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Marchers call for justice one week after fatal police shooting in St. Paul
Several dozen protesters marched through St. Paul's Midway neighborhood on Sunday to protest police shootings — including the fatal shooting of a man by a St. Paul police officer one week earlier.
Parishioners remember St. Paul church member fatally shot after Bible study
“What makes some think they have the right to murder someone? Hatred. Jealousy. And revenge. But these are the emotions of people who are empty inside,” Pastor William Land told some 80 worshippers gathered at St. Albans Church of God in Christ.
A man died after being shot in Minneapolis early Saturday. It's the 29th homicide of the year in Minneapolis.
Rep. Angie Craig says she’s waiting to make a final judgment on impeachment
At a town hall meeting on Saturday, the first-term DFL representative said she will make a final decision on whether to support a move to an impeachment vote after two House committees finish their investigations.
I-694, I-494 west closures top Twin Cities weekend road woes
Fall is just around the corner, but road construction is still in full swing. Here’s a look at some of the biggest road hassles this weekend.
St. Louis Park man in Syria tells CBS News interviewer he left family to join ISIS
Abdelhamid Al-Madioum was 18 when he slipped away from his family while they were on vacation in Morocco. Federal documents say the FBI found a flow chart of how he planned to transfer money through various accounts, as well as a rehearsed story for getting past Turkish border guards.
Minneapolis introduces no-bail alternative
City leaders and criminal justice reformers say the traditional cash bail system unfairly punishes people with jail time before they’ve been convicted by a court.
Commentary: Somali mob didn't attack man in Minneapolis, but facts won't stop the hate
Right-wing media on social media platforms falsely claim that a video shows Somalis brutally beating and robbing a man near Target Field. Police say those arrested aren’t Somali. Twitter, Facebook and Google executives are silent as a dangerous lie spreads.