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STEVE KARNOWSKI

STEVE KARNOWSKI

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Crime|News|US

Minnesota community mourns 2 officers, 1 firefighter killed at the scene of a domestic call

A suburban Minneapolis community was in mourning after authorities said two police officers and a firefighter were killed by a heavily armed man who shot at them from inside a home that was filled with children

Minnesota community mourns 2 officers, 1 firefighter killed at the scene of a domestic call
Crime|News|US

What we know about the Minnesota shooting that killed 2 officers and a firefighter

Authorities are investigating the shooting in a suburban Minneapolis neighborhood that left two police officers and a firefighter dead early Sunday

What we know about the Minnesota shooting that killed 2 officers and a firefighter
Business|News|US

Federal judge affirms MyPillow's Mike Lindell must pay $5M in election data dispute

A federal judge has affirmed a $5 million arbitration award against MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell

Federal judge affirms MyPillow's Mike Lindell must pay $5M in election data dispute
Crime|News|US

Transcript: 911 caller asking police 'Help me,' then screams, preceded deadly standoff in Minnesota

A deadly standoff in Minnesota started with a 911 call in which the caller said “Help me.”

Transcript: 911 caller asking police 'Help me,' then screams, preceded deadly standoff in Minnesota
Crime|News|US

Thousands expected at memorial service for 3 slain Minnesota first responders

Thousands of law enforcement officers, firefighters and paramedics are expected to pack a Minnesota church Wednesday for a memorial service for three first responders who were gunned down in the line of duty

Thousands expected at memorial service for 3 slain Minnesota first responders
Crime

Minnesota is poised to give school resource officers clearer authority to use force

Minnesota lawmakers are on the verge of a compromise that will give police officers who work in schools clearer authority to use force

Minnesota is poised to give school resource officers clearer authority to use force
Election|News|Political|US

Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips ends Democratic primary challenge and endorses President Joe Biden

Dean Phillips is ending his long-shot Democratic primary challenge of President Joe Biden after failing to win a primary contest

Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips ends Democratic primary challenge and endorses President Joe Biden
Crime|News|US

Woman's 'illegal buying spree' armed killer of 3 Minnesota first responders, prosecutor says

Federal authorities say a woman has been charged with illegally buying guns used in the killings of three Minnesota first responders in a standoff at a home in the Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville

Woman's 'illegal buying spree' armed killer of 3 Minnesota first responders, prosecutor says
Crime|Entertainment|Videos

A second man is charged in connection with 2005 theft of ruby slippers worn in 'The Wizard of Oz'

A second man has been charged in connection with the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz,” according to an indictment unsealed Sunday

A second man is charged in connection with 2005 theft of ruby slippers worn in 'The Wizard of Oz'
Election|News|Opinion|Political|US

States move to shore up voting rights protections after courts erode federal safeguards

A ruling that weakened a key part of the Voting Rights Act is spurring lawmakers in several states to enact state-level protections to plug gaps that the courts opened in the landmark federal law

States move to shore up voting rights protections after courts erode federal safeguards
Crime|News|US

Family of Minnesota man shot to death by state trooper in traffic stop files civil rights lawsuit

The family of a Minnesota man who was killed by a state trooper during a traffic stop has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, alleging that the fatal shooting was unjustified and unlawful

Family of Minnesota man shot to death by state trooper in traffic stop files civil rights lawsuit
Opinion

Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They're banning the book ban

At a time when book bans have soared to their highest levels in decades, a countertrend is emerging

Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They're banning the book ban
Business|Economy|Health|Lifestyle|News|Political|US

Minneapolis smokers to pay some of the highest cigarette prices in US with a $15 per-pack minimum

Smokers in Minneapolis will pay some of the highest cigarette prices in the country after the City Council voted unanimously to impose a minimum retail price of $15 per pack to promote public health

Minneapolis smokers to pay some of the highest cigarette prices in US with a $15 per-pack minimum
Crime|MidEast|News|US|World

Sentencing postponed for Minnesota man who regrets joining Islamic State group

A Minnesota man who once fought for the Islamic State group in Syria but now expresses remorse and has been cooperating with authorities will have to wait to learn how much prison time he faces

Sentencing postponed for Minnesota man who regrets joining Islamic State group
Election|News|US

Trump will stump in Minnesota, traditionally blue state he insists he can win. Is it really in play?

