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Body camera maker weighs adding facial recognition technology

Body camera maker weighs adding facial recognition technology

Axon, formerly Taser, has created a new ethics board to consider using artificial intelligence and facial recognition in local policing.
by Ian Wren

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Stearns County seeks veterans to help veterans facing legal trouble

The Veterans Protocol offers an alternative court process to veterans whose military experience may have contributed to their legal problems. They're looking for veterans who can serve as mentors.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Authorities find dozens of dead cats at Dakota County home

A 25-year-old woman who was renting the Castle Rock Township home was operating an animal rescue organization, according to the Animal Humane Society, which assisted county officials on the case.

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4 troopers hurt, suspect dead in Oklahoma shootout

4 troopers hurt, suspect dead in Oklahoma shootout

Four Oklahoma troopers were struck by gunfire or shrapnel while serving a warrant early Friday at a man's home that may have been booby-trapped to spark a large fire, authorities said.
by Associated Press

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Prison for driver who struck, killed Wayzata cop while texting, DUI

Prison for driver who struck, killed Wayzata cop while texting, DUI

Beth Ilene Freeman of Mound pleaded guilty Friday to criminal vehicular homicide for killing officer William Mathews, who was struck as he removed debris from Highway 12. She'll spend at least five and a half years in prison.
by Matt Sepic

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Winona Co. sand mining ban unconstitutional, firm tells appeals court

Winona Co. sand mining ban unconstitutional, firm tells appeals court

A Minnesota Sands lawyer told judges Thursday that Winona County's silica sand mining ban is discriminatory because it restricts the company's "reasonable" mining. The county's lawyer argued Minnesota Sands effectively had no right to mine.
by Tim Nelson

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U.S. denies some immigrants accused of crimes a day in court

U.S. denies some immigrants accused of crimes a day in court

Advocates for immigrants say the hardball tactics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement are blocking due process rights, creating chaos and forcing runarounds in court systems to get immigrants who are accused of crimes in front of judges.
by Associated Press

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'A rich and full life': Cyclist killed in bus crash was avid outdoorsman

'A rich and full life': Cyclist killed in bus crash was avid outdoorsman

Alan Grahn was cycling back to his Minneapolis home after lunch with friends in St. Paul Wednesday when he was struck and killed by a school bus leaving Ramsey Middle School.
by Tim Nelson

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Brooklyn Center pastor accused of sexually assaulting woman

A 28-year-old woman reported she was sexually assaulted during a private religious ritual with Meally Freeman at a Brooklyn Center church. She told police that she had known Freeman for several years and considered him her spiritual father.
by The Associated Press

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