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Crime, Law and Justice

Feds indict drug-trafficking ring targeting Duluth, announce a new Duluth-based prosecutor

Feds indict drug-trafficking ring targeting Duluth, announce a new Duluth-based prosecutor

Federal prosecutors have indicted eight people for allegedly dealing fentanyl and meth in Duluth. Meanwhile U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said his office has for the first time hired a full-time prosecutor based in Duluth.
by Dan Kraker

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Community service officers will enforce fares on Metro Transit buses

Community service officers will enforce fares on Metro Transit buses

Community service officers are riding Metro Transit buses to ramp up fare enforcement efforts. The move is an expansion from the officers riding light rail trains in last December, following new transportation legislation.
by Cari Spencer

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Minneapolis to share new emergency response program in wake of after-action report completion

Minneapolis to share new emergency response program in wake of after-action report completion

The after-action report included 27 recommendations to improve emergency response following the riots after George Floyd’s murder.
by Cathy Wurzer, Matt Sepic and Ellen Finn

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Final three defendants plead guilty in Minnesota murder case taken away from local prosecutor

Final three defendants plead guilty in Minnesota murder case taken away from local prosecutor

In a plea agreement, Erick Haynes pleaded guilty Monday to one count of first-degree murder in the 2022 death of Zaria McKeever. Eriana Haynes and Tavion James pleaded guilty to one count each of aiding an offender after the fact for helping to cover up the shooting.
by The Associated Press

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Court gives final approval to 3M ‘forever chemicals’ settlement

Court gives final approval to 3M ‘forever chemicals’ settlement

A federal judge has approved 3M’s more-than-$10 billion settlement with drinking water suppliers over contamination from so-called “forever chemicals.” The settlement resolves class-action lawsuits.
by MPR News Staff

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Inside Minnesota Supreme Court oral arguments over felon voting law

Inside Minnesota Supreme Court oral arguments over felon voting law

For the second time in recent years, the Minnesota Supreme Court is examining laws that dictate when people convicted of felonies are allowed back in the voting booth.
by Cathy Wurzer, Dana Ferguson (NPR) and Alanna Elder

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Officers, suspect injured during weekend standoff in Burnsville

Officers, suspect injured during weekend standoff in Burnsville

Two police officers and a suspect were injured during a standoff in Burnsville over the weekend. Authorities said the two officers had minor injuries. The female suspect sustained non-life-threatening injuries. 
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Homes evacuated amid standoff in Woodbury

Some homes in Woodbury were evacuated for several hours early Monday after a person with a weapon reportedly barricaded himself inside a home. Just after 6:30 a.m., Woodbury police said the person had been taken into custody.
by MPR News Staff

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