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Driver on cellphone pleads guilty in fatal Dakota County crash

The 57-year-old Oronoco woman admits she was on her cellphone when she ran a stop sign in 2016, killing a Rochester woman and seriously injuring three others.
by Tim Nelson

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Police: Man killed by officer at Alabama mall was not the shooter

Protesters on Saturday marched through an Alabama shopping mall where police killed a black man they later acknowledged was not the triggerman in a Thanksgiving night shooting that wounded two people.
by Associated Press

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Man arrested after allegedly driving onto Duluth airport runway

Man arrested after allegedly driving onto Duluth airport runway

The Duluth Police Department reported that a commercial flight was boarding at about 7 a.m. when authorities received a report of an unauthorized vehicle on airport grounds.
by MPR News Staff

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French protesters angry over fuel taxes clash with police

French protesters angry over fuel taxes clash with police

French police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent demonstrators in Paris on Saturday, as thousands gathered in the capital and beyond and staged road blockades to vent anger against rising fuel taxes.
by Associated Press

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Hennepin County sheriff-elect Hutchinson names transition team

Hennepin County sheriff-elect Hutchinson names transition team

Hennepin County Sheriff-elect Dave "Hutch" Hutchinson's transition team will be led by prominent figures in law enforcement and politics.
by Jon Collins

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Lactation litigation: More lawsuits alleging discrimination against breastfeeding moms

There's been a big jump in lawsuits in recent years claiming an employer discriminated against an employee because she was breastfeeding or needed to pump milk during the workday. The cases are driven in part by new laws that give working moms more protection.
by Dan Kraker

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Chief Justice Roberts raps Trump for 'Obama judge' comment

Chief Justice Roberts raps Trump for 'Obama judge' comment

Chief Justice John Roberts is pushing back against President Donald Trump for his description of a judge who ruled against Trump's migrant asylum policy as an "Obama judge."
by Associated Press

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Man dies after confrontation with police in Stillwater

Officers responded to a call early Wednesday involving a suicidal man. During the encounter, one officer discharged a firearm and another discharged a Taser. The man was taken to Lakeview Hospital and later pronounced dead.
by MPR News Staff

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