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Officials Investigate Child’s Death In Osseo

CBS Minnesota / WCCO

They began administering care to the child, but the victim was pronounced dead soon after. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office will look …

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Thousands march after Minnesota officer acquitted in death of Philando Castile

Chicago Tribune

Thousands march after Minnesota officer acquitted in death of Philando … The mixed-race crowd, including many people with children, carried signs …

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Authorities investigate death of child at Minnesota business

Crookston Daily Times

Hennepin County officials say the death happened Tuesday night at a roofing and siding company. The age of the child was not released.

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Washington County toddler dies; mother’s fiance charged with murder

TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

Wierstad, 28, was arrested later that night after doctors at Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare in St. Paul said the 16-month-old’s injuries were “not …

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Minnesota man on probation for one child beating now charged with murder in new case

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Jonathon D. Wierstad, 28, of Willernie, had a charge of first-degree assault upgraded Monday to second-degree murder following the death Saturday …

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Minnesota officials remind parents that measles can cause seizures, comas, death

Minneapolis Star Tribune

They’re also a reminder that measles — considered by many baby boomers to be a mild rite of passage and virtually unknown among younger …

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Minnesota baby dies; mother’s fiance is charged with second-degree murder

Grand Forks Herald

WILLERNIE, Minn. — Jonathon Wierstad called 911 in May to report that his fiancee’s toddler had fallen down a small set of carpeted stairs at their …

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MN Supreme Court denies convicted child killer Josue Fraga an appeal

Daily Globe

Medical staff observed that Samantha had several signs of abuse that didn’t match with Fraga’s statement, such as trauma to her genitals and rectum, …

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Cardinal takes leave from Vatican after sex assault charges

Minnesota Public Radio News

The whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me,” Pell said. … Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse …

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Green Bay Packers HOFer, Ahman Green, arrested on allegations of child abuse

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His arrest brings forth other players who have suffered the consequences of abuse charges. Former Minnesota Viking and now-New Orleans Saints …

Former Green Bay Packers running back Ahman Green arrested on suspicion of child abuse – NewsChannel5.com

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Startup Org Shines New Light On Abuse Policies

Jewish Week

“The core mission of the camp is to care for children,” said Linden, who will have … 91 percent of Orthodox youth directors had no training on childabuse …. rural Minnesota to shadow him on the job; it was officially a legal internship.

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Winona Daily News

Former Green Bay Packers running back Ahman Green was charged Monday with felony child abuse after his 15-year-old daughter told police he …

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Dozen frustrated Dems face steep challenge to unseat Pelosi

WPXI Pittsburgh

Darin Richardson, claims manager with the League of Minnesota Cities, …. They also found Allen guilty of child abuse, intentional or knowing child …

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NFL notebook: Saints’ Fairley (heart) to miss 2017 season

Gwinnett Prep Sports

City Court judge found the Minnesota Vikings wide receiver violated the terms of his house arrest. … –Former Green Bay Packers running back Ahman Green has been charged with felony child abuse after his 15-year-old daughter …

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Child Abuse And Neglect

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Minnesota Annual. Progress and Services Report, Child and Family Services Plan … Reporting Child. Abuse and Neglect: A Resource Guide to …

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Minnesota man arrested for torturing baby by pouring hot sauce in her eyes and choking her

Raw Story

Minnesota man arrested for torturing baby by pouring hot sauce in her eyes and choking her … Shawn Michael Foltz was arrested and charged Friday over reports of heinous abuse against the 8-week-old girl, including accusations …

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Startling Look at Cost of Child Abuse

Legal Examiner

A byproduct of Minnesota’s Child Victims Act has been our involvement in abuse cases that happened a very long time ago. So we witness the results …

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Archbishop says Church of England ‘colluded with’ sex abuse

Minnesota Public Radio News

The Anglican and Catholic churches are among institutions being investigated in a wide-ranging British probe into child sex abuse after it emerged …

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Harvard students’ ouster over offensive posts stirs debate

Minnesota Public Radio News

The posts were often sexually explicit and mocked Mexicans, the Holocaust, sexual assault and child abuse. The Cambridge, Mass., university …

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Brain surgeon charged with child sex abuse gives up license

WRCB-TV

Brain surgeon charged with child sex abuse gives up license …. Video that shows a Minnesota police officer firing seven rapid shots at Philando …

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Abuse victims to NY lawmakers: Lift statute of limitations

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise

I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. … of states where reforms with “look back windows” — including California, Delaware, Minnesota, Hawaii, …

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A Guide To References And Resources In Child Abuse And Neglect

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*FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Book by.Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect A Resource Guide for MandatedOct 1, 2015 . The Minnesota Child …

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Charges: Man Rubbed Hot Sauce, Pepper In Daughter’s Eyes

CBS Minnesota / WCCO

Thirty-one-year-old Shawn Foltz is charged with neglect of a child, malicious punishment of a child and two counts of third-degree assault, all felonies.

