Crime, Law and Justice

February 18, 2018 3:50 PM

How to talk with kids about terrible things

The school shooting in Parkland, Fla., has children all over the country asking difficult questions. Here are a few tips for their parents and teachers.

by Cory Turner

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February 18, 2018 3:37 PM

Body of missing pregnant woman found in Chippewa National Forest

The Sheriff's office said searchers found the body of 27-year old Kara Blevins Saturday night. She had been missing since early February.

by Nina Moini

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February 18, 2018 11:25 AM

Woman dies after being hit by wrong-way driver on Hwy. 252

Jenna Bixby of Nowthen died at the scene after the Hyundai Elantra she was driving was struck head on by a Toyota Sequoia SUV driven by a 72-year-old man from Blaine.

by MPR News Staff

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February 17, 2018 11:36 AM

State investigated after school shooting suspect cut himself

The Miami Herald obtained records from Florida's Department of Children and Families and reported Saturday that Nikolas Cruz posted a video on the social media network Snapchat showing him cutting his arms in 2016.

by Associated Press

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February 16, 2018 6:37 PM

St. Paul city attorney sues state lawmaker for defamation

Lyndsey Olson said in her lawsuit that Rep. John Lesch sent Mayor Melvin Carter a letter in early January in which Lesch questioned Olson's fitness for the city attorney's position.

by Matt Sepic

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February 16, 2018 6:22 PM

Young shooting survivors stepped from school into gun debate

The young people who saw classmates slain at the desks next to them are fast becoming advocates for stronger weapons laws and a safer world.

by Associated Press

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February 16, 2018 5:23 PM

3 men accused of trying to export drone parts to Hezbollah

A federal grand jury in Minnesota indicted three people on charges that they conspired to export drone parts and technology from the U.S. to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon, authorities announced Friday.

by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press