Hennepin County Board Approves Funding for Outside Prosecutors in State Trooper Murder Case
(KNSI) - The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners Tuesday voted 5-1 in favor of the county attorney's office to hire outside prosecutors to take over the murder case against Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan. Londrean is charged with second-de...
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Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, an FBI report says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, according to an FBI report released Tuesday that shows a rise in losses through increasingly sophisticated criminal tactics to trick the vulnerable into giving up...
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DEA moving to reclassify marijuana. What does that mean for the United States?
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but wouldn't legalize it for recreational use....
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Trump awarded 36 million more Trump Media shares worth $1.8 billion after hitting price benchmarks
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump has secured an additional $1.8 billion worth of shares in Trump Media, according to a regulatory filing this week. Based on the company's stock hitting certain price benchmarks, Trump was awarded an add...
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Windy April Looks To Be Harbinger of Things To Come
(KNSI) - A change is in the air, and the proof is blowing in the wind. April is usually the windiest month of the year, and a typical day sees winds of about 10 miles per hour. Meteorologist Melissa Dye says 14 days saw above-average sustained winds ...
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CentraCare Receive Accreditation to Launch Rural Family Medicine Residency Program in Willmar
(KNSI) - CentraCare-Rice Memorial Hospital and Willmar Lakeland Clinic have reached a major milestone in opening a medical school for future family physicians. CentraCare and the University of Minnesota recently received clearance from the prestigiou...
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Speeding Crackdowns This Summer Aim To Reduce Fatal Crashes
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety wants you to take steps to keep cruisers safe this summer. You may be commuting to work or rushing hundreds of miles to your destination, but for many, the warm weather is a ...
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US regulators maintain fishing quota for valuable baby eels, even as Canada struggles with poaching
U.S. regulators have decided to allow American fishermen to harvest thousands of pounds of a valuable species of tiny fish in the coming years, even as Canadian authorities have shuttered the industry while they grapple with poaching
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Sports betting bill odds dim as time winds down on Minnesota Legislature
Lawmakers have been trying for years to pass a bill that would legalize sports betting in Minnesota. A key lawmaker in the Senate says odds aren’t good it’ll get done this year.
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Active shooter 'neutralized' outside Wisconsin school, officials say amid reports of gunshots, panic
Witnesses described children fleeing amid the sound of gunshots near a Wisconsin middle school where authorities say an active shooter was “neutralized” outside the building
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