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Man charged in kidnapping, assault has history of violence

Man charged in kidnapping, assault has history of violence

Court records show a man who's charged with kidnapping and sexual assault at a St. Paul home where a woman was found dead has a history of violence in Illinois.
by The Associated Press

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Poll: Majority of Americans don't want Roe v. Wade overturned

Poll: Majority of Americans don't want Roe v. Wade overturned

With a new conservative Supreme Court justice likely to be seated, only 17 percent of poll respondents say they want the landmark abortion ruling overturned, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

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Swanson forms task force to review rape investigations

Swanson forms task force to review rape investigations

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson on Tuesday joined a chorus of politicians calling to address police departments' handling of sexual assault cases, forming a new task force in light of a Star Tribune investigation that discovered widespread failings.
by The Associated Press

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Sex offender charged with kidnapping, sexual assault

Sex offender charged with kidnapping, sexual assault

A convicted sex offender has been charged with abducting a woman at gunpoint from her home near Fergus Falls and sexually assaulting her.
by Associated Press

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How can Minnesota's prisons be made safer?

State Sen. Warren Limmer talks to MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about Minnesota's prison system — and what needs to change in light of the recent killing of a correctional officer.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Guilty pleas in crash that killed toddler, 2 others

A man accused in a wrong-way crash that killed three people has pleaded guilty to charges in Hennepin County District Court.
by Associated Press

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National Press Club broadcast: Gretchen Carlson

National Press Club broadcast: Gretchen Carlson

Journalist, author, former Miss America and advocate Gretchen Carlson is best known today because of her sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, which helped to open the #MeToo floodgates.
by MPR News Staff

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Suspect arrested after suspicious death, sexual assault in St. Paul

Suspect arrested after suspicious death, sexual assault in St. Paul

St. Paul police called to investigate a suspicious death Monday morning found a teenage girl at an east side townhome who had been sexually assaulted. A suspect is being held on suspicion of kidnapping and sexual assault.
by Peter Cox

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