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Senior living community resident likely dead for 2 days before she was found

Thompson had terminal esophageal cancer and had lived at the facility for more than four years. Thompson could use her own feeding tube and administer her own medications, but she was classified as "assisted living," the police report said.
by The Associated Press

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Teen charged with threatening to shoot children

An 18-year-old man has been charged in St. Croix County with making terrorist threats after his employer told police the teen was threatening to shoot children.
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YouTube shooter visited gun range before attacking company

YouTube shooter visited gun range before attacking company

A day before a woman opened fire at YouTube headquarters, her father said he warned police that his daughter was upset, but police disputed the father's statement.
by Associated Press

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Mpls. mayor touts 'stronger, clearer, more precise' body cam policy

Mpls. mayor touts 'stronger, clearer, more precise' body cam policy

Under the updated policy, officers who turn off or don't activate their body cameras during use of force incidents may face 40-hour suspension or termination.
by Brandt Williams

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Speeches, marches mark Martin Luther King anniversary

Speeches, marches mark Martin Luther King anniversary

Fifty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, the civil rights leader's family and admirers will mark the anniversary of his death with marches, speeches and quiet reflection on Wednesday.
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Suspect in YouTube shooting angry that her videos had been 'de-monetized'

Suspect in YouTube shooting angry that her videos had been 'de-monetized'

Police say a female suspect, identified as Nasim Aghdam, 39, died at the scene of the shooting. A San Francisco hospital received three wounded people from the incident, a spokesperson says.

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As mental health calls rise, Rochester cops try a social worker in the squad

As mental health calls rise, Rochester cops try a social worker in the squad

When officers encounter people in a mental health crisis, they must often choose between taking them to the emergency room or jail. A promising new Rochester police approach aims to avoid both scenarios.
by Catharine Richert

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Understanding King's complex legacy five decades later

Understanding King's complex legacy five decades later

Martin Luther King Jr. remains one of the most vivid symbols of hope for racial unity in America. But that's not the way he was viewed in the last years of his life.
by MPR News Staff

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