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Twenty years on, hope lives for Jacob Wetterling

Twenty years on, hope lives for Jacob Wetterling

It's been 20 years since Jerry and Patty Wetterling's son, 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling, went missing and little has changed in the case, however it has changed how law enforcement officials handle missing children cases track those who might kidnap or otherwise harm children.
by Phil Picardi, Ambar Espinoza and Elizabeth Dunbar

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Doctor says TVs at sex offender facility are not the problem

Doctor says TVs at sex offender facility are not the problem

State lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are decrying the purchase of about 25 plasma televisions for a sex offender treatment facility in Moose Lake. Dr. Michael Farnsworth, who had initially helped design the treatment program, says the uproar over the TVs obscures larger issues with the Minnesota Sex Offender Program.
by Steven John

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More details emerge in Minn. men's road trip case

The Nevada Highway Patrol today released the name of a third passenger involved in a cross-country road trip that has gotten the attention of federal agents investigating whether Minnesota men traveled to Somalia to fight in that country's ongoing conflict.
by Laura Yuen

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Transplanted Minnesotans may jeopardize 8th congressional seat

Transplanted Minnesotans may jeopardize 8th congressional seat

Retiree Ray McGee won't be at his St. Paul home when Census forms are mailed out next year, he'll be staying at his winter home in California. Minnesota officials are concerned about where these "snowbirds" will be counted--one of Minnesota's congressional seats depends on population numbers.
by Toni Randolph

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Sources say local man supported al-Shabaab

Sources say local man supported al-Shabaab

Many believe Cabdulaahi Faarah was one of five men involved in a cross-country road trip last week that has gotten the attention of federal authorities, and that his involvement may be related to the the case of about 20 Minnesota men who allegedly left for their native Somalia to fight.
by Laura Yuen

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