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Oregon knew of abuse case against family that went off cliff

Oregon knew of abuse case against family that went off cliff

Oregon child welfare officials knew the family in an SUV that plunged off a California cliff had faced a child abuse investigation in another state when it looked into allegations in 2013.
by The Associated Press

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3 shot, including 2 police officers, in Dallas

Police said the officers are in critical condition. "Dallas is at the precipice looking into the hell of heartbreak," the city's mayor said.
by Barbara Campbell and Jacob Pinter

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Grandson indicted in Minnesota couple's killing

Grandson indicted in Minnesota couple's killing

A central Minnesota man now faces first-degree murder charges in the killings of his grandparents, who had taken him into their home.
by The Associated Press

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Online post suggests rampage suspect may have resented women

Online post suggests rampage suspect may have resented women

The gender issue arose because of what police called a "cryptic" Facebook message posted by Minassian just before the incident that suggested he was part of an online community angry over their inability to form relationships with women.
by The Associated Press

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MPD officer denies sexually assaulting woman

Thomas Tichich testified that he did not take advantage of a woman who prosecutors say was passed out after a night of drinking in December of 2016.
by Brandt Williams

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Minnesota weighs keeping legal opening for cameras in courts

Minnesota weighs keeping legal opening for cameras in courts

The Minnesota Supreme Court is weighing whether it should make permanent a pilot project that allowed news cameras in criminal courtrooms. Here's a look at some of the issues before the justices.
by The Associated Press

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Former UW-Stevens Point director fatally shot in Minnesota

Authorities say a man fatally shot in northeastern Minnesota was the former director of the Native American Center at the University of Wisconsin-Steven Point.
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Waffle House shooting underscores how gun laws vary from state to state

Waffle House shooting underscores how gun laws vary from state to state

Travis Reinking's guns were seized in Illinois, but he may have broken no laws by having those guns -- including an AR-15 -- when he moved to Tennessee late last year.
by Meribah Knight

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Motive elusive after van driver kills 10 on Toronto sidewalk

Motive elusive after van driver kills 10 on Toronto sidewalk

Police in Canada's biggest city are piecing together witness accounts and surveillance video trying to determine why a driver plowed a rented van along a crowded sidewalk, killing 10 people and injuring 15 in what many said seemed a deliberate attack.
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Listen to all of MPR News' Peabody-winning 74 Seconds podcast

Listen to all of MPR News' Peabody-winning 74 Seconds podcast

In July 2016, officer Jeronimo Yanez shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop in a Twin Cities suburb. The world watched the aftermath, live on Facebook. Yanez was charged in Castile's death. Jurors found him not guilty on all charges June 16, 2017. MPR News covered the trial on the air, online and in the 74 Seconds podcast.
by MPR News Staff

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