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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.
by Associated Press

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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.
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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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