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Minnesota prosecutor charged with sexually assaulting child

FOLEY, Minn. - The top prosecutor in a Minnesota county is facing three felonies for allegedly sexually assaulting a child under 16. Benton County Attorney Philip Miller, of Rice, has been charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim…

I-94 reopen between Alexandria and Osakis

UPDATE: Highway has been reopened. ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) - The Minnesota State Patrol says I-94 has been closed in both directions between Alexandria and Osakis following a law enforcement-related pursuit. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says the pursuit has ended but the…

Adults Killed In Wadena County House Fire Identified

WADENA CO., Minn. -- The names of two people killed in a fire at a home in rural Wadena, Minnesota are released. 46-year-old Michael Black and 42-year-old Paula Black died in the fire that was reported just before 4 a.m.…

Minnesota attorney general launches unit to review convictions

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and metro prosecutors are announcing the launch of a new unit to review potentially wrongful convictions through a partnership with the Minnesota Innocence Project. The partnership is funded by a two-year,…

Man arrested after chase in stolen squad car

VIRGINIA, Minn. - Authorities say a Minnesota man stole a squad car that was left parked with the engine running outside a courthouse in Virginia and led police on a chase before he was caught. The 21-year-old Hibbing man took…

Ex-cops charged in Floyd death want separation from Chauvin

MINNEAPOLIS - Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights are asking that their federal trials be separated from the trial of Derek Chauvin, who has already been convicted on state murder charges. Attorneys for J.…

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