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Crime, Law and Justice

Winona Co. sand mining ban unconstitutional, firm tells appeals court

Winona Co. sand mining ban unconstitutional, firm tells appeals court

A Minnesota Sands lawyer told judges Thursday that Winona County's silica sand mining ban is discriminatory because it restricts the company's "reasonable" mining. The county's lawyer argued Minnesota Sands effectively had no right to mine.
by Tim Nelson

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U.S. denies some immigrants accused of crimes a day in court

U.S. denies some immigrants accused of crimes a day in court

Advocates for immigrants say the hardball tactics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement are blocking due process rights, creating chaos and forcing runarounds in court systems to get immigrants who are accused of crimes in front of judges.
by Associated Press

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'A rich and full life': Cyclist killed in bus crash was avid outdoorsman

'A rich and full life': Cyclist killed in bus crash was avid outdoorsman

Alan Grahn was cycling back to his Minneapolis home after lunch with friends in St. Paul Wednesday when he was struck and killed by a school bus leaving Ramsey Middle School.
by Tim Nelson

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Brooklyn Center pastor accused of sexually assaulting woman

A 28-year-old woman reported she was sexually assaulted during a private religious ritual with Meally Freeman at a Brooklyn Center church. She told police that she had known Freeman for several years and considered him her spiritual father.
by The Associated Press

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Appeals court takes up challenge to Winona County's sand mining ban

Appeals court takes up challenge to Winona County's sand mining ban

Minnesota Sands LLC says the county's ban against industrial sand mining has devalued its land leases and violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, by restricting interstate trade.
by Catharine Richert

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The forgotten struggle for civil rights in the northern U.S.

The forgotten struggle for civil rights in the northern U.S.

Here's the story of a Minnesota woman, Anna Arnold Hedgeman, who was a longtime activist for civil rights, but has been mostly forgotten.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota man accused of theft in alleged snow removal scam

A Minnesota man is facing criminal charges in Wisconsin after authorities say he never delivered on promised snow removal services for dozens of victims, many of them age 60 or older.
by Associated Press

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Bus driver accused of texting, looking up jokes

Authorities say video and audio taken on the bus in Blaine on Feb. 6 show Brenda Carsten driving erratically and children moving around the bus while it was on the road.
by The Associated Press

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