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Uber will no longer force sexual assault survivors into arbitration or NDAs

Uber will no longer force sexual assault survivors into arbitration or NDAs

Uber says victims of sexual assault or harassment will now have the option of going to court. The ride-hailing company will also publicly release data about sexual assaults that happen in Ubers.

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Eden Prairie leader presses gun shops to voluntarily restrict sales

Eden Prairie leader presses gun shops to voluntarily restrict sales

The city can't stop gun sales, but one council member wants the city to formally ask gun sellers to stop selling military-style assault weapons and prohibit firearms sales to anyone younger than 21. A hearing is set for Wednesday night.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Fox 9 reporting on day care fraud called into question

State officials say an investigation that began in 2014 led to the closure of 13 child care centers and six felony convictions, but say a report by Fox 9 misses the mark.
by Laura Yuen

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Federal grant funds heroin trafficking investigations

Federal grant funds heroin trafficking investigations

Minnesota officials say about half of the $1.4 million grant will pay local law enforcement overtime to investigate heroin trafficking and opioid overdose deaths.
by Dan Gunderson

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Man dies more than a week after Forada assault

Douglas County sheriff's officials say they're investigating the death of a man who was found beaten outside a bar in Forada more than a week ago.
by Associated Press

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Fentanyl deaths in Minnesota surge into 'public health crisis'

Fentanyl deaths in Minnesota surge into 'public health crisis'

The powerful drug that killed Prince and has shattered lives across the Twin Cities contributed to nearly all the 172 deaths tied to synthetic opioids last year. Officials worry fentanyl may be taking heroin's place on the street.
by Jon Collins

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Blooming Prairie woman pleads not guilty to Florida murder charge

Blooming Prairie woman pleads not guilty to Florida murder charge

A Minnesota woman accused of killing her husband and a Florida woman before leading authorities on a cross-country manhunt has entered a not guilty plea to a second-degree murder charge.

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Wisconsin group wants officer charged for punching teen

The video that a passerby recorded shows a Wauwatosa officer punching a 17-year-old boy Friday during an incident in which security at a mall in Wauwatosa had called authorities about a group of males causing a disturbance.
by Associated Press

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