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Minn. DHS Sets Aside $1.8M For Sex Offender Review
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Human Services has set aside $1.8 million for the possible costs of a court-ordered evaluation of the state sex-offender program. U.S. District Judge...
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Woman, 28, Charged In South Mpls. Homicide
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 28-year-old woman has been charged in connection with a man found shot to death in south Minneapolis. On Monday, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office charges Maureen Ndidiamaka...
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Mower Co. Sheriff: Owners Of 22 Cows Found Dead Were In ‘Dire Straits’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Mower County Sheriff’s Office has a gruesome case on its hands after 22 dairy cows were found dead in a barn. The grisly discovery was made a couple of weeks ago in Racine...
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2 More Indictments In Fish Poaching Case Dismissed
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has dismissed indictments against two defendants accused of poaching walleye and other fish from the Leech Lake and Red Lake reservations. U.S. District Judge Richard Kyle...
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Inmates Seek Release Amid Sex Offender Program Controversy
MOOSE LAKE, Minn. (WCCO) – In Minnesota, there are 700 sex offenders kept away in indefinite treatment, more than in any other state. A federal judge warned that some of those men need to be let go...
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Man Plans To Plead Guilty In Synthetic Drug Case
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Texas man says he will plead guilty in a wide-ranging investigation into the synthetic drug deaths of two teens in North Dakota and Minnesota. John Polinski, of Houston, is charged...
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Lawmakers Seek Tougher Penalty For Repeat DWIs
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A pair of Minnesota state Republican lawmakers wants the Legislature to strengthen the maximum penalty for repeat drunk-driver offenders. Rep. Chris Swedzinski of Ghent and Sen....
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Blue Earth Priest Pleads Guilty In Sex Abuse Case
WINONA, Minn. (AP) — A Blue Earth-area priest has admitted to fondling a girl while attending dinner at her grandmother’s home. The Rev. Leo Koppala pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree criminal...
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South Dakota Fugitive Found In Northwest Iowa
STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) — A 54-year-old man who’d fled a South Dakota prison facility more than a year ago has been found in northwest Iowa. Police in Storm Lake say David Lee, originally from...
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Woman Pleads Guilty In Fatal Stabbing Incident
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 27-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection with a fatal stabbing last August, according to the Hennepin County Attorney. Yolanda Lynn Smith,...
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Nearly 500 Arrested In MN Over St. Patrick’s Weekend
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Monday meant a weekend-long celebration for some, and the Department of Public Safety says nearly 500 were arrested during increased DWI patrols....
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1 Man In Child Exploitation Network From Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say one of 14 men charged with operating an online child exploitation network was arrested in Minnesota. Details of the operation were announced Tuesday. The...
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Judge Releases Iowa Murder Defendant To Minn. Home
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A cancer-stricken 73-year-old man charged with strangling his wife in 1997 and dumping her body in a ditch can leave Iowa’s custody and live under strict monitoring at his...
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Parents Push For Tougher DWI Laws After Infant Son Killed
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — A Minnesota family whose 5-month-old son was killed by a drunk driver wants tougher state laws for repeat offenders. Southwest Minnesota State University basketball coach Brad...
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Man Pleads Guilty In $5M Staged Accidents Scam
DALLAS (AP) – A Dallas-area man has pleaded guilty to fraud in a $5 million staged traffic accident scheme since 2005. Prosecutors in Dallas say 61-year-old Leroy Nelson of DeSoto pleaded guilty to...
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Mpls. Man Charged In Nat’l Online Child Porn Ring
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Minneapolis man is among those busted in what is being called one of the largest child pornography busts in history. The Department of Homeland Security has been watching an...
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Police Seek Suspect In Alexandria Gas Station Robbery
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities in northwestern Minnesota are looking for a suspect after an armed robbery that resulted in a gas station employee being hospitalized. Alexandria Police were called to...
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Judge Won’t Dismiss Ventura ‘American Sniper’ Suit
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A judge is allowing former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura’s defamation lawsuit against the widow of slain “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle to go to trial. U.S. District Judge...
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Boyfriend Of Teen Who Died After Taking LSD Faces Felony
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The teenage boyfriend of a Mankato girl who died from illegal drugs faces a felony. Chloe Moses, 17, had a seizure earlier this month after taking what’s believed to be a form of...
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School Janitor Accused Of Peeping At Boys In Bathroom
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A longtime school janitor has been charged with peeping at an 11-year-old student while he was in a bathroom stall, and the criminal complaint alleges a number of similar past...
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