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BCA releases search warrant, new details in Burnsville domestic violence call

BCA releases search warrant, new details in Burnsville domestic violence call

According to a search warrant unsealed Wednesday, officers responded to the house on 33rd Avenue, near Interstate 35E and Highway 77, on a call about an alleged sexual assault. Gooden fired at police with what investigators believe was multiple guns, fatally wounding two officers and a medic. 
by Matt Sepic

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Proposed wrongful-conviction bill would lower bar for new evidence

Proposed wrongful-conviction bill would lower bar for new evidence

The legislation comes after a busy session last year that included a revision to the felony murder law, changes to the pardon law and added funding for conviction review units.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Judge denies motion to temporarily restrict public access to filings in trooper murder case

Judge denies motion to temporarily restrict public access to filings in trooper murder case

Judge Tamara Garcia said there’s a First Amendment right to access court records in criminal cases and said the prosecution’s argument that pretrial publicity could taint potential jurors is premature and overly broad. 
by Jon Collins

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Minnesota lawmakers consider firearm reporting, storage requirements after Burnsville shooting

Minnesota lawmakers consider firearm reporting, storage requirements after Burnsville shooting

Lawmakers in both parties said they would consider changes that could deter incidents similar to Sunday’s fatal Burnsville standoff. But the path forward for the bills remains uncertain.
by Dana Ferguson

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U of M presidential finalist Rebecca Cunningham visits Twin Cities campus

U of M presidential finalist Rebecca Cunningham visits Twin Cities campus

The final candidate, Dr. Rebecca Cunningham, visited the Twin Cities campus on Wednesday. She participated in a media interview, a public forum and an open house after.
by Peter Cox

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Supreme Court upholds conviction of Buffalo clinic shooter

Supreme Court upholds conviction of Buffalo clinic shooter

Gregory Ulrich, 70, was convicted of shooting five people and detonating explosive devices at the Allina Health clinic in February 2021. 
by Kirsti Marohn

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Pedestrian struck, killed by Metro Transit bus in St. Paul

Pedestrian struck, killed by Metro Transit bus in St. Paul

A pedestrian died after being struck by a Metro Transit bus in St. Paul early Wednesday. It’s the second fatal pedestrian crash involving a Metro Transit bus in three weeks.
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