Minnesota man faces child abuse charges for allegedly rubbing hot sauce into baby’s eyes – WTTV CBS4Indy

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Meth in Minnesota revisited: It requires an unrelenting, organized response

MinnPost

Media outlets told gruesome stories of child abuse and neglect at the hands of … Minnesota courts realized the consequences of meth addiction and …

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Minnesota man rubs hot sauce in infant’s eyes, throws fireworks at face, investigators say

Fox News

A Minnesota man is accused of abusing his infant daughter by rubbing hot sauce … neglect of a child, malicious punishment of a child and third-degree assault, … Officials found out about the abuse after the 2-month-old girl’s mother …

Father accused of rubbing hot sauce into eyes of 2-month-old girl – FOX31 Denver

Shawn Foltz: Minnesota Man Arrested For Rubbing Hot Sauce In Eyes Of Baby Daughter … – The Inquisitr

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Patty Wetterling Honored For Her Tireless Efforts

KNSI Radio

… the area of sex offender management to effectively prevent child sexual abuse. … and support for prevention programming throughout the state of Minnesota. … support and resources for families with missing or exploited children.

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NFL All-Pro Adrian Peterson Trims Price on His Minnesota Home

Realtor.com News

NFL All-Pro Adrian Peterson Trims Price on His Minnesota Home … players, but he’s also had his reputation tarnished by allegations of child abuse.

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Minnesota baby dies; mother’s fiance is charged with second-degree murder

Grand Forks Herald

On May 11, Wierstad was baby-sitting for the toddler and two other small … officials said was consistent with child abuse or a high-speed auto crash.

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Abused Children Slam Minnesota Foster Care Program

Courthouse News Service

Ten children said to be victims of child abuse or neglect filed a class-action lawsuit, through their adult representatives, against Hennepin County and …

Lawsuit takes Minnesota’s foster care system to task – Southernminn.com

Lawsuit: Hennepin Co. child protection system fails to protect kids – Minnesota Public Radio News

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Hennepin County Sued for Low Quality Child Protective Services

Alpha News MN

Hennepin County Sued for Low Quality Child Protective Services … and death of four-year old, Eric Dean, due to the abuse of his stepmother. … This data brings into doubt the effectiveness of Minnesota’s child protection institutions.

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Decades after abuse, Crosiers agree to $25.5 million settlement with survivors, file bankruptcy

Minneapolis Star Tribune

The settlement is one of the largest per abuse survivor among the 14 … The Crosiers are the fourth Catholic diocese or religious order in Minnesota to file … are no more secrets around child sex abuse in this organization,” he said.

Catholic order files for bankruptcy protection amid abuse cases settlement – Premier

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Minnesota Legislature funds two new judgeships

Duluth News Tribune

None of the judges are entirely sure why case filings—especially those regarding child abuse and neglect—continue to grow, but Benshoof said …

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Newspaper: Harvard pulls student admission offers over online comments

Minnesota Public Radio News

One commenter called the hypothetical hanging of a Mexican child “pinata time,” according to The Crimson. Others made jokes about the Holocaust, …

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Crosier Order Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Framework Established for $25.5m Agreement with …

Legal Examiner

Sexual abuse survivors and the Crosiers have worked together to reach a … Currently, there are 43 child sexual abuse cases pending in Minnesota …

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Fort Yates woman sentenced for pouring scalding water on child

Bismarck Tribune

… and found the child, who was air lifted to a burn unit in Minnesota for treatment. The child also suffered malnutrition and physical abuse. … 8 to four counts of child neglect and one count of child abuse, also allegedly left the child …

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Catholic Priest: MN Park’s New Monument Will Attract Satanists Who Want to Molest Kids

Patheos (blog)

“This grooming is intended to not only make children afraid to report the abuse they suffer at the hands of Satanists, but also, to feel personally …

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Minnesota son shot dead both parents then killed himself

Daily Mail

A married couple have been found shot to death inside their Minnesota … of possession of child pornography and given a one-year stayed jail sentence, … health problems and substance abuse, but his parents were supportive and … In her youth, Karen Regnier was a founding member of the Minnesota …

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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Hennepin County Over Child Protection

KSTP.com

The suit also claims the county has failed to investigate reports of abuse or neglect, and investigations that are conducted often go incomplete.

