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Kate Martin is a senior data reporter for APM Reports. She most recently served as the sexual violence and health reporter at NBC News, where she filed hundreds of state- and local-level records requests related to infant deaths. She contributed to an investigation that revealed more than 160 babies died in incidents involving nursing pillows since 2007. The team created a first-of-its-kind analysis based on public records and internal federal data to tell the story.
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Wellness programs aim to support police officers through stressful work - Austin Daily Herald
Published 8:05 pm Monday, June 17, 2024 By Jon Collins Funeral services are being held Monday morning for Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell in his home state of Connecticut. His fatal shooting late last month shook the state’s law enforcement community, and brought the issue of officer wellness to the fore. In the last decade, officer wellness programs have spread across the country.
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Minnesota state trooper charged with murder in the killing of Ricky Cobb II
MINNEAPOLIS — Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty has charged a Minnesota State Patrol trooper for the shooting death of a motorist last summer in Minneapolis. Ricky Cobb II, 33, was killed by trooper Ryan Londregan during a stop on Interstate 94 in Minneapolis at about 2 a.m. on July 31, 2023. Londregan is charged with second-degree unintentional murder, first-degree assault and second-degree manslaughter.
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Minnesota's Black farmers working to reconnect to land — Sahan Journal
Skip to content This story comes to you from MPR News, a partner with Sahan Journal. We will be sharing stories between SahanJournal.com and MPRNews.org. Angela Dawson has been farming for three years on land near Sandstone, Minn. She describes herself as a fourth-generation “reclamation” farmer, getting back to her ancestors’ agricultural roots. “Part of my family is Black and the other is Native American,” Dawson said.
Minnesotans play ‘the creator’s game’ at the roots of modern lacrosse - Austin Daily Herald
By Jon Collins On an unseasonably cold and windy Sunday morning, dozens of players cluster together at the center of the football field at Hamline University. Each player, ranging from elementary school kids to the parents of high schoolers, is carrying a wooden stick that’s bent into a small net at the end. One player yells, “Sticks up,” and launches a leather ball high into the air.
Minnesota's Black farmers working to reconnect to land
ST. PAUL -- Angela Dawson has been farming for three years on land near Sandstone, Minn. She describes herself as a fourth-generation “reclamation” farmer, getting back to her ancestors’ agricultural roots. “Part of my family is Black and the other is Native American,” Dawson said. “Our history over the last 150 years is layered with a lot of separation and forced moving.” It was in the mid-70s that Dawson’s father’s family lost their farm in southern Iowa after falling into debt on the rented land.
J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are charged with aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter in Floyd's killing. Their former Minneapolis colleague Derek Chauvin has already been convicted in state court. From left, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao.
Southern Minnesota voters to decide who will fill vacancy after Rep. Jim Hagedorn's death
Candidates for the southern Minnesota U.S. House district gather after a Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, Farmfest forum near Redwood Falls. From left are Carla Nelson, Jim Hagedorn and Dan Feehan. Don Davis / Forum News Service file photo ST. PAUL — Voters in Minnesota's 1st Congressional District will decide who should replace the late U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn in an August special election coinciding with the state's primary contests. Minnesota law spells out the conditions for filling legislative vacancies.
Minnesota House panel advances bill to limit no-knock warrants
A screen capture of a police body camera video shows the Minneapolis SWAT team enter an apartment where police fatally shot 22-year-old Amir Locke on Feb. 2. Courtesy of Minneapolis Police Department ST. PAUL -- A Minnesota House panel advanced legislation Thursday to limit the use of no-knock warrants by law enforcement. No-knock warrants have been under increased scrutiny since the fatal police shooting of Amir Locke earlier this month in Minneapolis.
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A screen capture of a police body camera video shows the Minneapolis SWAT team enter an apartment where police fatally shot 22-year-old Amir Locke on Wednesday.
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