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Washington Co. deputy charged with manslaughter in on-duty shooting
Deputy Brian Krook pleaded not guilty to the charge during a Wednesday court appearance. Krook shot and killed Benjamin Evans in April 2018 after deputies tried to persuade Evans to put down a gun.
Andover reckons with past pollution as landfill’s hazardous waste cleanup begins
In the 1970s, Minnesota allowed hazardous waste to be dumped at a site in what was then the far outskirts of the Twin Cities. Today, the landfill is surrounded by homes, ball fields and a creek. The state is paying $22 million to clean it up.
The Minneapolis Police Department doesn’t have its own facial-recognition technology yet, but some city council members are already looking to regulate its use. MPR’s Cathy Wurzer spoke with Council member Steve Fletcher, who serves on the council’s public safety committee.
New Beyoncé album accompanies the Lion King movie remake
While the movie has been panned, critics have been much kinder to the music, which Beyoncé described in a Good Morning America interview as "a love letter to Africa."
Riverboat performance lets audience navigate a murder mystery
A story set just before the Civil War plays out on the Jonathan Padelford, where actors and audience members plumb the depths of criminal behavior.
Prisons resort to video for psychiatric care
The difficulty of finding psychiatrists willing to work in prisons is forcing the institutions to provide care via video to populations with high rates of mental illness.