Crime, Law and Justice

February 24, 2018 2:14 PM

NRA, Florida face backlash after latest school shooting

A growing number of large companies have announced they are cutting or reducing ties with the NRA. The State of Florida was also facing a potential boycott and backlash as well.

by Associated Press

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February 23, 2018 6:49 PM

Caller told FBI Florida shooting suspect 'going to explode'

The Associated Press on Friday obtained a transcript of the Jan. 5 tip to the FBI's call center. The FBI acknowledged it failed to investigate the tip about 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz.

by The Associated Press

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February 23, 2018 4:39 PM

Minnesota schools say they're taking all threats seriously

A flurry of threats against schools have confronted Minnesota administrators in the days following the mass shooting that killed 17 people at a Parkland, Florida, high school.

by Solvejg Wastvedt

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February 23, 2018 3:20 PM

White House locked down after vehicle strikes barrier

The U.S. Secret Service tweets that the vehicle "did not breach the security barrier of the White House complex." No shots were fired during the incident, the Secret Service says.

by The Associated Press

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February 23, 2018 10:00 AM

Mother arrested in Mpls. abuse case of twin daughters with disabilities

A 48-year-old Minneapolis woman was arrested early Friday on charges related to the abuse of her twin daughters, according to jail records.

by Elizabeth Dunbar and Chris Graves

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February 23, 2018 7:59 AM

St. Francis schools closed Friday as police investigate threat

The incident follows other school closures, including a district-wide lockdown this week in Orono.

by Nina Moini

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February 23, 2018 7:07 AM

Poll: The 'inappropriate' office behaviors most pervasive in workplaces

Over 9 in 10 people think both gossip and deliberate touching are inappropriate at work, and many have seen it happen. Yet, almost no one admitted to doing either in a new Ipsos/NPR poll.

by Danielle Kurtzleben

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February 22, 2018 10:51 PM

Florida school shooting: 'abject breakdown at all levels'

The school reopens for teachers on Friday as new information about the police response to the shooting has come to light while Florida politicians call for a commission to investigate.

by The Associated Press

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February 22, 2018 6:43 PM

Student charged in connection to online threat that prompted lockdown in Orono

Prosecutors have charged a west Twin Cities metro high school student in connection with an online threat against the Orono school district Wednesday. A spokesperson for the Hennepin County Attorney's Office said the student was younger than 16.

by Matt Sepic

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February 22, 2018 5:53 PM

When it comes to sex, Minnesota State says 'yes means yes'

A new, unambiguous sexual consent policy is all about student safety, leaders of the colleges and universities system say.

by Emma Sapong

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