A judge has sentenced a southeast Minnesota man to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing his estranged partner. Family and friends tearfully remembered Madeline Kingsbury in a Winona County courtroom Tuesday during Adam Fravel's sentencing hearing.

And Minnesota took part in the ceremonial casting of Electoral College votes on Tuesday.

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Adam Fravel sentenced to life in prison for murdering Madeline Kingsbury

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