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Mary Moriarty files murder charge against trooper in fatal shooting of Ricky Cobb
Londregan, 27, has also been charged with first-degree assault and second-degree manslaughter in the incident that took place on July 31 of last year.
Read more over at Alpha News: https://alphanews.org/mary-moriarty-files-murder-charge-against-trooper-in-fatal-shooting-of-ricky-cobb/
Activists berate Brooklyn Center City Council after it votes down new policing policy
The resolution was put together in response to the death of Daunte Wright.
Read more over at Alpha News: https://alphanews.org/activists-berate-brooklyn-center-city-council-after-it-votes-down-new-policing-policy/
Former Pawlenty staffer’s firm helps group advocating for assisted suicide
Advocates and opponents of an assisted suicide bill will hold dueling press conferences before a hearing Thursday.
Read more over at Alphas News: https://alphanews.org/former-pawlenty-staffers-firm-helps-group-advocating-for-assisted-suicide/
Dean Phillips Running Third Party?
To hear Dean Phillips tell it, he’s trying to do the Democratic Party a favor. The Minnesota congressman says he is running against his party’s incumbent president to give it a better shot at beating Donald Trump.
Read more over at the WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/dean-phillips-new-hampshire-democrat-primary-b0cecb54
Minnesota sees 127% increase in fentanyl seizures
Minnesota saw the largest increase in pill seizures in the DEA's five-state Omaha Division.
Read more over at Alpha News: https://alphanews.org/minnesota-sees-127-increase-in-fentanyl-seizures/
St. Louis Park High School cancels classes Friday after multiple fights break out
Some of the students and staff sustained minor injuries like scrapes and bruises and two adults were arrested.
Read more over at Alpha News: https://alphanews.org/st-louis-park-high-school-cancels-classes-friday-after-multiple-fights-break-out/
Federal charges filed against St. Paul man accused of robbing postal employees
Postal workers demonstrated in downtown Minneapolis in the wake of the robberies to demand protection and a stop to the violent assaults on letter carriers.
Read more over at Alpha News: https://alphanews.org/federal-charges-filed-against-st-paul-man-accused-of-robbing-postal-employees/
Suspect tried to carjack 3 people last week at Bloomington MOA and in Richfield
The suspect has a lengthy criminal history that includes a 2017 case where he shot a man over a drug dispute.
Read more over at Alpha News: https://alphanews.org/suspect-tried-to-carjack-3-people-last-week-at-bloomington-moa-and-in-richfield/
Stillwater inmate pleads guilty to prison meth distribution conspiracy
The inmate conspired with a corrections officer to distribute drugs inside the prison.
Read more over at Alpha News: https://alphanews.org/stillwater-inmate-pleads-guilty-to-prison-meth-distribution-conspiracy/