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Federal grant funds heroin trafficking investigations

Federal grant funds heroin trafficking investigations

Minnesota officials say about half of the $1.4 million grant will pay local law enforcement overtime to investigate heroin trafficking and opioid overdose deaths.
by Dan Gunderson

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Man dies more than a week after Forada assault

Douglas County sheriff's officials say they're investigating the death of a man who was found beaten outside a bar in Forada more than a week ago.
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Fentanyl deaths in Minnesota surge into 'public health crisis'

Fentanyl deaths in Minnesota surge into 'public health crisis'

The powerful drug that killed Prince and has shattered lives across the Twin Cities contributed to nearly all the 172 deaths tied to synthetic opioids last year. Officials worry fentanyl may be taking heroin's place on the street.
by Jon Collins

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Blooming Prairie woman pleads not guilty to Florida murder charge

Blooming Prairie woman pleads not guilty to Florida murder charge

A Minnesota woman accused of killing her husband and a Florida woman before leading authorities on a cross-country manhunt has entered a not guilty plea to a second-degree murder charge.

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Wisconsin group wants officer charged for punching teen

The video that a passerby recorded shows a Wauwatosa officer punching a 17-year-old boy Friday during an incident in which security at a mall in Wauwatosa had called authorities about a group of males causing a disturbance.
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South Dakota could be first state to tweak 'Marsy's Law'

The proposed changes — which the Marsy's Law campaign supports — would require victims to opt in to many of their rights and specifically allow authorities to share information with the public to help solve crimes.
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Companies propose immigration detention centers for Midwest

The proposals, most by for-profit corrections contractors, were submitted to ICE after it put out a request in October for detention sites near St. Paul, Chicago, Detroit and Salt Lake City.
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Family carries out suicide attacks on Indonesia churches

Family carries out suicide attacks on Indonesia churches

At least seven people plus the six family members died in the attacks in Surabaya, according to police. At least 41 people were injured in the attacks, which Indonesia's president condemned as "barbaric."
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