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Mother Sentenced for Leaving Kids in Hot Car

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Jan 15, 2013 at 12:30 pm

BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) - A mother who left four children in a hot car last summer
while she shopped at Target in Bemidji won't spend much time in jail.

A Beltrami County District judge sentenced Bianca Hazelrigg to a year in jail,
but stayed all but 24 days on Monday.

Hazelrigg must also spend two
years on probation. She earlier pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of child
endangerment.

Court documents say Hazelrigg left the children unattended in the car in
88-degree temperatures. The children are OK.