Minnesota

Prosecutors: New trial not merited for ex-cop in Floyd death

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MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors say the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death should not be granted a new...

Dems, GOP edging away from fight over Reps. Greene, Omar

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WASHINGTON — House Democrats and Republicans backed away Wednesday from a tit-for-tat battle over punishing firebrand lawmakers from the other party, setting aside for...

Man who drove at Minneapolis protesters charged with murder

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MINNEAPOLIS — A St. Paul man accused of driving into a group of protesters in Minneapolis while he was drunk, killing one person, was...

Echoes of Breonna Taylor in shooting of Black man in Georgia

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ATLANTA — Johnny Lorenzo Bolton was lying with his eyes closed on a couch in his apartment near Atlanta when police serving a narcotics...

Man jailed in fatal crash at Minneapolis rally has past DWIs

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MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police on Tuesday identified the man who drove into a crowd of demonstrators, killing one and injuring three others, as a...

Schools across US brace for surge of kindergarteners in fall

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School districts across the United States are hiring additional teachers in anticipation of what will be one of the largest kindergarten classes ever as...

GOP ramps up misleading attack on Democrats’ policing policy

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DES MOINES, Iowa — When Minnesota Republican Tyler Kistner announced his candidacy for the U.S. House in April, he asked voters to ponder two...

Law enforcement struggles to recruit since killing of Floyd

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Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police officers...

Judge pauses loan forgiveness program for farmers of color

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MILWAUKEE — A federal judge has halted a loan forgiveness program for farmers of color in response to a lawsuit alleging the program discriminates...

Former Wisconsin teacher to plead guilty to filming students

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MADISON, Wis. — A former Wisconsin high school teacher accused of secretly videotaping undressed students during field trips in Wisconsin and Minnesota has reached...