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Former Minneapolis cop gets 3 years for stealing drugs during illegal searches

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced former Minneapolis police Officer Ty Jindra, 29, to more than 3 years in prison for stealing drugs including oxycodone and methamphetamine from citizens during illegal searches.
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In ethics hearing, Sen. Fateh defends behavior

In ethics hearing, Sen. Fateh defends behavior

Minneapolis DFL Sen. Omar Fateh pushed back against an allegation that he has a conflict of interest with a Minneapolis-based YouTube channel called Somali TV.  
by Tim Pugmire

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Minnesota among first states to get federally backed COVID 'test-to-treat' sites

Minnesota among first states to get federally backed COVID 'test-to-treat' sites

Within the next week, testing sites in Brooklyn Park, Duluth and Moorhead will offer people who test positive for COVID-19 a prescription for Paxlovid, an antiviral medication that subdues the worst of the infection.
by Catharine Richert

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Wisconsin's loons are declining, project examines if the same is happening in Minnesota

Wisconsin's loons are declining, project examines if the same is happening in Minnesota

Walter Piper, a biology professor at Chapman University in southern California, hopes to get a better idea if what’s plaguing Wisconsin’s loons — possibly biting black flies that drive them off the nest — also could be affecting Minnesota’s beloved state bird.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Play portrays generations of Latinas' struggles with identity

Teatro del Pueblo’s production of “Real Women Have Curves” focuses on a multigenerational group of Latinas who confront expectations of how they are supposed to fit within their families and within society — as well as how they are supposed to look.
by Vicki Adame

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Commemorative street sign dedicated to Prince unveiled in downtown Minneapolis

Commemorative street sign dedicated to Prince unveiled in downtown Minneapolis

The commemorative street sign was unveiled on Tuesday at the corner of First Avenue and Seventh Street. A crowd decked out in purple pride gathered at noon to celebrate the Minnesota legend just a week after a roughly 100-foot mural unveiling of Prince occurred down the street. 
by Sam Stroozas

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Jury acquits former Renaissance Festival manager of rape

Jury acquits former Renaissance Festival manager of rape

Prosecutors charged Carr Hagerman with two counts of criminal sexual conduct, alleging that he raped a freelance photographer in a building on the festival’s grounds in Shakopee in late 2017 after luring her to a storage room.
by Matt Sepic

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Senate Democrats call for tighter gun restrictions

Senate Democrats call for tighter gun restrictions

DFLers in the Minnesota Senate want gun measures to be on the agenda if there’s a special legislative session, but at least one majority Republican says the laws already on the books need to be enforced.
by Tim Pugmire

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Missing U of M student is found dead in Mississippi River

Missing U of M student is found dead in Mississippi River

The body of Abdirahman Abdifatah Ali, a 21-year-old University of Minnesota student who went by the name Abdi, was found in the river on Monday, according to St. Paul police.
by Tim Nelson

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