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Freeman on sexual assault investigation report: 'A necessary wake-up call'

Freeman on sexual assault investigation report: 'A necessary wake-up call'

In Minnesota, fewer than 1 in 10 cases of sexual assault reported to police result in a suspect being convicted. That's just one finding from a new Star Tribune investigation of sexual assaults reported around the state.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Mpls. officials: No charges in Minnehaha incident

Mpls. officials: No charges in Minnehaha incident

No one will be charged at this time for a 911 call that turned out to be false and led to the detention of a group of teens, Minneapolis officials said Wednesday.
by Peter Cox

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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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