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Good afternoon. New transcripts of the 911 call Justine Ruszczyk made Saturday night show how quickly her attempt to help someone ended up with her being shot dead by a police officer. "I can hear someone out the back and I, I'm not sure if she's having sex or being raped," Ruszczyk says in the transcript. Read more here. | BCA says officer 'startled' by noise before partner fatally shot woman
 
  • Judge rejects Dayton's move to defund Legislature
    A Ramsey County judge has sided with the Minnesota Legislature in a dispute over Gov. Mark Dayton's budget line-item vetoes.
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    Justices allow strict enforcement of Trump refugee ban

    The Supreme Court is granting the Trump administration's request to more strictly enforce its ban on refugees, at least until a federal appeals court weighs in.

    Minnesota boy ID'd as victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy

    An Illinois sheriff's office said Wednesday that it has identified a Minnesota runaway as one of the victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.

  • Derecho potential? 'Widespread damaging wind' possible today
    Details are sketchy, but there is a significant risk of severe weather across central and southern Minnesota today and tonight, MPR News meteorologist Paul Huttner writes.
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    After being set loose, thousands of recovered mink have died

    Stearns County Chief Deputy John Lentz said about 90 percent of the recaptured mink died soon after being caught and returned to their cages. As of Tuesday morning, they'd buried about 5,500 animals.

    Minneapolis officials call for improved policy on police body cameras

    Some Minneapolis city officials say they expect there will be a lot of discussion about body camera policy in the coming weeks.

    Want to slow global warming? Researchers say answer may lie in family planning

    A recent study shows that the biggest way to reduce climate change is by having fewer children, but, says one of its authors, the report isn't meant to tell people how to plan their futures.

    Uncertainty from Washington hampering health care in Minnesota

    It appears that Obamacare will remain the law of the land for the foreseeable future. Senate Republicans couldn't find enough votes for their repeal and replace bill, and they don't have enough votes for a repeal-only proposal.

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