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US Bishops’ Report Proves Clerical Sex Abuse Is a Homosexual Crisis

Church Militant

The report attributes the sharp increase to claims filed in Minnesota. … lifted its civil statute of limitations that had given child sex abuse victims until …

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Child Abuse Identification & Reporting Guidelines – California

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Abuse or Neglect Arizona Department of Child Safety . Appendix 7: Flowchart: … Minnesota Child Maltreatment Screening Guidelines. Child protection …

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Federal lawsuit says Minnesota’s foster care system is failing hundreds of children

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Public outrage over the abuse of 4-year-old Eric Dean, photographed here with a broken arm, triggered far-reaching reforms to Minnesota’s child …

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Crow Wing County receives award for child abuse prevention

Brainerd Dispatch

Crow Wing County receives award for child abuse prevention … Shelly Jacobson, CEO of Minnesota Communities Caring for Children, in the release.

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NFL off-season report card: Minnesota Vikings

Sports Illustrated

In 2014 when he was placed on the commissioner’s exempt list for child abuse charges, the hope was that he’d return late in the season and rescue …

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Vikings RB Jerick McKinnon takes aim at Adrian Peterson’s spot

TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

Peterson missed 15 games in 2014 because of a childabuse incident, and 13 games in 2016 because of injuries. McKinnon led the Vikings last …

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Stand Against Child Abuse Conference

Minnesota Children’s Alliance

Stand Against Child Abuse Conference with The Alliance and First Witness this July 25.Learn more and register now. … Location. Duluth. Duluth, MN …

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Minnesota Archbishop Tells Court He Thought Pedophilia Was Legal

Your News Wire

Pedophilia and child abuse is so widespread among Catholic priests that a Minnesota archbishop did not even realize it was against the law.

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Not All Children Should Go Home

Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

We are the voice for victims of child abuse and neglect in Minnesota … We do know that dozens of Minnesota children have died because they were …

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child abuse

Angry Bear Blog

The Minnesota Star Tribute has a bizarre story entitled Minnesota bill … How about just educating parents that this sort of child abuse is illegal and …

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Child abuse rates spike in Minnesota2 hours ago

Topix

In total, 39,531 Minnesota children were the subject of child maltreatment reports assessed by county and tribal agencies – a 25 percent increase from …

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Child Abuse

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DCS: Child Abuse Hotline – Reports are received by Child Protective … mental health care, Minnesota Child Maltreatment Screening Guidelines.

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Man who beat Wisconsin toddler now accused of gravely injuring Washington County child

TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

… Croix County in 2014, a 27-year-old man was charged with a similar crime in Minnesota. … The child has experienced “no significant changes” since being … a brain bleed that medical officials said was consistent with child abuse.

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Former Hudson man convicted of child battery charged again in Minnesota with new crime

Pierce County Herald

The child sustained a brain bleed that medical officials said was consistent with child abuse. The boy, who doctors didn’t expect to live at first, survived …

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Senate slows drive for tougher penalties for genital mutilation

Alexandria Echo Press

Minnesota child-protection services are also pursuing cases. … submit their daughters to cutting could be found guilty of existing childabuse laws.

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Sen. Relph’s “McKenna’s Law” signed by governor

Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus (press release)

Legislation aimed at ensuring all children in Minnesota’s Child in Need of Protection or Services (CHIPS) system have access to adequate legal …

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Opinion: Senate Republicans Abandon Minnesota Girls To Barbarism of FGM

Alpha News MN

Not to punish those parents is akin to explicitly enable heinous child abuse. … Here, Minnesota Republicans speak nonsense designed to ingratiate …

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McMullen | Vikings need to start thinking about the post-Zimmer era

FanRag Sports (blog)

… big chair in Minnesota back in 2014 and a series of almost unthinkable circumstances have followed, from Adrian Peterson’s childabuse allegations …

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Michigan doctor accused in female genital mutilation case due back in court

WXYZ

… around the world and considered child abuse here in the United States. … In Minnesota, Child Protective Services has already removed one of those …

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Dorothy A. Didrikson, 80

East Grand Forks Exponent

Dorothy is survived by her children, Gene Didrikson of Roseau, MN, Gerald … TV) A Grand Forks man has been charged with felony, Child Abuse.

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Climax-Shelly ISD #592 Climax, MN 56523 proceedings March 27, 2017

East Grand Forks Exponent

Climax-Shelly ISD #592 Climax, MN 56523 proceedings March 27, 2017 …. TV) A Grand Forks man has been charged with felony, Child Abuse.

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Probate: Estate of Omer L. Sundberg

East Grand Forks Exponent

STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT county of polk ninth judicial district …. TV) A Grand Forks man has been charged with felony, Child Abuse.

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After scare, Virgin Atlantic flight leaves Dubai for London – East Grand Forks Exponent

Lowe’s misses Street 1Q forecasts – East Grand Forks Exponent

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Hennepin County Sued for Low Quality Child Protective Services

Alpha News MN

This data brings into doubt the effectiveness of Minnesota’s child protection … may be underperforming for reasons other than pure negligence.

