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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.
by Associated Press

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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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Accused of child molestation, bus aide now charged in death of wife

Harvey Kneifl, 72, was on trial after being charged with 10 counts of criminal sexual conduct. Prosecutors were about to wrap up final arguments in that case, but he didn't show up to court. Police found his wife dead, and Kneifl injured.
by Peter Cox

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U.S. border agency says it's made biggest-ever fentanyl bust

U.S. border agency says it's made biggest-ever fentanyl bust

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials captured nearly 254 pounds of the synthetic drug from a secret compartment inside a load of Mexican produce heading into Arizona on Saturday.
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