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Crime, Law and Justice

Man fought restaurant gunman: He 'was going to have to work to kill me'

Man fought restaurant gunman: He 'was going to have to work to kill me'

Police are calling James Shaw Jr. a hero for saving lives in the busy restaurant, but the 29-year-old Nashville resident said he only made a split-second decision to challenge the shooter and called it an act to avoid being killed.
by Associated Press

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4 dead in Nashville restaurant shooting; suspect sought

4 dead in Nashville restaurant shooting; suspect sought

Authorities hailed the customer who intervened to stop a further bloodbath, 29-year-old James Shaw, Jr., as a hero -- though he demurred and said he was just trying to survive.

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Wisconsin man in custody after Carlton County shooting

The Carlton County Sheriff's Office reported that the 32-year-old man from Bayfield, Wis., is in custody pending charges.
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St. Paul police: One dead after domestic incident leads to crash

St. Paul police: One dead after domestic incident leads to crash

Just before midnight Friday, St. Paul police officers responded to a domestic incident in the Frogtown neighborhood, police spokesperson Steve Linders said. Linders said a woman called police to say her boyfriend was threatening her 14-year-old son with a machete.
by Nina Moini

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1 student wounded in shooting at Florida high school

1 student wounded in shooting at Florida high school

Friday's shooting at Forest High School in Ocala happened on a day planned for a national classroom walkout to protest gun violence. A 17-year-old boy was taken to a hospital for treatment of a non-life threatening wound to his ankle.
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Metro Transit police investigate another assault on bus driver

Video of the incident posted to social media shows several people kicking and punching the driver outside the number 18 bus as it's parked along Nicollet Mall.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota double-murder suspect may face charges in Florida first

Minnesota double-murder suspect may face charges in Florida first

Fugitive Lois Riess was arrested Thursday in Texas. She is suspected of killing her husband in March, fleeing to Florida and allegedly killing a woman there so she could assume the woman's identity.
by Nina Moini

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In lawsuit, DNC blames election loss on Trump-Russia alliance

In lawsuit, DNC blames election loss on Trump-Russia alliance

The lawsuit said Trump and his associates had existing relationships with Russia and Russian oligarchs that enabled creation of a Trump-Russia conspiracy. Trump has said repeatedly that there was no collusion between his campaign and Russia.
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Judge rules state Wetterling documents must be released

Judge rules state Wetterling documents must be released

The ruling applies to some documents in the Jacob Wetterling case that his parents had sought to keep confidential because they contain personal information. Media organizations including MPR News had sought release of the files.
by Kirsti Marohn

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