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Annunciation student named Young Hero Honoree after he shielded a classmate during shooting

A Minneapolis student is one of five Americans receiving a national award Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The Congressional Medal of Honor Society named Victor Greenawalt this year’s Young Hero Honoree. The 11-year-old was injured and hospitalized after he shielded a classmate with his body during the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in August.
by Phineas Pope

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Fraud legislation makes its way through Minnesota Capitol

A bill to create a new fraud-fighting office in state government has finally made it through a House committee. It's an important step for the Office of Inspector General bill that has been stalled for weeks. And a Minnesota House committee is considering a proposal to include kickbacks to the state definition of fraud.
by Emily Reese

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Security wait times at MSP remain short, ICE agents not deployed to help at Twin Cities airport

While the White House has deployed immigration agents to help with security at some airports, it appears the Twin Cities airport is not a part of that plan. Security wait times at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport have generally remained short while other airports have seen hourslong waits in recent weeks. That's as TSA workers go without pay amid a funding impasse.
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Flagship No Kings rally in Twin Cities on Saturday set to attract more than 80,000 people

The Twin Cities — the site of the flagship No Kings rally on Saturday — is set to attract more than 80,000 people. Thousands of rallies across the country will correspond with the Twin Cities No Kings event. Three marches are scheduled before the main rally at the Capitol in St. Paul. Sen. Bernie Sanders, actress Jane Fonda and singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers will headline the guest slate.
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Advocates want access to lawyers for Whipple detainees

Legal advocates were back in federal court in Minneapolis today, asking a judge to order better access to lawyers for people detained at the Whipple federal building. And State Senator John Hoffman recently authored two bills that increase criminal penalties for people who impersonate a police officer and also require any former law enforcement vehicle sold to be stripped of all law enforcement insignias.
by Elena See

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Friday memorial service will remember fallen White Bear Lake soldier

A memorial service will be held Friday in White Bear Lake for a fallen soldier killed earlier this month in Kuwait. And 11 former military lawyers are challenging the Justice Department’s assignment of active duty military attorneys as federal prosecutors.
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Reaction to Cesar Chavez allegations; Legislative update

Leaders at St. Paul's Academia Cesar Chavez charter school say they're profoundly concerned about recent reports that Chavez sexually assaulted women and girls. And Democratic secretaries of state are urging Congress to block an elections bill they say could prevent millions of eligible voters from casting a ballot.
by Emily Reese

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Immigration judge rules against the asylum claims of Liam Conejo Ramos and his family

An immigration judge has ruled against the asylum claims of Liam Conejo Ramos and his family, according to the family’s Minneapolis lawyer. The 5-year-old boy from Columbia Heights received national attention after he was detained by U.S. immigration authorities and sent to Texas along with his father.
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President Trump’s DHS secretary nominee says he regrets comments he made about Alex Pretti

President Trump’s nominee to replace Kristi Noem as secretary of Homeland Security says he regrets comments he made about Alex Pretti after Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis in January. In the immediate wake of that shooting -- Oklahoma Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin had called Pretti a deranged individual who had come to cause, “max damage.” A bill to ban non-disclosure agreements around proposed data centers passed a state senate committee yesterday with bipartisan support.
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