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Crime, Law and Justice

Police: Student confessed to killing Texas Tech campus

Police: Student confessed to killing Texas Tech campus

A 19-year-old university student in West Texas was charged early Tuesday with capital murder of a peace officer in the fatal shooting of a police officer at the campus police station, where he was being questioned in a drug-related case, authorities said.
by The Associated Press

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Lack of agreement between Mille Lacs Band, county leaves tribal officers without policing power

Lack of agreement between Mille Lacs Band, county leaves tribal officers without policing power

Tribal leaders say public safety concerns got worse last year, when Mille Lacs County terminated its law enforcement agreement with the Mille Lacs Band.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Sheriff: Vegas gunman aimed at fuel tanks as diversion

Sheriff: Vegas gunman aimed at fuel tanks as diversion

Sheriff Joe Lombardo said at a news conference that they still have not pinpointed the shooter's motive behind his decision to fire on a concert crowd of 22,000 in Las Vegas on Oct. 1 from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel casino.
by The Associated Press

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1 week later, Las Vegas moves from response to recovery

1 week later, Las Vegas moves from response to recovery

The city isn't back to business as usual just yet. But authorities are trying to provide victims and festival attendees with whatever support they need, from counseling to legal aid.

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Flyover: Let's talk gun control, again

Flyover: Let's talk gun control, again

Many thousands of people die from guns each year from guns in the U.S. Last weekend's Las Vegas killings are forcing yet another national dialogue on gun control.
by MPR News Staff

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'This shooter is a little different': Hamline professor studies mass shootings

'This shooter is a little different': Hamline professor studies mass shootings

The gunman at last Sunday night's shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas is entry number 134 in a database of mass shooters that two Twin Cities professors are building.
by John Wanamaker

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