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Charges: Wrong-way driver drunk when he killed 911 dispatcher

A Blaine man was charged with three counts of criminal vehicular homicide for a Minnesota Highway 252 crash that killed a Minneapolis emergency dispatcher who was on her way to work.
by MPR News Staff

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Police: Parents gunned down by their son on college campus

Police in camouflage uniforms searched neighborhoods near Central Michigan University on Friday for a 19-year-old student suspected of fatally shooting his parents at a dormitory and then running from campus.
by The Associated Press

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Truth, Politics and Power: Gun rights and gun control

Truth, Politics and Power: Gun rights and gun control

In this episode of "Truth, Politics and Power," how a duty for community self defense evolved into an individual right to bear arms.
by MPR News Staff

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First responders use Narcan to counteract opioid overdoses

First responders use Narcan to counteract opioid overdoses

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office says first responders in cities outside of Minneapolis used an antidote to successfully counteract an opioid overdose 50 times since early 2016.
by Jon Collins

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Equifax says 2.4 million more people were impacted by huge 2017 breach

Equifax says 2.4 million more people were impacted by huge 2017 breach

This announcement brings the total number impacted by the massive hack to about 148 million people, and renews lawmakers' scrutiny of the company's response to the data theft.

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Rep. Ellison meets with Minneapolis students to discuss gun violence

Rep. Ellison meets with Minneapolis students to discuss gun violence

"They're passionate, they're well-informed, and they don't know that it 'can't be done,'" Ellison said. "They don't recognize the limitations adults see so often."
by Nina Moini

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Snowmobiler faces murder charge in death of child on Chisago Lake

A Chisago County grand jury brought the third-degree murder charge against Eric Joseph Coleman, who prosecutors say was drunk on Jan. 26 when he crashed into an 8-year-old boy who was ice fishing with his family.
by MPR News Staff

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Parkland shooting suspect: A story of red flags, ignored

Parkland shooting suspect: A story of red flags, ignored

Friends, family and neighbors were aware of the man now accused of killing 17 people. So were two sheriff's departments and the FBI. Despite all the warnings, nothing was done to intervene.
by Joel Rose and Brakkton Booker

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