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Abused Children Slam Minnesota Foster Care Program

Courthouse News Service

Ten children said to be victims of child abuse or neglect filed a class-action lawsuit, through their adult representatives, against Hennepin County and …

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Lawsuit takes Minnesota’s foster care system to task

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Public outrage over the abuse of 4-year-old Eric Dean, photographed here with a broken arm, triggered far-reaching reforms to Minnesota’s child …

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Civil Rights Lawsuit Claims Minnesota Foster Care System Fails To Provide Safe Placements

OPEN MINDS (registration)

On May 31, 2017, child welfare advocates sued Hennepin County, Minnesota for violating the civil rights of children in foster care by failing to provide …

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Measles Can be Deadly, But is Preventable

Voice of America

About a third of the children who have acquired measles in Minnesota have been … The best protection is to get two doses of the measles vaccine.

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Case Workers: Changes to Child Protection System are Leaving Kids Less Safe

KAALtv.com

For years now, the governor and community members have put pressure on the state’s child protection system to improve, to be better and to keep kids …

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Citizens Review Panel uses grant for shaken baby syndrome awareness

ECM Post Review

The Chisago County Citizens Review Panel receives a $3,000 grant every year from the state of Minnesota for child protection. This year, the panel …

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Child and Teen Checkups provides summer safety tips

Brainerd Dispatch

With summer fun in full swing, the Child and Teen Checkups program … In Minnesota, the law requires life jackets be worn by children younger than 10 … Local health care providers offer Child and Teen Checkups to Crow Wing …

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County community services head resigns

Winona Post

… staff of over 100, and programs ranging from veterans services to child protection. … Wilms split her time between Winona and Preston, Minn., until late 2015, … The county also renegotiated contracts with the Family and Children’s …

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Mother of kidney recipient, 11, who couldn’t have vaccines due to transplant slams anti-vaxxers …

Daily Mail

Around this time, Child Protection Services took custody of Ashley and when … have been blamed for an historic outbreak of measles in Minnesota.

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Startup Org Shines New Light On Abuse Policies

Jewish Week

91 percent of Orthodox youth directors had no training on childabuse … The chair of the child protection committee at a medium-sized New York …. family in rural Minnesota to shadow him on the job; it was officially a legal internship.

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Sheriff’s Report

Lakefield Standard

A welfare check was conducted on a small child reported to be walking … A deputy assisted the Minnesota Department of Corrections with multiple …

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Child Protection Work in Minnesota: A Realistic Job Preview – Case Manager Jobs Mn

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Child Custody Forms Hennepin County

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Intake; Reports of child maltreatment; Information & referral; Community education and prevention; Child protection investigation & family assessment …

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Child Care Regulations Causing Trickle-Down Effect

KAALtv.com

Peggy Bennett (R-Albert Lea) who sits on the Minnesota legislative task force on child protection sent ABC 6 News a statement, writing “Our reforms …

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County does not increase wheelage tax

Pope County Tribune

Approved a two-year contract with the State of Minnesota for the Sentence to Service program in Pope County, … Human Services, Law Enforcement staff from both counties to screen Child Protection and Adult Protection reports.

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Child Protection Work in Minnesota: A Realistic Job Preview – Case Communications Door County

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Child Protection Work in Minnesota: A Realistic Job Preview – Case Communications Door County. An error occurred. Try watching this video on …

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The Signs of Safety Approach to Child Protection

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Child Welfare Practice

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Hennepin County ramps up the hunt for foster families

Minneapolis Star Tribune

About a quarter of Minnesota’s children in foster care are in Hennepin County. And the number of children placed in foster care or in other out-of-home …

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Minnesota Legislature funds two new judgeships

INFORUM

During that time, major criminal case filings increased by 42 percent and child protection cases increased by 215 percent, a number Benshoof called …

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Decades after abuse, Crosiers agree to $25.5 million settlement with survivors, file bankruptcy

Minneapolis Star Tribune

The settlement is one of the largest per abuse survivor among the 14 … The Crosiers are the fourth Catholic diocese or religious order in Minnesota to file … are no more secrets around child sex abuse in this organization,” he said.

Catholic order files for bankruptcy protection amid abuse cases settlement – Premier

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Minn. budget passes, clashes continue

Winona Post

The new state budget includes more funding for health and human services — including the public health and welfare programs ranging from child …

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Crosier Order Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Framework Established for $25.5m Agreement with …

Legal Examiner

Sexual abuse survivors and the Crosiers have worked together to reach a … Currently, there are 43 child sexual abuse cases pending in Minnesota …

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Prepaid Debit Cards Don’t Offer Fraud Protection

CBS Minnesota / WCCO

As Kurtis Ming explains, those cards don’t protect you from fraud like … To Help Kids With Autism Conquer FearFour-year-old Roman is awesome.

