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Park ranger dies while attempting rescue at Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. — The National Park Service (NPS) is investigating the death of a law enforcement park ranger after the ranger responded to a call for assistance from a distressed vessel. St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay told KARE 11 that a 911 call came into dispatchers Sunday...
4-Vehicle Minnesota Crash Claims 2 Lives, Severely Injures Child, Teen & 3 Others
Palisade, MN (KROC-AM News)- Two people are dead and five people, including a child and teenager, are fighting for their lives following a crash in northern Minnesota. Four vehicles were involved. The State Patrol responded to the deadly crash around 5:15 on Friday afternoon. The deadly crash happened at the...
Ex-cop who killed Daunte Wright shares story with other officers, sparking debate over redemption
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minnesota police officer who was convicted of killing a Black motorist when she used her handgun instead of her taser during a traffic stop is out of prison and delivering presentations at law enforcement conferences, stirring up a heated debate over how officers punished for misconduct should atone for their misdeeds. After Kim Potter served her sentence for killing Daunte Wright, she met with the prosecutor who charged her case. That former prosecutor, Imran Ali, said Potter wanted to do something to help other officers avoid taking a life. Ali saw the presentation as a...