Former President Donald Trump’s planned campaign visit to Minnesota will mark his return to a traditionally Democratic state he has long argued he could carry

Trump will stump in Minnesota, traditionally blue state he insists he can win. Is it really in play?
Election|US

Trump campaigns in Minnesota, predicting he will win the traditionally Democratic state in November

Former President Donald Trump used a day off from his hush money trial Friday to headline a Republican fundraiser in Minnesota, a traditionally Democratic state that he boasts he can carry in November

Trump campaigns in Minnesota, predicting he will win the traditionally Democratic state in November
News|Crime|Political|US|Videos

Lawsuit says ex-Officer Chauvin kneeled on woman's neck, just as he did when he killed George Floyd

A former employee is suing the city of Minneapolis, alleging ex-police Officer Derek Chauvin hauled her from her minivan and pinned her to the ground with his knee in January 2020, just as he did four months later when he killed George Floyd

Lawsuit says ex-Officer Chauvin kneeled on woman's neck, just as he did when he killed George Floyd
Crime|News|US

Killing of Minneapolis police officer stuns a department that's been struggling to fill its ranks

The shooting death of a Minneapolis police officer has stunned a department that has been struggling to fill its ranks since the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing turmoil

Killing of Minneapolis police officer stuns a department that's been struggling to fill its ranks
Crime|News|Political|US

Minnesota prosecutor was reluctant to drop murder charge against trooper, but ultimately did

A progressive Minnesota prosecutor who was elected on a platform of police accountability has reluctantly dropped charges against a state trooper who fatally shot a Black man after a traffic stop

Minnesota prosecutor was reluctant to drop murder charge against trooper, but ultimately did
Crime|News|US

Feds seek woman who left bag of $120,000 as bribe with promise of more at home of food fraud juror

Federal authorities in Minnesota are trying to determine who attempted to bribe a juror with a bag of cash containing $120,000 to get her to acquit seven defendants on charges of stealing more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children during the pandemic

Feds seek woman who left bag of $120,000 as bribe with promise of more at home of food fraud juror
Crime|News|US

Jury ends second day of deliberations without reaching verdict in fraud trial roiled by bag of cash

A jury has ended a second day of deliberations without reaching a verdict in the trial of seven Minnesotans accused of exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to steal more than $40 million meant to feed children

Jury ends second day of deliberations without reaching verdict in fraud trial roiled by bag of cash
Crime|Economy|Finance|Health|News|US

Bag of cash doesn't stop jurors from convicting 5 of 7 defendants in $40 million food fraud scheme

A jury has convicted five Minnesota residents and acquitted two others in a scheme to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic to steal more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children

Bag of cash doesn't stop jurors from convicting 5 of 7 defendants in $40 million food fraud scheme
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Prince collaborator Sheila E. says she's 'heartbroken' at being turned away from Paisley Park

Sheila E

Prince collaborator Sheila E. says she's 'heartbroken' at being turned away from Paisley Park
Crime|Food|News|US

Audit finds Minnesota agency's lax oversight fostered theft of $250M from federal food aid program

A watchdog report says a Minnesota state agency’s inadequate oversight of a federal program that was meant to provide food to kids created the opportunities that led to the theft of $250 million in one of the country’s largest pandemic aid fraud cases

Audit finds Minnesota agency's lax oversight fostered theft of $250M from federal food aid program
Asia|Education|News|Science|Technology|US

Court voids last conviction of Kansas researcher in case that started as Chinese espionage probe

A federal appeals court has reversed the conviction of a researcher who was accused of hiding work he did in China while employed at the University of Kansas

Court voids last conviction of Kansas researcher in case that started as Chinese espionage probe

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