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7 FAQs about Child in Need of Protective Services [CHIPS]

Minnesota Family Law Blog

Child in Need of Protective Services (CHIPS) deals with the health, safety, and welfare of children in Minnesota. There are a variety of reasons why a …

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Child Welfare Officer

Star Tribune Jobs

Assist with Tribal Court interviewing in Indian Child Welfare proceedings. Receive and investigate reports of suspected child abuse and neglect …

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Child Protection, Public Health and Nursing book

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Child Protection, Public Health and Nursing by Jane Appleton … About head lice, and how Stearns County MN Public Health works with schools …

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Children Protecting Innocence Carceral State

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Federal lawsuit says Minnesota’s foster care system is failing hundreds of children

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Minnesota’s child protection system is in chaos and has been for a number of years,” said Marcia Robinson Lowry, executive director of A Better …

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Hennepin County Over Child Protection – KSTP.com

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Lawsuit: Hennepin Co. child protection system fails to protect kids

Minnesota Public Radio News

A lawsuit alleges Hennepin County fails to properly investigate reports of abuse and neglect and does not safely house children in protective custody.

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At Minnesota day cares, troubling gaps in immunization coverage

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Hundreds of child care centers across Minnesota are not following state requirements that parents get their children vaccinated for the measles or …

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Popular Minnesota Court of Appeals judge, former attorney retires after 40 year career

Grand Forks Herald

Since 2008, Stauber has served as a judge on the Minnesota Court of … and parents in child protection and delinquency cases, colleagues said.

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Crow Wing County receives award for child abuse prevention

Brainerd Dispatch

The award recognizes the child protection team in Crow Wing County for … CEO of Minnesota Communities Caring for Children, in the release.

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‘I voted’ stickers for all, less test help for many

Duluth News Tribune

But most did not get the red and white Minnesota “I voted” sticker. … •Make sure children 10 and older who end up in the childprotection system know …

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Iron Range parents’ rights case dismissed by federal judge

Tower Timberjay News

Calgaro’s child, whom the court identified only by the initials E.J.K, … to her child’s school and medical records, the judge found that the health care providers … It is the policy of the state of Minnesota, rather than St. Louis County, that …

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Federal lawsuit says Minnesota’s foster care system is failing hundreds of children

Star Tribune

Minnesota’s child protection system is in chaos and has been for a number of years,” said Marcia Robinson Lowry, co-lead counsel in the case and …

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Minnesota Child Protection News April/May 2017

Kids At Risk Action

Kids At Risk Acton gathers news about abused Minnesota’s abused children monthy and provides a snapshot of Child Protection to demonstrate how …

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Lawsuit takes Minnesota’s foster care system to task

Star Tribune

Minnesota’s child protection system is in chaos and has been for a number of years,” said Marcia Robinson Lowry, executive director of A Better …

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Stand Against Child Abuse Conference

Minnesota Children’s Alliance

Stand Against Child Abuse Conference with The Alliance and First Witness this July 25.Learn more and register now. … Location. Duluth. Duluth, MN …

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Not All Children Should Go Home

Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Often at child welfare gatherings someone says “Children shouldn’t be removed from their parents because they always want to go home anyway”.

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Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Not All Children Should Go Home … budget managers, those who fear the ‘nanny state’, or are wary of having child protection in their community.

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Evaluating child protection A

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Is child care, child protection getting lost in political dust?

Detroit Lakes Online

“The only growth in child care has been (daycare) centers in larger cities,” he said. “In rural Minnesota family child care is the main source of child care …

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Minnesota bill against female mutilation raises opposition

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Opposition from some members of Minnesota’s immigrant and refugee … “How can you protect children when you take them away from their families …

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Senate slows drive for tougher penalties for genital mutilation

Alexandria Echo Press

But after considering similar quick action, the Minnesota Senate, known as the more … Minnesota child-protection services are also pursuing cases.

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MN’s $46B budget battle

Winona Post

Programs funded under health and human services range from drinking water protection to healthy living promotion, from child protection to welfare …

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Rural Minnesota leader: Lawmakers, please support County Program Aid

Grand Forks Herald

They are the local delivery system for critical and costly state-mandated programs related to mental health, child protection, family services, public …

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Texas Senate approves ‘religious refusal’ adoption measure

Minnesota Public Radio News

“It is unconscionable that a bill would prioritize discrimination over the best interest of kids in the child welfare system, but Texas lawmakers have done …

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Sen. Relph’s “McKenna’s Law” signed by governor

Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus (press release)

Legislation aimed at ensuring all children in Minnesota’s Child in Need of Protection or Services (CHIPS) system have access to adequate legal …

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Pregnant woman, 19, ‘shot her boyfriend dead in front of their daughter, 3, as he attempted to stop …

Daily Mail

A Minnesota woman charged with shooting her boyfriend of five years has told …. In May the couple revealed the child’s gender in a YouTube video.

