Nearly eight in 10 Minnesotans have moderate to high confidence of an accurate vote count in the November election. That's according to a new Minnesota Poll. Meanwhile, the same poll respondents don't seem to be using recently-legalized cannabis in large numbers. When asked, 85 percent reported not using cannabis within the last month. 

And police say a man opened fire on a state trooper along Interstate 94 after crashing his girlfriend's car while she was driving. Eddie Freeman is charged with six counts of assault — including against a police officer. 

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Minnesota Poll: Broad confidence of accurate vote count, but deep split over absentee voting

Minnesota Poll: Only small fraction of Minnesotans say they’ve used cannabis recently despite legalization

Charges: Man shot at state trooper after I-94 crash

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