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St. Paul drops charges for protesters in Castile shooting

St. Paul drops charges for protesters in Castile shooting

Several had been scheduled for trial in mid-August. But City Attorney Lyndsey Olson says she determined moving forward wasn't in the city's best interest.
by The Associated Press

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Judge blocks release of blueprints for 3D-printed guns

A federal judge on Tuesday stopped the release of blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns as President Donald Trump questioned whether his administration should have agreed to allow the plans to be posted online.
by The Associated Press

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BCA released sensitive, private info in Thurman Blevins police shooting probe

BCA released sensitive, private info in Thurman Blevins police shooting probe

State investigators temporarily made public passwords to city of Minneapolis email accounts, evidence management systems and other private information from the cellphones of two officers and a police shooting victim, a report by freelance journalist Tony Webster has found.
by Tom Crann

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Minneapolis NAACP president responds to Blevins video

Minneapolis NAACP president responds to Blevins video

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman has said he won't prosecute the officers in the fatal shooting of Thurman Blevins. The president and vice president of the Minneapolis NAACP joined MPR News host Chris Farrell to talk about the decision.
by Chris Farrell and Elizabeth Shockman

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Sen. Patricia Torres Ray gets petty misdemeanor for immigration protest

Sen. Patricia Torres Ray gets petty misdemeanor for immigration protest

Sen. Patricia Torres Ray was arrested June 29 along with other protesters outside General Dynamics' office in Bloomington. Their demonstration called attention to the company's involvement in detention centers where children were separated from their families.
by The Associated Press

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Jury is seated as Manafort trial begins, ushering in new phase in Mueller probe

Jury is seated as Manafort trial begins, ushering in new phase in Mueller probe

Six men and six women were selected for the jury, along with four alternates. The jury will hear the bank and tax fraud case against Paul Manafort, who served for a period as Trump campaign chairman.
by Ryan Lucas and Miles Parks

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Capital Gazette shooting suspect pleads not guilty to murder charges

Capital Gazette shooting suspect pleads not guilty to murder charges

Jarrod Ramos is accused of entering the Annapolis, Md., newsroom armed with a shotgun on June 28 and murdering John McNamara, Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, Wendi Winters and Rebecca Smith.

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DWI will affect trail, boating privileges

DWI will affect trail, boating privileges

A change in Minnesota law will ban people who have a DWI from taking to the state's trails and waterways on boats, snowmobiles and ATVs while their driving privileges are suspended.
by Tim Nelson

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North Dakota prison officials think outside the box to revamp solitary confinement

North Dakota prison officials think outside the box to revamp solitary confinement

Thousands of inmates serve some of their time in solitary confinement, locked down in small cells for up to 23 hours a day. North Dakota is changing its thinking on this segregated housing.
by Cheryl Corley

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