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Meeting with BCA shut down after family of man killed by police object

Meeting with BCA shut down after family of man killed by police object

The head of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension had been scheduled to speak about how the agency investigates fatal police shootings. Organizers agreed to end the meeting, saying they want to support Thurman Blevins' family.
by Jon Collins

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In 2008 speech at the U of M, Kavanaugh talked protecting presidents from investigation

In 2008 speech at the U of M, Kavanaugh talked protecting presidents from investigation

The University of Minnesota Law School released video Thursday of a lecture U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh gave at the U in 2008 that outlines his argument that presidents should not be subject to criminal prosecution during their presidencies.
by Peter Cox

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Woman gets prison for firing gun during pipeline protest

Woman gets prison for firing gun during pipeline protest

A Denver woman accused of shooting at officers during protests in North Dakota against the Dakota Access oil pipeline was sentenced Wednesday to four years and nine months in federal prison.
by The Associated Press

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Government reopens probe of Emmett Till slaying

Government reopens probe of Emmett Till slaying

The Justice Department told Congress in a report in March it is reinvestigating Till's slaying in Money, Miss., in 1955 after receiving "new information."
by The Associated Press

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Stormy Daniels arrested at Ohio strip club

Stormy Daniels arrested at Ohio strip club

The adult entertainer who has sued President Trump was arrested while performing at a Columbus strip club after a patron allegedly touched her on stage in violation of state law.
by Scott Neuman

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Man pleads guilty in chase that ended in playground crash

Man pleads guilty in chase that ended in playground crash

An unlicensed driver has pleaded guilty to fleeing police in a chase that ended with the man plowing into a Minneapolis playground and injuring three young siblings last month.
by The Associated Press

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Mpls. parks: Possibly bogus 911 call led cops to confront black teens

Mpls. parks: Possibly bogus 911 call led cops to confront black teens

Officials say a 911 caller's unfounded claims of black males with weapons at Minnehaha Regional Park led police to confront the teens. No weapons were found. Minneapolis parks leaders are asking for help piecing together what happened.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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