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Crime, Law and Justice

Inmate convicted of threatening officers

An inmate at the Stillwater state prison has been convicted of threatening law enforcement officers and witness tampering.
by Associated Press

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Warrant: SUV owner comes forward in fatal hit-and-run

A search warrant filed in a fatal hit-and-run case in Alexandria says the owner of the SUV believed to have been involved in the incident told dispatchers he or she believed they may have struck the victim, but thought they had hit a curb.
by Associated Press

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Austin police chief on bomber: 'He was a domestic terrorist'

Austin police chief on bomber: 'He was a domestic terrorist'

On Thursday, Interim Chief Brian Manley said he's now "very comfortable" calling Mark Conditt a terrorist. Conditt killed two people and injured four others before blowing himself up.
by Andrew Weber

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The forgotten struggle for civil rights in the northern U.S.

The forgotten struggle for civil rights in the northern U.S.

As we come to the end of Women's History Month, this hour you'll hear about a Minnesota woman who was a longtime activist for civil rights, but has been mostly forgotten.
by MPR News Staff

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Lawyer: Free speech shields woman charged in mosque burglary

An attorney for one of two Arizona woman charged with burglarizing a mosque as they spewed derogatory comments about Muslims said Thursday that his client's case isn't about hate speech but rather about her exercise of free speech rights.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota woman pushes for boat insurance law after accident

Minnesota woman pushes for boat insurance law after accident

Boat liability coverage in Minnesota almost always excludes spouses and children. Boat policies that do cover medical payments for family members often have caps and don't cover non-medical expenses, such as lost wages.
by The Associated Press

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Judge rules Wetterling documents must go back to FBI

Judge rules Wetterling documents must go back to FBI

A judge has ruled that thousands of documents in the investigation into the disappearance of Jacob Wetterling must be returned to the FBI.
by Peter Cox

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Volkswagen stores 300,000 dirty diesels in massive auto boneyards

Volkswagen stores 300,000 dirty diesels in massive auto boneyards

Dramatic photos show thousands of the cars awaiting their fate. Volkswagen says it has paid more than $7.4 billion to buy back diesel cars in the U.S.

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Federal documents outline steps FBI took to investigate one of its own

Federal documents outline steps FBI took to investigate one of its own

The Justice Department has vowed to crack down on leaks it contends undermine national security and the affidavit is the most detailed description on how the FBI used its own technology — and the records themselves — to track such leaks.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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