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Kavanaugh accuser rejects 'arbitrary' ultimatum regarding testimony, gets more time

Kavanaugh accuser rejects 'arbitrary' ultimatum regarding testimony, gets more time

Christine Blasey Ford and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, have been negotiating whether and how Ford would testify about her allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her.
by Dana Farrington and Deirdre Walsh

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The Wetterling case: What we know about Heinrich's 1990 arrest

The Wetterling case: What we know about Heinrich's 1990 arrest

More than 25 years before Danny Heinrich finally confessed to kidnapping and killing Jacob Wetterling, he was arrested and interviewed by investigators from the FBI and Stearns County.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Clergy sex abuse victims approve reorganization plan

The 400 people seeking compensation from the Twin Cities archdiocese for clergy sex abuse have overwhelmingly voted to approve a bankruptcy reorganization plan with $210 million for victims.
by Martin Moylan

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Police shooting in Vadnais Heights gets second look from prosecutors

Police shooting in Vadnais Heights gets second look from prosecutors

The Ramsey County Attorney's Office is reopening the investigation of last year's fatal police shooting of Darren Jahnke after it was revealed that evidence was not properly handled by investigators.
by Peter Cox

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Sheriff: 5 critical errors in the Wetterling investigation

Sheriff: 5 critical errors in the Wetterling investigation

Police investigation files released Thursday in the Jacob Wetterling disappearance and death details multiple missteps and mistakes by investigators, according to the Stearns County sheriff.
by Cody Nelson

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Read Stearns Co. sheriff's presentation in Jacob Wetterling investigation

Read Stearns Co. sheriff's presentation in Jacob Wetterling investigation

Stearns County Sheriff Don Gudmundson outlined a series of errors and missteps Thursday in the investigation of the disappearance and death of Jacob Wetterling, 11. Read his presentation.
by MPR News Staff

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'Off the rails': Sheriff details massive failure of Wetterling probe

'Off the rails': Sheriff details massive failure of Wetterling probe

Stearns Country Sheriff Don Gudmundson delivered a brutal assessment Thursday of the cascading errors and friction among law enforcement that let Jacob Wetterling's killer stay free for decades even as the evidence pointed overwhelmingly to Danny Heinrich.
by Tim Nelson and Kirsti Marohn

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Prosecutors in Minneapolis to review Liu sexual assault case

Prosecutors in Minneapolis to review Liu sexual assault case

Minneapolis police have finished their investigation into a sexual assault allegation against Chinese billionaire Richard Liu and have turned the case over to prosecutors.
by Associated Press

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