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1 week ago | 
cbsnews.com | Nicholas Lentz |Riley Moser |Aki Nace
Vance Boelter, 57, has been charged in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. The Hennepin County Attorney said Monday that her office intends to pursue first-degree murder charges against him as well.
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1 week ago | 
cbsnews.com | Aki Nace
The man authorities believe shot two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses in politically motivated shootings early Saturday morning is now in custody.
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3 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Aki Nace
The list measured a number of indexes, including quality of life, value, desirability, job market and net migration.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
cbsnews.com | Aki Nace
Transgender student-athletes in Minnesota will continue to be able to participate in school sports consistent with their gender identity despite an executive order signed by President Donald Trump, state high school sports officials say.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
cbsnews.com | Cole Premo |Aki Nace
Investigation into D.C. midair plane crash MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota leaders are reacting and offering their condolences after a mid-air collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. Wednesday evening. The plane, American Eagle Flight No. 5242, was a regional jetliner carrying 60 passengers and four crew members. There were three soldiers aboard the helicopter, a Defense Department official told CBS News.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
cbsnews.com | Aki Nace
MINNEAPOLIS — The Hennepin County Attorney's Office says it will challenge a ruling that deemed a south Minneapolis man, who allegedly shot his neighbor in the neck following months of harassment, incompetent to stand trial. John Sawchak faces second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, stalking and harassment charges. His neighbor, Davis Moturi, had made at least 19 police reports against Sawchak for a range of incidents including vandalism and threats of physical assault.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
cbsnews.com | Aki Nace
Minnesota State Legislature suffering legal disputes as tensions rise | Talking Points SHAKOPEE, Minn. — A judge ruled that DFL Rep. Brad Tabke's House win in a Twin Cities suburb is valid and there will be no special election. Incumbent Tabke narrowly defeated GOP challenger Aaron Paul by 14 votes in November. However, during the election, 20 missing ballots from one precinct were mistakenly tossed in the trash, election officials say.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
cbsnews.com | Aki Nace
At least 10 dead in Los Angeles wildfires, and more headlines ATLANTA — Four people were injured on Friday morning after an engine issue forced emergency evacuations on a Delta plane bound for Minneapolis. According to a statement from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the aircraft aborted takeoff around 9:10 a.m. Passengers then used the emergency slides to deplane and were taken to a nearby concourse. During the incident, four people suffered minor injuries.
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Jan 3, 2025 | 
cbsnews.com | Aki Nace
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz will announce a new legislative package Friday targeting fraud in Minnesota. The new package, which aims to prevent and penalize fraud, will utilize artificial intelligence to enhance fraud detection and create tighter spending controls, his office says. He will also sign an executive order to create a centralized state fraud investigations unit within the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Aki Nace
Minnesota waterways experience rare weather phenomena MINNEAPOLIS — It's been a weather year of extremes in Minnesota, with a warm winter, floods and a drought to cap off the summer. There have been, of course, lovely days in between, but Minnesota saw many record-breaking weather events this year. Let's take a look back at the top weather stories of 2024, in chronological order. Warmest meteorological winterMinnesota started out the year by breaking a record.
