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Stun gun attacks have St. Paul police urging caution

Stun gun attacks have St. Paul police urging caution

St. Paul police said there were three separate attacks with stun guns and assaults in the Como and East Side neighborhoods Saturday and Monday.
by Peter Cox

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Museum to launch exhibit of art created after Castile shooting

Museum to launch exhibit of art created after Castile shooting

After Philando Castile was shot and killed by a police officer in a Twin Cities suburb in 2016, his mother, Valerie Castile, received art and condolences from around the world. Some of those pieces will come together in a new art exhibit this summer.
by Jon Collins

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Police: Boy, 7, killed self with gun found in box with toy

Police: Boy, 7, killed self with gun found in box with toy

Police say a 7-year-old boy fatally shot himself in his suburban Minneapolis home after a loaded handgun was found in a box containing a toy.
by Associated Press

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'Middle man' in fatal drug deal gets one year in workhouse

Zach Gontard pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the 2017 death of a St. Louis Park man, and agreed to cooperate with the prosecution of drug dealer.
by Brandt Williams

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Michigan State and Nassar victims reach $500M settlement

Michigan State and Nassar victims reach $500M settlement

Michigan State University has reached a $500 million settlement with hundreds of women and girls who say they were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar in the worst sex-abuse case in sports history.
by The Associated Press

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Despite legalization, marijuana black market hides in plain sight

Despite legalization, marijuana black market hides in plain sight

Washington state legalized recreational pot in 2012, but the black market lives on. Pot grown legally leaks into illegal markets, while networks of illegal producers pretend they're licensed.
by Martin Kaste

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