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• Special coverage on Boston bombings
  Special coverage from Boston public radio station WBUR on the investigation into the bombings at the Boston Marathon yesterday.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, April 15, 2013
• Wis. lawmakers push domestic abuse bill
  Wisconsin's domestic violence laws would be strengthened under measures pushed by a bipartisan group of lawmakers after a mass shooting by the estranged husband of an abuse victim.April 15, 2013
• Inquiry on remains found in Burnsville
  The Burnsville Police Department and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension were investigating the discovery of skeletal remains that were found in a park on Saturday.April 14, 2013
• States line up in favor of federal adoption law
  The U.S. Supreme Court this week will hear an emotional family challenge to longstanding federal law on the adoption of Native American children, with several states, tribes and children's welfare groups lining up to support the current rules.April 14, 2013
• Mpls. SWAT cop found guilty in bar assault
  A Minneapolis police sergeant has been found guilty of assault for punching a 44-year-old man at a bar in June.April 13, 2013
• Local police grapple with response to cybercrimes
  When one person hacks into someone else's computer to access a bank account, credit cards or even email, the crime fighting path is uncertain. Local police departments are looking to boost their expertise so they can respond to cybercrimes and cyberthreats that are expected to only get worse.April 13, 2013
• Jurors see photos of Wis. scene where girls died
  Jurors at the insanity trial of a man who admitted killing his three young daughters viewed graphic photos Friday of the Wisconsin scene where the children's bodies were found.April 12, 2013
• Ken Burns on 'The Central Park Five' documentary
  Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, speaking at the National Press Club about his documentary airing Tuesday on PBS, "The Central Park Five." He says the film asks if there is liberty and justice for all in America, or only for some. It tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park in 1989. The film chronicles The Central Park Jogger case, for the first time from the perspective of these five teenagers whose lives were upended by this miscarriage of justice.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, April 12, 2013
• Shattuck victim joins push to change Minn. sex abuse law
  A Minnesota man who came forward with sexual abuse allegations against a former Shattuck-St. Mary's School teacher stemming from a 1980 incident has joined the push to amend state law to give victims more time to file lawsuits against their perpetrators.April 12, 2013
• Police say woman died of arrow injuries
  Police say the woman whose body was found in a Detroit Lakes apartment died of "arrow injuries to the chest."April 12, 2013
• Coon Rapids man pleads guilty to stealing prosthetic limbs
  A former manager of prosthetics at the University of Minnesota Medical Center-Fairview pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing artificial limbs from the hospital and then selling them on eBay.April 11, 2013
• 2 youths suspected of throwing Molotov cocktail
  Minneapolis police say they have identified two juveniles suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail at a bicyclist on the Midtown Greenway.April 11, 2013
• Gunman holding firefighters killed
  A gunman who held four firefighters for hours in a suburban Atlanta home was shot dead by SWAT members and all the hostages are slightly injured but should be OK, authorities said Wednesday.April 10, 2013
• The Takeaway: Can we talk about guns?
  John Hockenberry hosts a special edition of "The Takeaway," about why the subject of guns is so controversial in the United States. Hockenberry speaks to gun owners and public health professionals around the country. From PRI, WNYC, New York Times Radio, WGBH and Oregon Public Broadcasting.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, April 10, 2013
• Charges filed over alleged St. Paul sex trafficking ring
  Ramsey County prosecutors have charged two St. Paul brothers, their uncles and a woman in connection with an alleged sex trafficking ring that involved at least 10 victims over several years.April 10, 2013

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