbearable weight

Plastic bags of clothes, a "Koala Australia" T-shirt, family photos and an officer's name plate sit among evidence released Friday from the trial of ex-Minneapolis cop Mohamed Noor in the killing of 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk. They are everyday goods that tell an extraordinarily tragic story.
by Jon Collins and Riham Feshir

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Lawsuit: Mohamed Noor wrongfully pointed gun at driver during 2017 traffic stop

Lawsuit: Mohamed Noor wrongfully pointed gun at driver during 2017 traffic stop

This is the third lawsuit filed against the former Minneapolis police officer. Earlier this month, the city settled with Justine Ruszczyk's family for a record $20 million after Noor was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in connection with her death.
by Brandt Williams

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