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Lots of Minnesota attorney general candidates, but what's the AG do?

Lots of Minnesota attorney general candidates, but what's the AG do?

The suddenly-intense race for state attorney general has brought new attention to the job of Minnesota's top lawyer. While it's been quietly focused for decades on consumer protection, it could shift dramatically under a new leader.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Appeals court: Firing of Stillwater warden was within policy

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed an arbitrator's decision to reinstate the Stillwater prison warden who was fired after sending sexually-explicit emails.
by The Associated Press

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High court Oks retroactive application of Minn. divorce law

The Supreme Court is siding with a man's children over his ex-wife in a dispute about who should get more than $180,000 in life insurance proceeds.
by Associated Press

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2 kids badly injured as fleeing SUV plows into Minneapolis park

2 kids badly injured as fleeing SUV plows into Minneapolis park

An SUV being chased by the State Patrol hit children playing at a park behind Jenny Lind Elementary School, leaving a 2-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl with life-threatening injuries. The driver was caught.
by Tim Nelson and Matt Sepic

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Supreme Court upholds controversial Ohio voter-purge law

Supreme Court upholds controversial Ohio voter-purge law

The Supreme Court upheld the most aggressive voter-purge law in the country. If a voter doesn't respond to mailings or hasn't voted in two consecutive elections, they are kicked off the rolls.
by Nina Totenberg

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Archdiocese needs $40M for sex abuse settlement. Here's where it's looking

Archdiocese needs $40M for sex abuse settlement. Here's where it's looking

Twin Cities archdiocese leaders are crafting a plan expected to lean on budget cuts, money from three schools and the generosity of parish Catholics to pay the uninsured settlement balance. Layoffs are also possible.
by Tom Scheck

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The story behind this week's appeals in 3 ISIS cases

The story behind this week's appeals in 3 ISIS cases

The three Twin Cities men who were convicted at trial of attempting to join ISIS are appealing their convictions.
by Laura Yuen

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Three people injured in Minneapolis shooting

Three people were shot near several businesses and restaurants Friday night in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis, and police say two of the victims may have been innocent bystanders.
by Nina Moini

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Minneapolis landlords win suit to block Section 8 anti-discrimination law

The judge who sided with the landlords wrote that the ordinance is, "the result of hard work by many people of good will," but is still invalid because it violates landlords' due process rights and tars all of them with the brush of discrimination."
by Matt Sepic

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