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'We're running on Jayme's time': Investigators working through weekend in NW Wisconsin

'We're running on Jayme's time': Investigators working through weekend in NW Wisconsin

"We're running on Jayme's time right now," Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said. "And so Jayme gets to set the pace of what we do, how we interact, when she wants to do, what she wants to do — and we'll make sure that that happens."
by Nina Moini

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Report: FBI probed whether Trump secretly worked for Russia

Report: FBI probed whether Trump secretly worked for Russia

Law enforcement officials became so concerned by President Trump's behavior in the days after he fired FBI Director James Comey that they began investigating whether he had been working for Russia against U.S. interests, the New York Times reported.
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After Jayme's safe return, question is: Why was she targeted?

After Jayme's safe return, question is: Why was she targeted?

The grandfather of a Wisconsin girl who was abducted during a home invasion that left her parents dead said Saturday that the family has no connection to the suspect and doesn't understand why he targeted her.
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Supreme Court says Justice Ginsburg's recovery is 'on track'

Supreme Court says Justice Ginsburg's recovery is 'on track'

The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's recovery from cancer surgery is "on track" and no further treatment is required. But the 85-year-old justice will miss court arguments next week.
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Photos: Barron, Wis., celebrates after Jayme Closs found alive

Photos: Barron, Wis., celebrates after Jayme Closs found alive

The sheriff says the suspect took Jayme against her will and is being held on two counts of first-degree intentional homicide and one count of kidnapping.
by MPR News Staff

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Border Patrol agent pleads not guilty to killing 4 sex workers

Border Patrol agent pleads not guilty to killing 4 sex workers

Juan David Ortiz, a supervisor in the U.S. Border Patrol, wanted to "clean the streets," he says. Ortiz is accused of killing four women, and prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty.

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Sheriff: Jayme a 'hero'; guns found at home of suspected kidnapper

Sheriff: Jayme a 'hero'; guns found at home of suspected kidnapper

The Barron County sheriff says the man suspected of abducting Jayme Closs had a shotgun in his house similar to what was believed to have been used to kill her parents. The man apparently had no contact with the family until that night.
by MPR News Staff

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Timeline: The Jayme Closs case

Timeline: The Jayme Closs case

Jayme Closs, the 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who vanished after her parents were found shot to death in their Barron, Wis., home in October was found alive in January in northwestern Wisconsin. Here's a look back at the case.
by MPR News Staff

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Missing Wis. teen Jayme Closs emerged from woods, asked dog walker for help

Missing Wis. teen Jayme Closs emerged from woods, asked dog walker for help

Jayme Closs, the 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who vanished after her parents were found shot to death in their Barron, Wis., home nearly three months ago, was found unkempt but alive Thursday after she flagged down a woman walking her dog.
by Tim Nelson

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