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Events around Minnesota mark 25 years since the 9/11 attacks

And a man convicted in the 1970 ambush killing of a St. Paul police officer is expected back before the state parole board Friday. Meanwhile, the city of Crystal is the latest municipality in Minnesota to stop using Flock cameras.
by Phineas Pope

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U.S. Drought Monitor report

Some good news and some bad news for Minnesota in the latest U.S. Drought Monitor update, issued earlier today. And a Hennepin County judge today found a Minneapolis man not guilty by reason of mental illness in the 2023 killing of a Loring Park grocery store clerk.
by Emily Reese

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Brooklyn Center human trafficking investigation; Congressional watchdog clears Rep. Omar

The chief of the Brooklyn Center police department says nearly two dozen people have been arrested in a human trafficking investigation that targeted four area hotels. And a congressional watchdog has cleared U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of allegations of 'false reporting of her assets.’
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Somali man arrested by ICE in St. Paul is being held at the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Adam Abdullah has no criminal record and was living legally in St. Paul after seeking asylum in the U.S. in 2023. Abdullah says he had a Social Security number and work permit and checked in regularly with ICE.
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Back to school for Minnesota

Last week's mass shooting at a downtown Minneapolis apartment building is raising questions about what landlords can do when they're concerned about a tenant with a gun. And classes are back in session today for many Minnesota school children.
by Emily Reese

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Most Minnesota schools start classes Tuesday, but some got permission to start earlier

For 40 years, Minnesota law has required schools to start classes after Labor Day. But in 2025, state lawmakers agreed that this year’s later-than-normal Labor Day was reason enough to give school districts the temporary flexibility to decide their own start times.
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Mass shooting started as custody handoff; AI-nudification law update

The mass shooting in Minneapolis at an apartment building earlier this week started as a custody handoff between the suspected shooter and a former partner.

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Diocese of Winona-Rochester's largest insurer to pay $30M to clergy sexual abuse survivors

The settlement agreement with the United States Fire Insurance Company is on top of a previous settlement with the Winona-Rochester Diocese and its other insurance companies and covers claims of sexual abuse by clergy and diocese staff dating back to the 1960s.
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ICE agent to face federal charges; Update to Minneapolis mass shooting

The ICE agent who allegedly shot and wounded a man in Minneapolis will be charged with lying to federal investigators. And authorities continue to investigate yesterday’s mass shooting at a downtown Minneapolis apartment building that left three people dead, including the suspected gunman.
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