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Crime, Law and Justice

Son: Mom accused in Florida, Minnesota deaths 'a good lady'

Son: Mom accused in Florida, Minnesota deaths 'a good lady'

The son of a Minnesota woman suspected of fatally shooting her husband then killing a Florida woman and stealing her identity says she is a "good lady" but "had her own demons" including a gambling addiction, according to an interview to be aired Thursday.
by The Associated Press

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'There's a shooter': Gamblers unalarmed amid Vegas shooting

'There's a shooter': Gamblers unalarmed amid Vegas shooting

Police have released hours of footage from two officers' body-worn cameras. Investigators believe the 64-year-old suspect acted alone in the attack and fatally shot himself before officers burst through the door of his hotel suite.
by The Associated Press

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6 hurt in shooting at Little Earth housing complex in Minneapolis

6 hurt in shooting at Little Earth housing complex in Minneapolis

One of the victims is a juvenile. All were taken by ambulance to Hennepin County Medical Center with what appear to be non-life-threatening injuries. Police said three individuals are in custody.
by Nancy Yang and Nina Moini

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Witness my traffic stop: New app seeks crowd safety for people of color

Witness my traffic stop: New app seeks crowd safety for people of color

SafeSpace is designed to summon allies to the scene of a police stop to record it. Its St. Paul creator calls it a tool that could spark communication and help repair community-police ties.
by Emma Sapong

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Men charged in Bloomington mosque bombing hit with additional charges

Men charged in Bloomington mosque bombing hit with additional charges

Among other things, a grand jury alleges the suspects, along with another Illinois man, put a bomb on railroad tracks near Effingham, Ill. in an attempt to extort money from the Canadian National Railway.
by Matt Sepic

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Bill on sexual harassment legal standard stalls in Senate

Bill on sexual harassment legal standard stalls in Senate

Legislation to broaden the legal definition of sexual harassment has stalled in the Minnesota Senate with time running short in the session.
by Tim Pugmire

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Two accused of illegally snaring wolves, bear in northern Minn.

Two accused of illegally snaring wolves, bear in northern Minn.

Two trappers have been charged in Itasca County with illegally setting snares and failing to check them, catching and killing wolves, bear and deer.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Can we still separate the art from the artist?

Can we still separate the art from the artist?

In April 2018, actor Bill Cosby was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault against Andrea Constand, a woman he mentored. Does that mean we can't enjoy watching reruns of the "Cosby Show" or "I Spy" anymore?
by Kerri Miller and Suzanne Pekow

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Black men arrested at Starbucks settle for $200K entrepreneurship program

Black men arrested at Starbucks settle for $200K entrepreneurship program

Two black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything have settled with the city for a symbolic $1 each and a promise from officials to set up a $200,000 program for young entrepreneurs.
by Associated Press

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Charges: Vet implanted heroin in puppies for Colombia drug ring

Charges: Vet implanted heroin in puppies for Colombia drug ring

A veterinarian pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to U.S. charges that he turned puppies into drug couriers for a Colombian trafficking ring by stitching packets of liquid heroin into their bodies.
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