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Derrick Thompson sentenced to 58 years for killing 5 women in high-speed crash

Derrick Thompson was sentenced Thursday to 58 years for killing 5 women in high-speed crash. In June, a Hennepin County jury found Thompson guilty on all charges, including five counts of third-degree murder and 10 counts of criminal vehicular homicide.
by Gracie Stockton

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Minnesota will offer rewards in missing and murdered Indigenous persons cases; heavy rain sweeps through the state

Beginning Wednesday Minnesota will offer rewards in missing and murdered Indigenous persons cases. Heavy rain has been sweeping across Minnesota Wednesday, with reports of up to a foot of water over roads in Ely and a number of flood watches and warnings in effect through Thursday morning.
by Gracie Stockton

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Twin Cities public television makes layoffs due to funding cuts

Twin Cities public television, or TPT, is laying off some of its staff. In an email to employees Tuesday, President Sylvia Strobel said, “Due to the loss of federal funding, we have made the decision to reduce our staff.”
by Phil Picardi

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State Sen. Bruce Anderson to be interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery next week

State Sen. Bruce Anderson will be interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery next week. Anderson died unexpectedly Monday at age 75. Hundreds of Essentia clinic workers in northern and central Minnesota will go back to work Wednesday after a two-week strike.
by Emily Reese

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Longtime Republican state Sen. Bruce Anderson has died

A longtime Republican Minnesota state Senator has died. Bruce Anderson, who represented Buffalo — first in the House and, up until his death, the Senate — has died at the age of 75.
by Phil Picardi

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Nicole Mitchell to resign from Minnesota Senate; law enforcement searches for missing man near Cascade lake

Sen. Nicole Mitchell will resign her senate seat following her conviction on felony burglary charges. Mitchell announced through her attorneys Monday that she will give up her seat by early August. And a new study shows that Olmsted County does not have enough housing stock to meet demand.
by Emily Reese

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Appeals court rules a lawsuit against a Minneapolis officer in the death of Amir Locke can move forward

An appeals court has ruled a lawsuit against a Minneapolis police officer in the shooting death of Amir Locke can move forward. Minnesota political leaders are waiting to hear from state Sen. Nicole Mitchell. The Woodbury DFLer was convicted Friday on felony burglary charges after breaking into her stepmother's Detroit Lakes home in 2024. 
by Phil Picardi

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Stepmother, police testify in trial of Rep. Nicole Mitchell

Nicole Mitchell, a Democrat from Woodbury, is accused of breaking into her stepmother’s home in April 2024.
by Lisa Ryan

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