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Minnesota Dept. of Education affected by global data breach

MINNEAPOLIS (KFGO/KVRR) — On Friday, the Minnesota Department of Education announced one of its servers experienced a data breach. It comes from a global cyber-security attack targeting MOVEit software. 24 Minnesota Department of Education files were accessed which included data from the state’s Human Services department and school files for Minneapolis and Perham school districts, and Hennepin Technical College. The…

MN Legislature Passes Massive $72 Billion Budget And Adjourned Before Monday Deadline

ST. PAUL (KVRR/AP) — “All in favor say aye. Aye! All those opposed say no. The motion prevails the senate is now adjourned,” Sen. Bobby Joe Champion, the Democratic Minnesota Senate President, announced to thundering applause. The Minnesota Legislature put the final touches on a $72 billion state budget and adjourned for the year Monday night. Democrats celebrated enacting an…

Minneapolis Man Arrested For Stealing Weapons From Fergus Falls Sporting Shop

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Minneapolis man is accused of taking guns from JK Sports in Fergus Falls. 26-year-old Cole Michelson is charged with 1st Degree Burglary with Dangerous Weapons and multiple counts of Felony Theft Involving Firearms. The burglary happened early Monday and Michelson was arrested later the same day. A total of nine firearms had been taken…

45 Gang Members Indicted on Federal Charges in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — Forty-five gang members and associates are indicted on federal charges in Minneapolis. The majority of the members from the Highs and the Bloods are from Minneapolis. Thirty of them are charged with alleged murder, attempted murder, robbery, obstruction of justice and drug trafficking. Additional charges include the use of a firearm to commit murder and drug trafficking….

Man arrested for arson after two Minneapolis mosque fires

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — A man suspected of starting fires at two mosques in South Minneapolis last week is arrested. Thirty-six-year-old Jackie Rahm Little, aka Joel Tueting, is now facing felony arson charges for both fires, which took place about a block apart in the Philips neighborhood. People were inside worshipping at the time. Little was arrested in Mankato…

Rapper Desiigner Charged After Exposing Himself On Flight to Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — Rapper Desiigner is charged with indecent exposure on an aircraft in Minnesota. While on a flight from Tokyo to Minneapolis, prosecutors say 25-year-old Desiigner, also known as Sidney Selby, exposed his genitals multiple times. During one of the exposures, he masturbated. When the flight landed, Selby was detained and interviewed by an FBI agent. In an online…

Minnesota youth vaping trial of e-cigarette maker Juul opens

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will personally open his state’s case against Juul Labs on Tuesday, the first of thousands of cases against the e-cigarette maker to reach trial. Minnesota is seeking more than $100 million in damages, Ellison said, accusing San Francisco-based Juul of unlawfully targeting young people to get a new generation addicted to nicotine….