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Crime, Law and Justice

Prosecutor says Feeding Our Future defendant approached witness in effort to ‘corrupt’ process

Prosecutor says Feeding Our Future defendant approached witness in effort to ‘corrupt’ process

Abdinasir Abshir, who’s scheduled to face trial in April, allegedly approached witness Sharmake Jama in a courthouse hallway while testimony was underway.
by Matt Sepic

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One year later, Burnsville first responders remain resilient in face of grief

One year later, Burnsville first responders remain resilient in face of grief

Tuesday marks one year since Burnsville lost three first responders in the line of duty. Burnsville Police Deputy Chief Matt Smith and Burnsville Fire Chief BJ Jungmann joined MPR News host Nina Moini to reflect on the year since the tragedy.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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St. Paul vigil remembers Sam Nordquist, calls for justice after his killing in New York

St. Paul vigil remembers Sam Nordquist, calls for justice after his killing in New York

Five people in New York face murder charges in the killing of Nordquist, a transgender man from Minnesota. To mourn his loss, a group of about 100 people gathered in below zero temperatures Monday on the steps of the state Capitol in St. Paul.
by Regina Medina

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Burnsville marks one year since first responders‘ deaths with wreath tribute, special ceremony

Burnsville marks one year since first responders‘ deaths with wreath tribute, special ceremony

On Tuesday, the city of Burnsville commemorated the line-of-duty deaths of two police officers, Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, and firefighter-paramedic Adam Finseth. It has been one year since they were killed while responding to a domestic violence call.
by MPR News Staff and Regina Medina

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Police arrest apparent leader of cultlike ‘Zizian’ group linked to multiple killings in the U.S.

Police arrest apparent leader of cultlike ‘Zizian’ group linked to multiple killings in the U.S.

The Zizians have been tied to the killing of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland, a former Minnesotan, near the Canadian border in January and five other homicides in Vermont, Pennsylvania and California.
by The Associated Press

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Authorities say they have no indications yet that Sam Nordquist’s death was a hate crime

Authorities say they have no indications yet that Sam Nordquist’s death was a hate crime

Five people have been charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Minnesotan Sam Nordquist in New York. Authorities found his body in a field and investigators say he was subjected to weeks of torture and abuse.
by MPR News Staff

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Gas station TVs throughout the Midwest will show missing Bemidji teen’s poster in attempt to generate leads

Gas station TVs throughout the Midwest will show missing Bemidji teen’s poster in attempt to generate leads

Jeremy Jourdain was last seen at a family member’s Bemidji home on Halloween in 2016. He was 17 at the time. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children partnered with gas station video company GSTV for a new campaign. 
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Woman drops suit accusing Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13

Woman drops suit accusing Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13

The suit was initially filed in October, claiming that the woman was lured by a limousine driver outside the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards and assaulted by the two rappers at an after-party.
by Juliana Kim

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New York police say Minnesota trans man was tortured for a month, then killed

New York police say Minnesota trans man was tortured for a month, then killed

New York State Police have charged five people with murder in the killing of a missing Minnesota man who authorities said died following repeated acts of violence and torture for more than a month by multiple individuals who later discarded his body in a field.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Stolen F. Scott Fitzgerald statue recovered in pieces in St. Paul; suspect charged

Stolen F. Scott Fitzgerald statue recovered in pieces in St. Paul; suspect charged

St. Paul police on Friday announced the arrest of a man in connection with the theft of a statue of the author F. Scott Fitzgerald. The man is accused of cutting the statue into pieces, and trying to sell it to a metal recycler.
by MPR News Staff

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