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Is there justice for people with fetal alcohol brain damage?

Is there justice for people with fetal alcohol brain damage?

Pregnant women who drink alcohol risk giving birth to children with permanent brain damage. As these kids grow up, many get in trouble with the law. Experts say the country's justice system is ill-equipped to deal fairly with fetal alcohol offenders.
by Cara Hetland and Tom Robertson

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Racist incidents concern SCSU students

Racist incidents concern SCSU students

Officials at St. Cloud State University are struggling to stop a string of bias motivated crimes.
by Tim Post

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Probation officers 'build a better mousetrap'

Probation officers 'build a better mousetrap'

Probation officers frustrated by a complicated state computer system created their own search engine for criminal records.
by Dan Gunderson

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Prosecutors look to crack down on sex offenders

Prosecutors look to crack down on sex offenders

Two Minnesota prosecutors are pursuing life sentences for two charged with sex offenses. A 2005 state law allows the severe penalty, as do many states since the rape and killing by a repeat sex offender of Dru Sjodin in 2003.

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The Neuter Commuter hits the road

The Neuter Commuter hits the road

The people who run the Neuter Commuter are fixing to fix more pets. But Minnesota law won't let them do it for free and they say that's a problem.
by Bob Kelleher

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U of M students present child abduction case to president of South Sudan

U of M students present child abduction case to president of South Sudan

A group of University of Minnesota students campaigning for the release of two kidnapped children in Sudan scored a major victory recently, when they were able to meet with the president of Southern Sudan.
by Roseanne Pereira

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Allegations raise a stink over Mower County feedlot

Allegations raise a stink over Mower County feedlot

State officials are investigating possible official malfeasance in a dispute over a Mower County hog feedlot.
by Sea Stachura

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Minnesota Supreme Court to set rules for interactive television in district courts.

Minnesota Supreme Court to set rules for interactive television in district courts.

Interactive television allows judges to hold hearings by closed-circuit television. Proponents say ITV saves money and time. But critics say it lessens the dignity of court proceedings.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Attorney general nominee on the docket

Attorney general nominee on the docket

When Attorney General-designate Michael Mukasey goes before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, he's likely to face tough questions on torture, warrantless wiretapping, and the politicization of the justice department. Midmorning previews the hearings with two legal scholars.

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