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One Student Dead, Another Injured in Richfield, Minnesota School Shooting
CNN - Tue Feb 1, 2022
RICHFIELD, Minnesota - One student is dead and one injured after a shooting at a school in Richfield, Minnesota, officials announced Tuesday. More»

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of George Floyd's Murder
NPR - Tue Apr 20, 2021
The jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all the counts he faced over the death of George Floyd. More»

Minneapolis Cops Sued for Shooting, Beating, and Gassing Journalists
Gizmodo - Wed Jun 3, 2020
The ACLU has filed a class-action lawsuit against Minnesota authorities on behalf of journalists whom state and local police were filmed beating, shooting, gassing, and arresting during protests against the police killing of George Floyd. More»

George Floyd died of asphyxia, private autopsy finds
BBC - Mon Jun 1, 2020
George Floyd, the African-American man whose death has sparked civil unrest in the US, died from asphyxia (lack of oxygen), a private autopsy has found. More»

CNN crew released from police custody after they were arrested live on air in Minneapolis
CNN - Fri May 29, 2020
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - A CNN crew was arrested while giving a live television report Friday morning in Minneapolis - and then released about an hour later - as the crew covered ongoing protests over the death in police custody of George Floyd. More»

Video shows Minneapolis cop with knee on neck of motionless, moaning man who later died
CBS News - Tue May 26, 2020
A video taken by an onlooker Monday evening shows a Minneapolis police officer keeping his knee on the neck of a motionless, moaning man at the foot of a squad car. More»

Struggling Church Asks Aging Congregation To ‘Stay Away’ In Hopes Of Attracting Young Families
WSB-TV - Tue Jan 21, 2020
COTTAGE GROVE, Minnnesota - Members of the congregation at a Methodist Church in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, are upset that their church is asking them to stay away for two years so it might appeal to younger people. More»

Incel thows child off 3rd floor balcony "as revenge for years of being rejected by women"
Daily Mail - Mon Apr 15, 2019
BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota - A man who threw five-year-old boy off a balcony at Mall of America tells police he went there intending to kill as revenge for years of being rejected by women at the shopping center. More»

Minnesota parents say son died because he couldn't afford high cost of insulin
KTRK-TV - Sat Dec 15, 2018
ST. PAUL, Minnesota - The cost of insulin in the US is on the rise at an alarming rate. More»

Insulin's High Cost Leads To Lethal Rationing
NPR - Sat Sep 1, 2018
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a terrible way to die. More»

Minnesota Burger King Workers Smash Windows After Prank Call
Associated Press - Sun Apr 10, 2016
A prank caller tricked workers at a Minnesota Burger King into smashing the windows of the restaurant to keep it from exploding, police said Saturday, mirroring similar deceptions at Burger Kings and other fast-food restaurants in other states in recent months. More»

Former Sen. Larry Craig dropping further appeals
Associated Press - Wed Jan 7, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS - Former Idaho Senator Larry Craig has reached the end of the road in his effort to reverse his conviction in an airport bathroom sex sting, one of his lawyers said Thursday. More»

Best Buy 3Q profit sinks, offers staff buyouts
Associated Press - Mon Dec 15, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS - Best Buy, the nations biggest consumer electronics retailer, said Tuesday that its third-quarter profit sank 77 percent as it faced dramatic changes in consumer spending. More»

Sen. Larry Craig loses appeal in airport sex case
Associated Press - Mon Dec 8, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS - Idaho Senator Larry Craig has lost his latest attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in the Minneapolis airport mens room sex sting that effectively ended his Senate career. More»

Raw anger in McCain's crowds as Obama strengthens
Associated Press - Thu Oct 9, 2008
LAKEVILLE, Minnesota - The anger is getting raw at Republican rallies and John McCain is finally acting to tamp it down. More»

Police fire chemical agents, projectiles at RNC protesters
CNN - Tue Sep 2, 2008
ST PAUL, Minnesota - St Paul police fired chemical agents and projectiles into a large crowd of protesters outside the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night. More»

Tornado oddities: Toilet paper unwinds and rewinds
Associated Press - Sun Jun 1, 2008
HUGO, Minnesota - As residents in Hugo begin to move on from last weeks tornado, some say they noticed a few bizarre things amid all the damage. More»

Bathroom Footsie Gay Senator "Acted Improperly" says Ethics Panel
Associated Press - Tue Feb 12, 2008
The Senate Ethics Committee said Wednesday that Idaho Senator Larry Craig acted improperly in connection with a mens room sex sting last year and had brought discredit on the Senate. More»

Record wheat price ignites food inflation fears
Pioneer Press - Sat Feb 9, 2008
The highest wheat price in US history - more than $15 a bushel - was reached Thursday in Minneapolis as a trading frenzy inflames the grain markets, fans fears of spiking food costs and revives worries about food shortages. More»

Minneapolis police raid goes awry
Associated Press - Mon Dec 17, 2007
MINNEAPOLIS - Two officers who raided an innocent familys house on a bad tip were shot at and returned fire, but no one was injured, a police spokesman said. More»

Minnesota law sheds light on drug companies
Associated Press - Mon Aug 20, 2007
Saint Paul, Minnesota - A groundbreaking Minnesota law is shining a rare light into the big money that drug companies spend on members of state advisory panels who help select which drugs are used in Medicaid programs for the poor and disabled. More»

Farmer, 74, Charged with Felony After Chasing Thief
Associated Press - Thu Feb 1, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Minnesota - A farmer who chased down a thief and held him at gunpoint until authorities arrived now faces a more serious charge than the thief himself. More»

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