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Expert explains how federal officials will decide whether Vance Boelter will receive the death penalty

Expert explains how federal officials will decide whether Vance Boelter will receive the death penalty

It’s been more than 100 years since Minnesota’s last state execution. The state abolished capital punishment in 1911. Federal prosecutors have not sought the death penalty in a Minnesota-based case since the Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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More than 100 vehicles vandalized in Bloomington, Minneapolis

Bloomington Police said 40 vehicles were damaged in two hotel parking lots, and officials in Minneapolis said they responded to reports that more than 70 vehicles were vandalized.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Lawsuit challenges restrictions on Head Start for kids in the U.S. illegally

Lawsuit challenges restrictions on Head Start for kids in the U.S. illegally

A coalition of 21 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration’s restrictions on social services for immigrants in the country illegally, including the federal preschool program Head Start, health clinics and adult education.
by The Associated Press

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Appeals court says Locke family's wrongful death lawsuit against officer can move forward

Appeals court says Locke family's wrongful death lawsuit against officer can move forward

Amir Locke was sleeping on his cousin’s couch in Minneapolis on the morning of Feb. 2, 2022, when a SWAT team burst into the room. Locke, who was not the person officers were looking for and was holding a firearm, was fatally shot by officer Mark Hanneman about eight seconds after police entered, according to the complaint. 
by MPR News Staff

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Nicole Mitchell to resign from Minnesota Senate after burglary conviction

Nicole Mitchell to resign from Minnesota Senate after burglary conviction

Nicole Mitchell will resign her seat in the Minnesota Senate following her Friday conviction on two burglary charges. The resignation will take effect in early August.
by Dana Ferguson

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Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty of two counts of burglary after multi-day trial

Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty of two counts of burglary after multi-day trial

A jury found state Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty of two felony burglary charges for breaking into her stepmother’s home in April of 2024. The conviction could cost the DFL control of the Minnesota Senate.
by David Schaper, Peter Cox, Mathew Holding Eagle III, Annie Baxter and Dana Ferguson

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Turning pain into progress: The Groundbreak Coalition’s work to close the racial wealth gap

Turning pain into progress: The Groundbreak Coalition’s work to close the racial wealth gap

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the Minnesota leaders behind the Groundbreak Coalition — a multibillion-dollar plan to close the racial wealth gap by rethinking how we invest in homes, businesses, and communities. 
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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Nicole Mitchell testifies, insisting she went into stepmother’s home only for a welfare check

Nicole Mitchell testifies, insisting she went into stepmother’s home only for a welfare check

State Sen. Nicole Mitchell testified in her own defense as her criminal trial continued Thursday. She told jurors she broke into her stepmother’s home in April of last year out of concern for Carol Mitchell’s health, contradicting body cam video of her saying she wanted to retrieve some of her late father’s belongings.
by Peter Cox, Mathew Holding Eagle III, Annie Baxter, David Schaper and Dana Ferguson

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FBI raids 5 Twin Cities businesses in Medicaid fraud probe

FBI raids 5 Twin Cities businesses in Medicaid fraud probe

FBI agents raided five Twin Cities businesses and two homes Wednesday as part of an investigation into Medicaid housing assistance fraud. Twenty-two purported providers collectively billed taxpayers $8 million over 17 months and used fake documentation to back their claims, the FBI alleges.
by Matt Sepic

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