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Wetterling files to be released Thursday

Wetterling files to be released Thursday

Many of the documents covering the 27-year investigation into Jacob Wetterling's 1989 kidnapping will be released publicly Thursday for the first time.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Documentary: The Making of Male Dominance

Documentary: The Making of Male Dominance

A new documentary about the history of patriarchy.
by MPR News Staff

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Prosecutors want some Noor evidence kept private before Ruszczyk shooting trial

Prosecutors want some Noor evidence kept private before Ruszczyk shooting trial

Hennepin County prosecutors say some evidence in the case against former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor is confidential data and shouldn't be disclosed publicly before the trial for the shooting of Justine Ruszczyk, who's also known with the surname Damond.
by Riham Feshir

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Court of appeals hears arguments on Sawina sentence

Anthony Sawina's attorney says 39 years for attempted murder of two men is "extraordinary."
by Brandt Williams

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Trial opens for man charged in death of Savanna Greywind

Prosecutors say they will prove a Fargo man conspired to kill a pregnant woman and steal her baby. William Hoehn is on trial in Fargo in the death of 22-year old Savanna Greywind a year ago.
by Dan Gunderson

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Wetterling family: 'Our hearts hurt' for anyone harmed by investigative file's release

Wetterling family: 'Our hearts hurt' for anyone harmed by investigative file's release

A day before investigators were set to release a massive investigative file on the abduction of Jacob Wetterling, his parents Patty and Jerry Wetterling said it's still "difficult to relive those dark days" after the 11-year-old was kidnapped in rural St. Joseph, Minn.
by Cody Nelson

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How the #MeToo era might make a difference for who's the next Supreme Court justice

How the #MeToo era might make a difference for who's the next Supreme Court justice

This is not the first time a Supreme Court nominee has been accused of sexual misconduct. But this accusation comes in the #MeToo era. Will things end differently for Brett Kavanaugh than they did for Clarence Thomas?
by Kerri Miller

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Judge: 'Disinformation' from nurse led to child being separated from mother

Judge: 'Disinformation' from nurse led to child being separated from mother

A Morrison County judge said "disinformation" from a nurse in St. Cloud led a county social worker to suspect Amanda Weber of medical neglect. But evidence at a trial showed that Weber had taken proper care of her boy.
by Brandt Williams

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