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May 4, 2022

Minnesota crews rescue man from sinking pickup

A man in Minnesota was rescued after being stuck on the top of his pickup truck which went into a pond.

May 4, 2022

Minnesota crime surge sparks federal crackdown: 'We cannot allow this plague of violence to continue'

Recently reappointed U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Andrew Luger promised a federal crackdown on violence this week, saying that every attorney in his office will now focus on prosecuting carjackings, shootings, and other violent crimes.

May 4, 2022

Judge accepts Derek Chauvin plea deal in George Floyd federal civil rights case

A federal judge on Wednesday accepted the terms of Derek Chauvin’s plea deal and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years in prison.

May 1, 2022

Biden to give remarks at Walter Mondale's memorial service

President Biden is set to give remarks at the memorial service being held for former Vice President Walter Mondale on Sunday.

May 1, 2022

Biden to speak at memorial service for former VP Mondale

President Biden and others will honor former Vice President Walter Mondale at a memorial service Sunday after a one-year delay.

April 28, 2022

Lily Peters murder: Chippewa County coroner reveals preliminary autopsy results in 10-year-old’s slaying

Wisconsin authorities have officially declared the death of Lily Peters, the 10-year-old girl who went missing from Chippewa Falls, a homicide.

April 27, 2022

Lily Peters killing: Judge sets $1M bond for 14-year-old suspect charged as adult in girl's shocking death

Wisconsin 10-year-old Lily Peters was sexually assaulted after her strangling death at the hands of a boy four years her senior earlier this week, prosecutors revealed in a harrowing bond hearing Wednesday afternoon.

April 27, 2022

Minneapolis police engaged in pattern of racial discrimination: state investigation

A state investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department following George Floyd's found a pattern of racial discrimintary acts.

April 26, 2022

Derek Chauvin seeking new trial for George Floyd death

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd, is seeking a new trial.

April 26, 2022

George Floyd death: Minnesota judge nixes live cameras in courtroom for trial against accused cops

A Minnesota judge has ruled that no cameras will be allowed in the courtroom to livestream the upcoming trial for three former Minneapolis police officers accused in the May 2020 death of George Floyd.