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Minneapolis City Council ramps up pressure on city to collect off-duty police fees
The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously Thursday in favor of a plan that would set a timeline for the city to collect fees for off-duty police work, a practice where officers work for businesses and bars while off the clock, but in uniform and while using MPD squad cars.
Former Minnesota teacher of the year found guilty of sexually abusing student
Abdul J. Wright, 39, was found guilty Wednesday of sexually abusing a child while she was his student in 2017 at Harvest Best Academy. He will likely face 12 to 14 years of prison for first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Food and custodial services affected as hundreds of University of Minnesota workers continue strike
Picketing continued at University of Minnesota campuses across the state on Wednesday, as hundreds of custodians, maintenance staff and food service workers remain on strike.
Body recovered in Wyoming lake is believed to be a Minnesota kayaker missing for over a year
A recovery team has found a body believed to be a Minnesota kayaker who disappeared at Jackson Lake in western Wyoming more than a year ago. Grand Teton National Park officials said Tuesday that 43-year-old Wesley Dopkins of St. Paul was last seen alive paddling on the lake on June 15, 2024. 
Gun buyer for man who killed Burnsville first responders sentenced to 45 months in federal prison
The woman who bought the guns that her romantic partner used to kill three first responders in Burnsville last year was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison. Ashley Dyrdahl pleaded guilty in January to federal charges of purchasing guns for Shannon Gooden, who was ineligible to have firearms because of an assault conviction.
Walz vows special session ‘one way or another’ to seek new gun laws after Annunciation shooting
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders met for the first time Tuesday to discuss a possible special session to forge a policy response to a mass shooting in Minneapolis, with both parties expecting the Legislature to be brought back soon.