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President Joe Biden apologized today for abuses suffered by children at Native American boarding schools.

And a St. Paul man has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide for allegedly causing a chain-reaction crash that left one person dead and 10 injured on Wednesday night.

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Police investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy in Minneapolis earlier this week say the child apparently shot himself. Investigators recovered a 9 mm handgun with a round in the chamber. So far no one has been charged.

Minnesota Republicans want more eyes on absentee ballots cast in the state after GOP officials raised concerns about ballot security following an incident in Edina last week. A photo surfaced of a vehicle with its trunk open and ballots unattended. Hennepin County election administrators say there were no ballots tampered with and a courier was fired. 

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Drought conditions continue to expand and deepen across Minnesota heading into the final days of October.

And a man who allegedly went on a violent rampage in Minneapolis and Kandiyohi County earlier this week has been charged with several felonies.

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The city of Falcon Heights voted Wednesday night to renew its police partnership with St. Anthony. Falcon Heights ended that relationship in 2017 after a St. Anthony police officer fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop. Since then, the city has partnered with the Ramsey County Sheriff's office for its policing.

And murder charges are expected against the suspect who allegedly killed a man in an attempted carjacking near Willmar on Tuesday following a domestic violence incident in Minneapolis.

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Victim identified, charges pending in fatal rampage that spanned several counties

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Murder charges are expected soon against the suspect who allegedly killed a man in an attempted carjacking near Willmar Tuesday following a domestic violence incident in Minneapolis. Also on the podcast, containment of a wildfire burning for nearly a week in east-central Minnesota is now up to 70 percent. The estimated size of the Evergreen Fire remains at 167 acres. It’s in a remote part of the Chengwatana State Forest, east of Pine City.

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One person is dead, another is injured and a suspect is in custody after a series of shootings and gunfire Tuesday that started in Minneapolis and ended near Willmar. Authorities say it started early Tuesday afternoon when the suspect reportedly shot at his former girlfriend at an apartment building on Lyndale Avenue South. The suspect fled and later wounded a man at a home in rural Kandiyohi County. The suspect then fatally shot a driver during an attempted carjacking near Willmar. The suspect was apprehended soon after.

And Twin Cities celebrity chef Justin Sutherland faces sentencing in December after admitting he threatened to shoot his girlfriend.

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One dead, one injured, suspect in custody after crime spree stretching from Minneapolis to Willmar

Celebrity chef Justin Sutherland admits threatening to shoot girlfriend, pleads guilty to felony

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Nearly a dozen people were arrested yesterday evening after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied a building on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.

Metro Transit said it's expanding the new Gold Line bus rapid transit route into downtown Minneapolis.

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College students were arrested Monday after they occupied a building on the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus. Sophomore Juliet Murphy, who is a media representative for Students for a Democratic Society, says the pro-Palestinian protesters occupied Morrill Hall because of its history. In 1969, Black students occupied Morrill Hall for 24 hours as part of the Civil Rights Movement.

A 3-year-old boy was fatally shot Monday on the 2300 block of Jefferson Street North East in Minneapolis. Responding police rendered aid, but the child died at a hospital. The Minneapolis Police Department is investigating.

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Organizers: Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after occupying U of M building

Minneapolis Police Department investigating after a 3-year-old was fatally shot

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Gov. Tim Walz appeared on "The View" this morning and was asked about former President Donald Trump's comments about targeting the "enemy from within."

And police in Eden Prairie called off a search for a missing child last night after finding a body matching the child's description. Authorities started the search yesterday evening for Mohamed Mohamed, an 11-year-old boy with autism. Police say they recovered a body from a pond near his residence around 9:30 last night.

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The Minnesota Lynx lost 62-67 to the New York Liberty in the WNBA championship game. The series featured five close games with high attendance and TV viewership. It was the first ever WNBA title for the Liberty.

And a state forest in east-central Minnesota remains closed Monday due to an active wildfire. 

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New York Liberty win first WNBA championship, beating Minnesota 67-62 in OT

East-central Minnesota wildfire continues to burn in Chengwatana State Forest

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