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Crime, Law and Justice

The legacy of lynching: A chance to remember, a chance to heal

The legacy of lynching: A chance to remember, a chance to heal

In this episode of Counter Stories, the team looks at U.S. history of lynching, and how the trauma of this crime continues to affects people of color.
by Tom Weber and Jo Erickson

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One hurt in officer-involved shooting in Crystal

The incident happened late Wednesday in the 3600 block of Colorado Avenue North in Crystal.
by MPR News Staff

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Milwaukee chief apologizes for arrest of Bucks guard Brown

Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales apologized to Bucks guard Sterling Brown on Wednesday for a January arrest that started with a parking violation and escalated to include use of a stun gun, and said some officers had been disciplined.
by The Associated Press

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Student charged with attacking Harrison Education Center staffer

Student charged with attacking Harrison Education Center staffer

Prosecutors have charged a student at a Minneapolis alternative school with two counts of felony assault in an attack that left a teaching assistant in critical condition this week.
by Matt Sepic

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Adults failed abused Fergus Falls twins at nearly every step

Adults failed abused Fergus Falls twins at nearly every step

The 6-year-old boys lived an often troubled life before one of them died, a victim of alleged violent abuse by a woman who'd hoped to be their legal guardian. Documents reveal the awful things that happened. They don't explain why.
by Dan Gunderson

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Super Bowl sex trafficking sting nets guilty plea

A Missouri man caught by a Super Bowl sex trafficking task force pleaded guilty to child prostitution Tuesday.
by Matt Sepic

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Australian archbishop found guilty in cover-up of child sex abuse

Australian archbishop found guilty in cover-up of child sex abuse

Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson faces up to two years in prison for concealing abuse after two altar boys approached him in the 1970s with allegations against a fellow priest.
by Scott Neuman

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