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Minn. woman suspected in 2 murders arrested in Texas

Minn. woman suspected in 2 murders arrested in Texas

U.S. marshals arrested Lois Riess on Thursday night in South Padre Island, Texas, after she spent weeks on the run while being sought in connection with two killings, KARE 11 reports.
by MPR News Staff

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Reports: Wells Fargo to be fined $1 billion as early as Friday

Reports: Wells Fargo to be fined $1 billion as early as Friday

Federal regulators plan to fine Wells Fargo as much as $1 billion as early as Friday for abuses tied to its auto-lending and mortgage businesses, The New York Times and other news outlets reported, citing unnamed sources.
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Charges: Woman set up GoFundMe for grieving family, kept the donations

The Richfield Police Department began investigating the case in January, when authorities say Kimberly Freese allegedly admitted she had received the funds, but no longer had them.
by Nina Moini

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Federal judge holds Kansas elections official in contempt of court

Federal judge holds Kansas elections official in contempt of court

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who had led President Trump's now-disbanded commission on voter fraud, was found to have violated a court injunction against providing new voters with confusing and misleading information about their registration.

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Prosecutor: No criminal charges from Prince death probe

Prosecutor: No criminal charges from Prince death probe

Prince died from a counterfeit version of the painkiller Vicodin that was laced with fentanyl, but there was "no reliable evidence" to show how Prince got the pills or who may have played a role, Carver County Attorney Mark Metz said Thursday.
by Brandt Williams, Tim Nelson and Matt Sepic

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Read settlement documents, search warrants in Prince case

Read settlement documents, search warrants in Prince case

Federal authorities released documents Thursday tied to the settlement between a Minnesota doctor accused of illegally prescribing an opioid painkiller for Prince a week before the musician died from a fentanyl overdose. A search warrant was also unsealed.
by MPR News Staff

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Doctor who treated Prince agrees to $30K penalty for illegal prescription

Doctor who treated Prince agrees to $30K penalty for illegal prescription

The settlement involves a Minnesota doctor accused of illegally prescribing an opioid painkiller for Prince a week before the musician died from a fentanyl overdose. The Carver County Attorney's Office is expected to speak at 11:30 a.m. about any possible criminal charges tied to the inquiry.
by Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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