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Edina man pleads guilty in string of assaults

Alec Cook said little during Wednesday's hearing, which included guilty pleas to three counts of third-degree sexual assault. He also pleaded guilty to strangulation and stalking charges.
by The Associated Press

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Angry teens swarm into Florida Capitol, demand new gun laws

Angry teens swarm into Florida Capitol, demand new gun laws

The normally staid Florida Statehouse filled with students, among them more than 100 survivors of the Feb. 14 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
by The Associated Press

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Water filters to fishing piers: How the 3M settlement can be spent

Water filters to fishing piers: How the 3M settlement can be spent

State officials say a new panel will decide how best to spend the $850 million the state will receive from 3M over groundwater contamination in the eastern Twin Cities suburbs.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Kentucky moves to add guns to schools after school shooting

Kentucky moves to add guns to schools after school shooting

The Kentucky legislature is considering arming teachers and administrators in response to a school shooting there Jan. 23.
by Ryland Barton

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The 3M settlement: What you need to know

The 3M settlement: What you need to know

The state's $5 billion lawsuit against 3M for polluting natural resources was dropped after they reached a settlement.
by Mike Mulcahy and Julie Siple

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Trump says more must be done to protect children

President Donald Trump on Tuesday directed the Justice Department to move to ban devices like the rapid-fire bump stocks used in last year's Las Vegas massacre.
by Associated Press

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Army awards Medal of Heroism to 3 JROTC cadets killed in Florida shooting

Army awards Medal of Heroism to 3 JROTC cadets killed in Florida shooting

Freshman cadets Peter Wang, Martin Duque and Alaina Petty were given the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps' highest medal for heroism. Wang, 15, was also posthumously admitted to West Point.

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Jury acquits Minneapolis cop who shot into car

Jury acquits Minneapolis cop who shot into car

Prosecutors said Efrem Hamilton's use of force was excessive and unreasonable. His defense attorney told jurors the car that backed into Hamilton's squad posed an "immediate threat." Jurors on Tuesday found the officer not guilty.
by Brandt Williams

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