Family: Prank ‘gone wrong’ causes shooting death in small western Minnesota town – West Central Tribune

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In new video from Philando Castile case, child begs mother to calm down after shooting

ABC News

In the video, released by Ramsey County, Minnesota, police, Diamond … Another defense attorney, Thomas Kelly, that while Castile’s death was a …

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Infant dead after spending hours in hot car in Twin Falls

KVAL

No arrests have been made in connection with the baby’s death. … The $2.995 million settlement will be paid by the League of Minnesota Cities …

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Shakopee man charged in Minneapolis baby’s death is nanny’s husband

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Nicholas Larson, 27, was charged with one count of second-degree murder Friday in the death of Tara Engman on Dec. 22, 2015. Tara died of …

Nanny’s husband charged in 2015 murder of Mpls. baby – KARE

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Todd County Man Facing Charges In Fiancee’s Shooting Death

CBS Minnesota / WCCO

Todd County Man Facing Charges In Fiancee’s Shooting Death … (WCCO) — Grieving friends and family of a Minnesota mom shot and killed by her … “She was shot in the back while she was holding her baby,” Betsy Kuschel said.

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Newborn found with skull fracture, broken leg. St. Paul dad was in ‘blind rage,’ charges say

TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

About 2:30 p.m. Saturday , the baby’s mother — who is Hinton’s wife … But a childabuse pediatrician reported that the baby’s head injuries were …

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Man who beat Wisconsin toddler now accused of gravely injuring Washington County child

TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

… Croix County in 2014, a 27-year-old man was charged with a similar crime in Minnesota. … The child has experienced “no significant changes” since being … a brain bleed that medical officials said was consistent with child abuse.

 

Police: Death Of Eagan Child Being Investigated As Homicide

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Officials Investigate Child’s Death In Osseo

CBS Minnesota / WCCO

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a child died in Osseo Tuesday evening. According to the …

Father: 4-year-old daughter killed in Osseo accident – KARE

Child who Died at Osseo Business was 4-Year-Old Girl – KSTP.com

Authorities investigate death of child at Osseo business – St. Cloud Times

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Authorities investigating a child’s death in Osseo

Minneapolis Star Tribune

The child died at a roofing and siding company in Osseo, Hennepin County officials have confirmed. Police said the incident happened at Spotless …

Child’s death investigated at Osseo industrial company – TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

Authorities investigating child death in Osseo – KARE

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Police: Death Of Eagan Child Being Investigated As Homicide

CBS Minnesota / WCCO

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Eagan Police Department said it’s investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy last week as a homicide. Eagan police …

Eagan police investigating death of 3-year-old boy – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Eagan Police Investigate 3-Year-Old’s Death As Homicide – Patch.com

Blunt-force death of Eagan 3-year-old now being investigated as homicide – TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

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Relief and outrage as a St. Anthony police officer is acquitted in Philando Castile’s shooting death

TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

Yanez was the first police officer in modern Minnesota history to be charged in an officer-involved …. My first-born, one son, dead here in Minnesota.”.

Minn. officer acquitted in shooting of Philando Castile during traffic stop, dismissed from police force – Washington Post

Hours after officer Yanez is found not guilty in fatal shooting of Philando Castile, marchers close I-94 – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Minn. Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez Found Not Guilty on All Charges in the Shooting Death of … – The Root

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Video of killing released after Minnesota officer acquitted of manslaughter

Reuters

The aftermath of the shooting was broadcast on social media by Castile’s girlfriend, who was in the car with a young child. But the dashboard camera …

Video: ‘I don’t want you to get shooted,’ daughter pleads to mother moments after Castile shooting – Minneapolis Star Tribune

The moment cop shot Philando Castile dead: Harrowing dashcam video shows officer who was … – Daily Mail

Case file in Philando Castile shooting released, dashcam video shows shooting – Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Michael Brown’s parents settle wrongful death lawsuit with Ferguson, Mo.

Minnesota Public Radio News

Nearly three years after their son’s death sparked nationwide protests, the parents of Michael Brown have settled their wrongful death lawsuit against …

Settlement reached in lawsuit over Michael Brown’s death – CBS46 News – CBS46 News Atlanta

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‘I don’t want you to get shooted,’ girl, 4, begged mother after Philando Castile shooting

Washington Post

In the back seat of a patrol car, moments after witnessing a Minnesota police … Reynolds, whom police had placed in the back seat next to her daughter, … acquitted of manslaughter in Castile’s July 2016 death during a traffic stop.

‘I Don’t Want You to Get Shooted’: Daughter of Slain Minnesota Man’s Girlfriend – U.S. News & World Report

Philando Castile shooting: Girl begs mother to stay calm, video shows – Fox News

New video shows daughter of Philando Castile’s fiancee crying after he’s killed by cop – Metro

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Nearly 1300 children die from gunshot wounds in US each year

MinnPost

Early Monday morning, a 2-year-old Minnesota child was shot in the head and critically wounded when gunfire erupted from an alley near her home in …

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Authorities investigate death of child at Minnesota business

Crookston Daily Times

Hennepin County officials say the death happened Tuesday night at a roofing and siding company. The age of the child was not released.

