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Crime, Law and Justice

Sex offender escapes from southern Minnesota jail

Investigators are asking people in southern Minnesota to review their security camera video for anything suspicious after a sex offender escaped from the Watonwan County Jail in St. James, Minn., just before 7 p.m. Monday. Leonardo Lopez Jr., 36, had been jailed after allegedly failing to update his address on the state’s predatory offender registry.
by Matt Sepic

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Judge weighs challenge to Minnesota felon voting law

Judge weighs challenge to Minnesota felon voting law

Anoka County District Court Judge Thomas Lehmann heard arguments Monday in a challenge to a new state law that more quickly restores voting rights. Under it, voting eligibility kicks back in when incarceration ends, regardless of a person’s supervised release or probation status.
by Nicole Ki and Matt Sepic

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Federal charge says former North Dakota lawmaker traveled to Prague with intent to rape minor

Federal charge says former North Dakota lawmaker traveled to Prague with intent to rape minor

The four-page indictment against former Republican state Sen. Ray Holmberg also charges him with one count of receiving images depicting child sexual abuse. The indictment was filed Thursday in federal court in North Dakota.
by The Associated Press

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Mankato gunshot victim identified

The man found in a Mankato, Minn., street with fatal gunshot wounds early Saturday has been identified as Buay Duer Juk, 27, of Mankato. The death was ruled a homicide.

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150,000 victims lost $300M to decades-long telemarketing scam

150,000 victims lost $300M to decades-long telemarketing scam

Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis are expected to rest their case Monday in the trial of three people charged in the wide-ranging fraud. Authorities say victims across the country unwittingly signed up for magazine subscriptions that they did not want. Some lost tens of thousands of dollars.
by Matt Sepic

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Suspect in the Maine mass shooting has been found dead, police say

Suspect in the Maine mass shooting has been found dead, police say

Robert Card, 40, was suspected of fatally shooting 18 people and wounding 13 others in Lewiston on Wednesday night. The hunt for him had put the region on lockdown.
by Joe Hernandez, Rachel Treisman, Emily Olson and Juliana Kim

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Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in his New York civil fraud trial

Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in his New York civil fraud trial

It was already expected the former president and sons Donald Jr. and Eric would testify. The timing became clear Friday, after Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that daughter Ivanka Trump also must appear.
by The Associated Press

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Law enforcement official tells Associated Press that Maine mass killing suspect has been found dead

Law enforcement official tells Associated Press that Maine mass killing suspect has been found dead

Authorities say a man suspected of fatally shooting 18 people and wounding 13 in Maine has been found dead. Robert Card is believed to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a law enforcement official tells The Associated Press. The official was not authorized to discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity.
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