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Judge blocks restrictions on St. Paul homeless program

The temporary injunction blocks city restrictions on a day program in a St. Paul church basement that would have limited the number of visitors per day and required the organization to post a no-trespassing sign.
by Jon Collins

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Man who killed Minneapolis officer in 1981 being released

A man convicted of killing a Minneapolis police officer in 1981 will be released to a halfway house next week after spending nearly 37 years in prison.
by Associated Press

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Trump orders U.S. flags lowered to honor slain journalists

Trump orders U.S. flags lowered to honor slain journalists

Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley says President Trump denied his request for the proclamation meant to show respect for four journalists and a sales assistant killed at The Capital newspaper last week.
by The Associated Press

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Minneapolis releases transcript of 911 call made before fatal police shooting

Minneapolis releases transcript of 911 call made before fatal police shooting

The transcript doesn't differ significantly from what police and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension have already said about what led up to the shooting, but the released transcript offers slightly more detail about what police were told.
by Jon Collins

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Complaint: TV station threats referenced newsroom shootings

A former worker at a St. Paul television station is charged with violent threats after authorities say he brought up the mass shooting at a Maryland newspaper while talking with the station's security director.
by The Associated Press

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Prosecutors seek death for fugitive Minnesota woman in slaying

Prosecutors seek death for fugitive Minnesota woman in slaying

Florida prosecutors say they're seeking the death penalty for a Minnesota woman who's accused of killing her husband and a Florida woman before leading authorities on a cross-country manhunt.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota becomes 26th state to sue opioid maker Purdue

Minnesota becomes 26th state to sue opioid maker Purdue

The suit in Hennepin County District Court alleges that Purdue misled doctors and the public about the dangers of opioid painkillers starting in the mid-1990s.
by Jon Collins

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Charges: Man struck, killed couple that 'freaked him out'

Charges: Man struck, killed couple that 'freaked him out'

Prosecutors in Dakota County say 36-year-old Jonna Kogo Armartey hit and killed 58-year-old Diane Peterson and 74-year-old Roger Peterson of Eagan last Thursday near a strip mall. The couple died after being taken to the hospital.
by Associated Press

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Can body cameras help restore trust between police and communities of color?

Can body cameras help restore trust between police and communities of color?

The fatal police shootings of Jamar Clark and Philando Castile have made communities of color wary of how police departments investigate officers, and this lack of trust makes it difficult for police to do their jobs.
by Kerri Miller and Jo Erickson

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