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October 20, 2014 4:07 PM

Should college athletes get paid?

College athletic programs are facing a number of efforts to change the way they function, including a "pay to play" push.

by MPR News Staff

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October 20, 2014 6:00 AM

Man suing for wrongful imprisonment behind bars again

Lavelle Bible, the Minneapolis man who tried to sue the state after he was imprisoned for three years longer than his 2004 criminal sexual conduct convictions allowed for, is in the Hennepin County jail on a felony first degree burglary charge.

by Brandt Williams

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October 17, 2014 6:43 PM

Man wants to sue for being kept in jail too long

Minnesota offenders serve two-thirds of their sentences in prison and one-third on a form of parole. As a convicted sex offender, LaVelle Bible was ordered to serve an extra term.

by Brandt Williams

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October 17, 2014 1:03 PM

Ramsey County Attorney: 7 of 10 clergy abuse cases now closed

Investigations continue on three open cases, including one involving former priest Curtis Wehmeyer and another tied to Archbishop John Nienstedt, County Attorney John Choi said.

by Tim Nelson

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October 17, 2014 3:42 AM

Should beef carry an ‘environmental impact’ label?

A handful of researchers allied with the meat industry say that that "grass fed" and "organic" labels don't actually tell you much about how a producer is raising animals, nor are they really representative of the best environmental practices in the industry.

by Michael Olson

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October 16, 2014 4:28 AM

Does the mass collection of phone records violate the Fourth Amendment?

Legal scholars and courts have been wrangling for more than a year over whether the National Security Agency's collection of millions of Americans' phone records — a program first disclosed to the public by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden in 2013 — violates those protections.

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October 15, 2014 6:17 PM

Tax fraud charges leveled against former Mpls. restaurateur

According to the complaint, 46-year-old Michael Ralph Whitelaw allegedly failed to report more than $1 million worth of income over a three-year period.

by Brandt Williams

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October 15, 2014 5:50 PM

Should assisted suicide be legal for those who are terminally ill?

A former Minnesota nurse on Wednesday was sentenced to jail for assisting and attempting to assist a suicide. It's re-kindled the moral and legal debate over assisted suicide.

by Martha Lueders

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October 15, 2014 4:34 PM

Mayor wants to bring composting program to Mpls. homes

Mayor Betsy Hodges wants organic material turned into compost instead of going to landfills or incinerators. But the city's recycling fees would increase by more than 20 percent.

by Curtis Gilbert