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Jacob Aloi

Estranged wife of Minnesota corrections commissioner faces an attempted murder charge

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The estranged wife of Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell, Julie Myhre-Schnell is accused of giving their adult disabled son a high dose of anti-anxiety medication. Also, state officials continue to investigate two mysterious sheens on the Mississippi River northwest of downtown Minneapolis.

This is the afternoon MPR News update, hosted by Jacob Aloi. Theme music by Gary Meister.