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Police Investigate Eagan Toddler’s Death

CBS Minnesota / WCCO

Police Investigate Eagan Toddler’s Death. Eagan police are investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy, reports Amelia Santaniello (0:21). WCCO 4 …

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Virginia family blames Minnesota bureaucracy for son’s overdose and near death

WRIC

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WRIC) — A Virginia family is blaming bureaucracy in Minnesota for their son’s overdose and near death. “His lips were turning …

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Eagan police investigating 3-year-old’s death

TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

Eagan police said Friday that they are investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy. Police and medical personnel responded to the 1600 block of Oak …

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Person Of Interest In Custody In Eden Prairie Death Investigation

CBS Minnesota / WCCO

Person Of Interest In Custody In Eden Prairie Death Investigation … Finding Minnesota: Family-Owned Hemker Park & ZooMinnesotans are used to … Police: Child, 2, Falls From Third Story Window In MinneapolisA 2-year-old child …

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Officials Investigate Child’s Death In Osseo

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The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a child was found dead at an Osseo home Tuesday evening, … More from CBS Minnesota …

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Girl, 6, ID’d after apparent drowning

KARE

Authorities have identified the 6-year-old girl who died after being pulled … no guards are on duty and that parents are responsible for their children.

6-Year-Old St. Paul Girl Dies at Lake Elmo Swimming Pond – KAALtv.com

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Minnesota measles outbreak exceeds last year’s nationwide numbers

CNN

(CNN) There are now more measles cases in Minnesota than there were in the …. The infectious disease can lead to pneumonia, hospitalizations or even death. …. rates plummeted among Somali-American children in Minnesota.

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‘White Fur’ is a fable of love, class, money and death

Minnesota Public Radio News

It begins the way all great stories should: with a boy, a girl, a shotgun and a cheap motel room. 300 lightning bolt pages later, it ends the same way …

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Woman who died trying to cross border was trying to get to daughter in Toronto

Toronto Star

WINNIPEG—The president of the Ghanaian Union of Manitoba says a 57-year-old woman who died last week south of the border at Emerson, Man., …

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Guilty Pleas in Woman’s Death, Sexual Assault of Girl

U.S. News & World Report

A Bemidji man has pleaded guilty to killing a woman with whom he was … Kinn testified he assaulted the child at his Bemidji home, then tied her up …

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Source: Brother of dismembered boy’s killer found dead

East Grand Forks Exponent

Source: Brother of dismembered boy’s killer found dead … the brother of the man now imprisoned for killing the child was found dead in the same family home. … POLK COUNTY, MN (RJBroadcasting.com) There has been a string of …

Wrongful death lawsuit from ex-NHL player’s parents tossed – East Grand Forks Exponent

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Child found in Illinois garage may have been killed in 2013

East Grand Forks Exponent

Police in Illinois believe the remains of a child found in the garage of a vacant … had been there four years and are investigating the death as a homicide. … BEMIDJI, MN (PaulBunyanBroadcasting.com) A Bemidji man has pleaded …

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Andover couple fatally shot by adult son, who then kills himself; IDs disclosed

Minneapolis Star Tribune

A man shot and killed his parents and then took his own life in the family’s … The son was convicted in 2012 on two felony counts of possessing child …

Minnesota son shot dead both parents then killed himself – Daily Mail

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Ghanaian woman walking toward Canada found dead near Minnesota border

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Vig suspects the ditch “played a role [in her death]. It’s hard to say … He did not disclose the location in Canada of the woman’s daughter. The town …

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Man charged with stabbing his parents to death in Eden Prairie home with screwdriver

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Lehman was most recently discharged from the University of Minnesota … Before he went missing, Debra Lehman told authorities that her son had …

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Minnesota opioid deaths rise despite attention, intervention

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Deaths from opioid overdoses increased again in Minnesota last year, …. Petrick said her son got Suboxone on the street, because local doctors either …

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Toward Zero Deaths enforcement campaign

Hibbing Daily Tribune

Law Enforcement will be out in force beginning May 22 through June 4 for the Toward Zero Deaths Seatbelt and Child Passenger Safety Restraint …

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James Bond star Sir Roger Moore dies at 89

Minnesota Public Radio News

British actor Sir Roger Moore has died at 89, after “a short but brave battle with cancer,” … He died Tuesday in Switzerland, according to his children.

‘James Bond’ star Roger Moore dead at 89 – East Grand Forks Exponent

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Who’s Who In Trial Of Officer Who Shot Philando Castile

CBS Minnesota / WCCO

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota police officer goes on trial this week in … training, hiring and other issues she felt contributed to her son’s death.

