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Toolkit aims to help prosecutors and communities better manage police shootings

Several Minnesotans helped develop a new set of guidelines intended to reduce the use of force, ensure transparent investigations, and strengthen laws to hold officers accountable.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Prosecutor, Philando Castile's mom develop crisis tool kit

The mother of Philando Castile and the prosecutor who charged the officer who shot him have teamed up with others to develop a tool kit for law enforcement to use in times of crisis.
by Associated Press

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The U.S. Supreme Court takes up the case of Curtis Flowers

Curtis Flowers has been tried six times for the same crime, and is currently on death row. His story is featured in the second season of APM's investigative podcast "In the Dark."
by Cathy Wurzer

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Christchurch gun shop sold rifles online to accused shooter

Christchurch gun shop sold rifles online to accused shooter

Gun City's owner said the store sold four guns and ammunition to the suspect through a "police-verified online mail order process." The store "detected nothing extraordinary" about the buyer, he said.
by The Associated Press

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APM Reports: 'In the Dark: The Trials of Curtis Flowers'

APM Reports: 'In the Dark: The Trials of Curtis Flowers'

Reporter Madeleine Baran examines the case of Curtis Flowers, who has been tried six times for the same crime. For 21 years, Flowers has maintained his innocence.
by MPR News Staff

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3-year-old victim of mosque attack mourned

3-year-old victim of mosque attack mourned

Each of the 50 lives lost in Friday's senseless barrage of violence at the hands of a white supremacist has left an aching wound. But the death of 3-year-old Mucaad Ibrahim, with his big brown eyes and sweet smile, has been particularly hard to take.
by Associated Press

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New Zealand prepares to bury mosque shooting victims as toll hits 50

New Zealand prepares to bury mosque shooting victims as toll hits 50

Anguished relatives anxiously waited Sunday for authorities to release the remains of those who were killed in massacres at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, while police announced the death toll from the racist attacks had risen to 50.
by Associated Press

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Body found in southern Minnesota believed to be missing Wisconsin girl

Body found in southern Minnesota believed to be missing Wisconsin girl

A child's body found wrapped in a blanket along a southern Minnesota highway is believed to be that of a missing 2-year-old girl whose mom allegedly was fatally shot by the girl's father, authorities said Saturday.
by Associated Press

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New Zealanders reach out to Muslims in wake of mass shooting

New Zealanders reach out to Muslims in wake of mass shooting

New Zealand's stricken residents reached out to Muslims in their neighborhoods and around the country on Saturday, with a fierce determination to show kindness to a community in pain as a 28-year-old white supremacist stood silently before a judge, accused in mass shootings at two mosques that left 49 people dead.
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