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A 30-year-old St. Cloud woman pled guilty today (Thursday) to abusing two of her children. Maimuna Mohamud pled guilty in Stearns County Court to the felony charges of Malicious Punishment Of a Child.

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A man has been sentenced to five years in prison for a one-punch assault outside a St. Michael bar that led to another man's death. Wright County District Judge Kathleen Mottl on Friday issued the maximum sentence to 24-year-old Alexander Tuomisto that she could under the terms of Tuomisto's plea bargain.

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An attorney for nine alleged sexual abuse victims says a settlement has been reached with St. John's Abbey in Collegeville.

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A sentencing date has been set in Minnesota for the former nurse who used the Internet to encourage two people to kill themselves. William Melchert-Dinkel is scheduled to appear in Rice County District Court on May 4 to learn his sentence.

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Lawmakers are reacting skeptically to the prospect that two violent sex offenders could be released from a state treatment program. Court files identify them as John Rydberg and Thomas Duvall.

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A federal judge has rejected an attempt by Minnesota businesses to stop the government from cracking down on synthetic marijuana.

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Minnesota's sex offender program may need money for an emergency expansion this year as treatment beds fill up.

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Two former high school girls' basketball coaches in northwestern Minnesota have pleaded not guilty to charges they fondled two players and offered them alcohol.

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John Choi is the first Asian-American county attorney in Minnesota.

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Former auto magnate Denny Hecker will stay in jail until his sentencing on fraud charges.

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