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Caribou Coffee says data breach exposed customer info

Caribou Coffee announced Thursday that hackers gained access to customer information at its stores, including about 200 locations in Minnesota.
by Martin Moylan

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The state of policing hate

Hate crimes are on the rise in the United States. How are law enforcement agencies responding?
by Marianne Combs and Marcheta Fornoff

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Minnesota officials consider how to reduce prison populations

Minnesota officials consider how to reduce prison populations

A bipartisan bill aimed at reducing prison populations appears likely to become law and could affect some of the roughly 2,400 federal inmates housed in Minnesota. But a larger number of prisoners go through state courts and are housed in state facilities.
by Brandt Williams

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U.S. to appeal decision dismissing genital mutilation charges

Federal prosecutors say they'll ask an appeals court to reinstate genital mutilation charges thrown out by a Detroit federal judge. The girls were from Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota. There still are some other charges in the case.
by The Associated Press

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Minn. DHS abruptly ends program for mentally incompetent defendants

The Minnesota Department of Human Services has surprised people in the criminal justice system with an abrupt termination of efforts to restore competency in defendants ruled incompetent to stand trial.
by Alisa Roth

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Ex-Starkey Labs president gets 7 years prison for stealing

Ex-Starkey Labs president gets 7 years prison for stealing

Prosecutors had alleged Jerry Ruzicka and other executives set up a complex web of sham companies to siphon more than $16 million from the hearing aid company and its founder Bill Austin.
by Matt Sepic

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Dakota County Attorney says Hastings officer justified in fatal shooting last October

Dakota County Attorney says Hastings officer justified in fatal shooting last October

The Dakota County Attorney's Office released details of an investigation Wednesday by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension into the police shooting. Prosecutors determined the shooting was justified and that no criminal charges will be filed.
by Tim Nelson

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Judge blocks restrictions on who can apply for asylum

Judge blocks restrictions on who can apply for asylum

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Trump administration policies that prevented immigrants who suffered gang violence or domestic abuse in their home countries from seeking asylum.
by The Associated Press

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Jeffrey Rosen: is there a constitutional crisis looming?

Jeffrey Rosen: is there a constitutional crisis looming?

Legal scholar Jeffrey Rosen examines the most hotly contested constitutional questions of our time in a speech given at the Commonwealth Club of California.

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St. Paul conservatory's rooftop ball found, thieves remain at large

St. Paul conservatory's rooftop ball found, thieves remain at large

Security footage shows five people making off with the golden finial that sat atop the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in Como Park. The object is back, but the thieves are unknown.
by Cody Nelson

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