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School bus driver shot on I-35W in Minneapolis

School bus driver shot on I-35W in Minneapolis

A school bus driver apparently was shot while on Interstate Hwy. 35W in Minneapolis Tuesday afternoon.
by MPR News Staff

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Fate of Mexican drug lord El Chapo now rests with U.S. jury

Fate of Mexican drug lord El Chapo now rests with U.S. jury

After nearly three months of testimony about a vast drug-smuggling conspiracy steeped in violence, a jury began deliberations Monday at the U.S. trial of the infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
by Associated Press

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Mayor of Dayton charged with embezzling

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Monday that 54-year-old Timothy McNeil is charged with theft by swindle for embezzling about $12,000 from the Dayton Heritage Day Committee account.
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Most inmates with mental illness still wait for decent care

Most inmates with mental illness still wait for decent care

Nearly three years after the state of Illinois agreed in a court settlement to revamp mental health care in prisons and provide better treatment, a judge says the care remains "grossly insufficient."
by Christine Herman

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Children's Theatre found negligent, not liable for teen's assault

Children's Theatre found negligent, not liable for teen's assault

The woman said she was sexually assaulted by an instructor at the Minneapolis theater's school when she was a teen in the 1980s and was inspired to come forward by women who confronted entertainer Bill Cosby.
by Brandt Williams

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No jail time for former Rocori superintendent in exposure case

His attorney said superintendent's actions were the result of trauma and stress, including the 2003 school shooting in Cold Spring in which two students died.
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