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Kasson officer accused of New Mexico inmate sex assault

A Kasson police officer is being held on unconditional bond of $1 million for criminal sexual conduct charges in Olmsted County.
by Associated Press

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Supreme Court rules police need warrant to track cellphones

Supreme Court rules police need warrant to track cellphones

The Supreme Court says police generally need a search warrant if they want to track criminal suspects' movements by collecting information about where they've used their cellphones.
by Nina Totenberg

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Making schools safer: Harsh consequences, or second chances?

Making schools safer: Harsh consequences, or second chances?

The tragedy in Parkland, Fla., this year kicked off a national debate over how to reduce school violence: through tighter security and tougher discipline ... or more help for troubled students?
by Anya Kamenetz and Jessica Bakeman

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As fentanyl seeps into drugs, activists urge users to test

As fentanyl seeps into drugs, activists urge users to test

Activists are teaching people who use drugs to test their supplies to see if they're contaminated with the dangerous opioid fentanyl.
by Jon Collins

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Ketamine use criticized in Mpls. City Council committee

Ketamine use criticized in Mpls. City Council committee

Civil rights director Velma Korbel said staff from the Office of Police Conduct Review monitored body camera footage of use of force incidents last fall. "During this review process, several instances were observed of individuals being injected with an unknown substance by emergency medical professionals."
by Brandt Williams

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Minnesota man sentenced to 3 years for assaults

Minnesota man sentenced to 3 years for assaults

A judge on Thursday sentenced a former University of Wisconsin-Madison student to three years in prison for sexually assaulting three female students and choking or stalking two others.
by The Associated Press

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Groups sue feds over mineral leases near the Boundary Waters

Groups sue feds over mineral leases near the Boundary Waters

A group of nine northeastern Minnesota businesses and an environmental group sued the U.S. Department of the Interior Thursday over two federal mineral leases to a company seeking to build a copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
by Dan Kraker

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