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Inside The Razor Wire, Part 1: Tour Of MN Sex Offender Program
The Minnesota Sex Offender Program is “clearly broken” and in need of repair. That’s according to a federal judge who ruled this month on a class action lawsuit, brought against the state, by clients...
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Ohio Man Charged With Sexual Assault Of Minor
NEW RICHMOND, Wis. (WCCO) — A 22-year-old man appeared in St. Croix County Circuit Court Monday afternoon after he was charged with the sexual assault of a minor on Saturday. According to New Richmond...
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Mpls. Man Arrested In Illinois With 25 Lbs. Of Meth In Vehicle
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 22-year-old man is charged with felony narcotics possession, with intent to deliver, after about 25 pounds of crystal meth was found in his vehicle, according to authorities....
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Man Who Made Drugs That Killed 2 Teens Sentenced
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man who admitted to cooking up synthetic drugs that led to the overdose deaths of two teens has been sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison. Twenty-two-year-old Andrew...
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Collection Agency Owner Sentenced For Major Financial Fraud
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 50-year-old Rosemount man has pleaded guilty to one count each of theft and theft by swindle while being the owner of a collection agency, the Dakota County Attorney’s Office...
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Mpls. Somali Youth Group Fights Al-Shabab With Documentary
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A small Minneapolis-based youth group is taking on one of the world’s leading terrorist groups. Al-Shabab is an Al-Qaeda-linked terror organization that has successfully recruited...
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Iowa Man Gets 10 Years For Vehicular Homicide
NORTHWOOD, Iowa (AP) – A Kensett man has been given 10 years in prison for a crash that killed a Minnesota man. Authorities say 47-year-old Michael Chodur was sentenced on Monday in Worth County...
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Inside The Razor Wire, Part 2: ‘They Call It Guantanamo North’
The Minnesota Sex Offender Program is “clearly broken” and in need of repair. That’s according to a federal judge who ruled this month on a class action lawsuit, brought against the state, by clients...
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Man Arrested In Connection With Purse Snatchings
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis Police say they have arrested a man suspected in a number of purse snatchings in the Camden neighborhood committed last month. On Feb. 19, police released surveillance...
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Woman Arrested, Charged In Auto Insurance Fraud Case
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It wasn’t until Cynthia Davis had a minor fender bender that she realized she’d been taken to the cleaners. The car insurance policy that Davis needed to protect her, wasn’t worth...
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Spike In Hep C Cases Blamed On Heroin Use, Dirty Needles
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Medical officials fear the rise of heroin abuse in Minnesota is connected to an increase in hepatitis C. Some suspect dirty needles may be to blame. An increase in needle use...
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Teen Hotline Says Scammer Is Jamming Lines, Demanding Money
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Young people in crisis in Minnesota may have trouble calling a local helpline. The Bridge for Youth organization said that cyber attackers seeking money shut down the center’s main...
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Charges: ‘Drunk’ Dad Rolls Over, Suffocates Infant Son
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – An Eagan, Minn. man was charged Tuesday after police say he rolled on top of his infant son while drunk, suffocating the boy, according to Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom....
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Inside The Razor Wire, Part 3: Dru Sjodin’s Legacy
The Minnesota Sex Offender Program is “clearly broken” and in need of repair. That’s according to a federal judge who ruled this month on a class action lawsuit, brought against the state, by clients...
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Stolen Handgun Forensically Tied To Man Shot By Cops
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Investigators say that they have forensically tied a stolen handgun to the man who was shot and killed by Minneapolis Police in Uptown last year. Terrance Franklin, 22, was shot...
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S. St. Paul Man Pleads Guilty To Nat’l Guard Member’s Murder
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCC) — A South St. Paul man pleaded guilty Wednesday in a Ramsey County Court to the murder of a staff sergeant in the Minnesota National Guard. According to the Ramsey County...
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Duluth Woman Admits Role In Landlord Killing
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – Prosecutors say a Duluth woman has admitted her role in the 2012 stabbing death of her former landlord. The St. Louis County Attorney’s Office says 32-year-old Joella Lee Tucker...
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Minneapolis Man Convicted In Murder Of 13-Year-Old
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 27-year-old Minneapolis man was sentenced Wednesday to life without parole for his role in the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy in 2011. Kemen Lavatos Taylor was convicted on...
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Teen Crisis Line Back After Being Jammed By Scammer
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A local teen crisis center is feeling some relief after a crisis of their own. The hotline for suicidal and abused teens run by The Bridge for Youth was restored late Wednesday...
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Charges: Group Used Others’ Food Stamps To Buy, Sell Groceries
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Three people have been charged with using other people’s food stamps to purchase groceries and ship them to Africa at a profit. According to the criminal complaints, the group...
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