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The Jacob Wetterling abduction

In 1989, 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted along a rural road in St. Joseph, Minn. In 2016, Danny Heinrich led authorities to the place where he buried Wetterling.

Investigators search site near Wetterling abduction

Investigators search site near Wetterling abduction

Investigators are at a St. Joseph property near where 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted in 1989. Patty Wetterling, Jacob's mother, said she didn't think there was "any break" in the case.
by Madeleine Baran

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6th District Dems endorse Clark to run against Bachmann

6th District Dems endorse Clark to run against Bachmann

Democrats in Minnesota's 6th District endorsed State Sen. Tarryl Clark Saturday to run against incumbent Republican Michele Bachmann in the November election.
by Martiga Lohn

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Wetterling Center merges with Winona training program

The Jacob Wetterling Resource Center, named for the 11-year-old boy abducted from his central Minnesota town in 1989, has become part of a child protection training center based in Winona.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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AP: Increase in suicide rate of vets

The suicide rate among 18- to 29-year-old men who've left the military has gone up significantly, the government said Monday.

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Citizens get behind-the-scenes look at FBI

Citizens get behind-the-scenes look at FBI

Twice each year, a group of community, civic and business leaders gets a peek inside the FBI's operations during a six-week Citizens' Academy class, an effort aimed at showing members of the public some of what the agency does and how it works.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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Imagine a world without sexual violence

Imagine a world without sexual violence

Today, leaders will convene a summit to prevent sexual violence. Here's why such a meeting is necessary.

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Coverage prompts more tips on Wetterling case

Coverage prompts more tips on Wetterling case

Stearns County authorities have received about 30 more tips in the Jacob Wetterling case in the past week or so as his family marked the 20th anniversary of his abduction.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Twenty years on, hope lives for Jacob Wetterling

Twenty years on, hope lives for Jacob Wetterling

It's been 20 years since Jerry and Patty Wetterling's son, 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling, went missing and little has changed in the case, however it has changed how law enforcement officials handle missing children cases track those who might kidnap or otherwise harm children.
by Phil Picardi, Ambar Espinoza and Elizabeth Dunbar

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Improvements made since Wetterling abduction

Much has changed in 20 years since then-11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted by a masked gunman in St. Joseph, Minnesota. States have established and toughened sex offender registries and the national AMBER alert system was put into place to broadcast urgent bulletins when a child is abducted.

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Tinklenberg withdraws from 6th District race

Tinklenberg withdraws from 6th District race

Democrat Elwyn Tinklenberg said today he is ending his campaign for Congress in Minnesota's 6th District. This would have been his third attempt to unseat Republican incumbent Michele Bachmann.
by Ambar Espinoza and Melanie Sommer

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