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Florida governor signs gun restrictions 3 weeks after attack

Florida governor signs gun restrictions 3 weeks after attack

As a gun-control bill sits on the governor's desk, the Broward County Sheriff's Office released 12 minutes of radio transmissions from its deputies and a neighboring police agency highlighting the chaos during the Feb. 14 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
by The Associated Press

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A backgrounder on background checks

A backgrounder on background checks

The shooting in South Florida has ignited the national debate about how to fix, and whether to expand, the gun sales background check system. But what are background checks and how do they work?
by Adrienne St. Clair

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Former Starkey executive, associate convicted in fraud scheme

Former Starkey executive, associate convicted in fraud scheme

Federal jurors in Minneapolis Thursday convicted a former hearing aid company executive and one of his business associates in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme.
by MPR News Staff

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Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to conspiracy, tax and bank fraud charges

Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to conspiracy, tax and bank fraud charges

The former Trump campaign chairman pleaded not guilty to conspiracy, tax and bank fraud charges. Manafort faces a separate federal trial on other charges also brought by special counsel Robert Mueller's office in a Washington, D.C., case.

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What is the role of mandated reporters in an abuse case?

Law enforcement officers and social services workers are among those who are legally required in Minnesota to report the abuse or neglect of children and vulnerable adults.
by Tom Crann

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Charges filed in attempted shooting of Minnesota state trooper

Charges filed in attempted shooting of Minnesota state trooper

Attempted murder charges were filed Thursday against a Milwaukee woman for allegedly trying to shoot a state trooper who stopped to help after the vehicle she was driving slid into the ditch along Interstate 94 near Moorhead.
by Dan Gunderson

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25 face federal, state charges in Duluth-area heroin ring

Twelve people face federal charges for an alleged heroin distribution conspiracy that targeted a Duluth-based heroin trafficking operation, officials said.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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