Crime, Law and Justice

September 28, 2017 4:00 PM

Crookston diocese settles bishop coercion claim

A Tabor, Minn., man has settled his claim that Bishop Michael Hoeppner coerced him into retracting an allegation of clergy sexual abuse against a priest in the Crookston diocese.

by Martin Moylan

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September 28, 2017 3:30 PM

Maplewood woman sentenced to more than 14 years in opioid overdose deaths

Beverly Burrell was convicted of third-degree murder for selling heroin to Luke Ronnei and Max Tillitt. Both overdosed and died from the drug.

by Brandt Williams

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September 27, 2017 4:20 PM

Part of exoneration-compensation law found unconstitutional

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that part of a statute that allows people who are wrongfully convicted to seek compensation is unconstitutional.

by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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September 27, 2017 1:39 PM

Louisville places Rick Pitino, AD on administrative leave

Rick Pitino's exit comes after the school acknowledged on Tuesday that the men's program is part of a federal investigation into alleged bribery of recruits.

by The Associated Press

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September 26, 2017 1:10 PM

Syngenta settles U.S. farmer lawsuits in China corn trade case

The settlement does not include exporters such as Cargill and ADM that are also suing Syngenta.

by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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September 26, 2017 10:32 AM

Man charged with selling heroin laced with carfentanil

The opioid is relatively new to Minnesota and is 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 stronger than fentanyl.

by The Associated Press

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September 26, 2017 9:33 AM

2 teens killed in wrong-way I-94 crash in Minneapolis

The Minnesota State Patrol says Diana Rojas-Martinez and Christopher Jahmar Bunay died in the crash. The recently graduated from Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, according to a statement on the school's website.

by The Associated Press

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September 26, 2017 9:01 AM

200-pound bear struck, killed near the Twin Cities

The 2- or 3-year-old black male was found early Sunday morning in Corcoran, about 22 miles northeast of Minneapolis. Police say bear sightings are uncommon there; black bears are mainly found in the northern third of Minnesota.

by Nancy Yang

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September 26, 2017 7:10 AM

Full federal court to hear 'Making a Murderer' appeal

A federal appeals court will consider arguments over whether detectives tricked a Wisconsin inmate featured in the "Making a Murderer" series into confessing and whether he should go free in a case that puts police practices in the spotlight.

by The Associated Press

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September 25, 2017 1:52 PM

Drunk driver charged in fatal Amish buggy crash in NW Minn.

An Amish woman was killed Saturday night when her buggy was rear-ended by a pickup truck. The driver of the truck was allegedly intoxicated, and faces felony charges.

by John Enger

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