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Son arrested in slaying of Eden Prairie couple

Minneapolis Star Tribune

A man arrested Thursday after his parents were found dead in their Eden … discharged from the University of Minnesota Medical Center on April 14.

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Lawsuit takes Minnesota’s foster care system to task

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Public outrage over the abuse of 4-year-old Eric Dean, photographed here with a broken arm, triggered far-reaching reforms to Minnesota’s child …

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FBI file: Prince faced extortion, death threats

The Hill (blog)

Fiercely private, Prince very rarely spoke about the child or his death. Minnesota law enforcement honed in on the cause of death and its …

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‘He was destined for greatness’: Dothan teen shot dead just days after graduation

AL.com

… signed up and got a scholarship to play at a community college in Minnesota. … This kid lost his whole life and he was just 19-years-old.” … Jackson said seeing Martin’s mother cry after his death was a hard moment to witness.

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Secret Files Reveal Shocking FBI Probe In Death of Prince’s Son

Radar Online

“The death of Prince’s baby is also being investigated by authorities,” read … to the documents, punted on prosecution to local Minnesota authorities.

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Naperville teen’s senseless tragedy: ‘They scared him to death

Chicago Tribune

Naperville teen’s senseless tragedy: ‘They scared him to death‘ … deciding to visit the University of Iowa and the University of Minnesota, both of which … But Corey’s parents also believe their son’s death could have been prevented.

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Minnesota’s measles outbreak about to exceed total 2016 US cases. Here’s what community …

TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

Somali-American children in Minnesota had a vaccination rate of 92 … can cause permanent brain damage and death, according to a PRI report.

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A dancer is unstrung by grief in ‘Isadora’

Minnesota Public Radio News

She would never have the chance to give any kind of inheritance to her three children; they all died before she was killed in a freak accident in 1927.

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A gunshot and a child is dead: Should anyone be punished?

Allentown Morning Call

Amy Pittman visits the grave of her son, Christian, in Durham, N.C., … Children under age 12 die from gun accidents in the United States about once a …. Minnesota: Owners must take reasonable action to secure their firearms to …

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Father Honored For Dedication To Pool Safety 10 Years After Daughter’s Death

CBS Minnesota / WCCO

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Her tragic death 10 years ago set wheels in motion to protect all children from the hidden dangers of swimming pools and …

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Mistrial in case against dad accused in 3-year-old’s death

kwwl.com

Mistrial in case against dad accused in 3-year-old’s death … thought to be trying to reach Canada probably froze to death in northwestern Minnesota. … A Connecticut man who killed his 7-month-old son when he threw the boy off a …

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Reaction to death of actor Roger Moore at age 89

East Grand Forks Exponent

Reaction to the death of Roger Moore Tuesday at age 89: — “The world has lost … LAKE OF THE WOODS, MN (ZippelBay.com) Zippel Bay Resort is located on … TV) A Grand Forks man has been charged with felony, Child Abuse.

WATCH: Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers reacts to Roger Moore’s death – East Grand Forks Exponent

Somali suicide bomber kills 4 at Puntland checkpoint – East Grand Forks Exponent

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Football world reacts to death of NFL Hall of Famer Cortez Kennedy

East Grand Forks Exponent

Football world reacts to death of NFL Hall of Famer Cortez Kennedy … LAKE OF THE WOODS, MN (WheelersPoint.com) Try Wheelers Point Resort … A Bemidji woman, who was earlier convicted of letting a child freeze to death, …

Seahawks icon and Hall of Famer Cortez Kennedy dead at 48 – East Grand Forks Exponent

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More babies survive, but suicide and poisonings increase for older children, CDC finds

East Grand Forks Exponent

While the overall number of child deaths has decreased slightly thanks to … suicide rates increased from 11.3 percent of all deaths in 2013 to 12.1. … BEMIDJI, MN (PaulBunyanBroadcasting.com) A Bemidji man charged in a child …

WATCH: Investigation ensues in the skydiving death of Navy SEAL – East Grand Forks Exponent

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Official: Boy found dead in car that was stolen, 3 arrests

East Grand Forks Exponent

Official: Boy found dead in car that was stolen, 3 arrests … McBride, D’Allen Washington and Dwan Wakefield in the death of the child. … MN (ZippelBay.com) Zippel Bay Resort is located on Minnesota’s legendary Lake of the Woods.

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When schools meet trauma with understanding, not discipline

Minnesota Public Radio News

The Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies found that kids in New Orleans screen positive for post-traumatic stress disorder at more than three times …

 

Racial and ethnic disparities persist in sudden infant deaths

Minnesota Public Radio News

American Indians and Alaska Natives had a rate of 177.6 sudden unexplained infant deaths per 100,000 live births in 2013 (down from 237.5 per …