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Feds: Vance Boelter acted alone in lawmaker attacks, also targeted senator's daughter

Feds: Vance Boelter acted alone in lawmaker attacks, also targeted senator's daughter

A grand jury formally indicted Vance Boelter on six counts of murder, stalking and firearms charges in the killing of former DFL Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark last month, as well as the shooting of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.
by Matt Sepic

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MPD use-of-force trainer is same officer that shot Amir Locke in 2022

MPD use-of-force trainer is same officer that shot Amir Locke in 2022

The head of the police department said he understands why the choice of Sgt. Mark Hanneman to do this type of training will concern some people — but said Hanneman is the right person for the job.
by Nina Moini and Cari Spencer

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Family of man killed by Minneapolis police sues city, police officers

Family of man killed by Minneapolis police sues city, police officers

The family of Andrew Tekle Sundberg, who was killed by Minneapolis police in 2022, is suing the city and several police officers. The lawsuit alleges police failed to adequately respond to Sundberg’s mental health crisis.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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‘We blew that whistle, but nobody heard it’: Why was a youth coach allowed to keep abusing children after a 12-year-old reported him?

‘We blew that whistle, but nobody heard it’: Why was a youth coach allowed to keep abusing children after a 12-year-old reported him?

The first boy to report Aaron Hjermstad for sexual abuse stepped forward in 2015. The police investigated, but charges weren’t filed at the time. Hjermstad continued to coach and teach for years in the Twin Cities, preying on boys from predominantly Black schools.

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Nicole Mitchell burglary trial plows forward with opening statements, witnesses’ testimony 

Nicole Mitchell burglary trial plows forward with opening statements, witnesses’ testimony 

The Minnesota state senator is accused of breaking into her stepmother’s home in April 2024. Her methods and reasons for being there are central to the felony burglary case against her.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III and Peter Cox

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Minneapolis officer who fatally shot Amir Locke heads MPD’s new use-of-force training

Minneapolis officer who fatally shot Amir Locke heads MPD’s new use-of-force training

Police chief Brian O’Hara said Sgt. Mark Hanneman, who’s been with MPD for nearly a decade,  is an “outstanding” trainer committed to bringing positive change to MPD. But Locke’s family and other community members say nothing justifies placing the officer who shot and killed a 22-year-old Black man at the helm of use-of-force training. 
by Cari Spencer

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Advocates denounce ICE arrests at Fort Snelling Immigration Court

Advocates denounce ICE arrests at Fort Snelling Immigration Court

Immigrant rights groups are raising concerns about plain-clothes ICE agents detaining people immediately after their court hearings at Fort Snelling. Advocates say the arrests often target individuals whose cases were just dismissed.
by Sarah Thamer

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