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Autopsy reports found from 1929 Valentine's Day massacre
Written by hand, the autopsies on the seven bullet-riddled bodies vividly describe why the Valentine's Day massacre of 1929 is still considered Chicago's most infamous gangland killing.
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Man sentenced for evidence tampering in fatal hit-and-run
An Oregon man was sentenced to four months in jail after pleading guilty to tampering with evidence in a fatal hit-and-run case in which authorities say his wife carried the victim on top of her car for 11 blocks before dumping the body.
Minneapolis
Drinking-water tests flawed for decades, state Health Department says
Health risk is extremely low, but the Health Department has launched a major review
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Lawyer in 'Making a Murderer' case says new testing will clear Avery
Steven Avery hired attorney Kathleen Zellner in January, who says that there's "new evidence" to present and that she's "confident" that his murder conviction will be overturned.
Minneapolis
Gallery: The Luminary Loppet
The Luminary Loppet night of the City of Lakes Loppet Ski Festival was held Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 at Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis, Minn.
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FBI can't unlock San Bernardino killers' phone data
Encrypted data on the cellphone could shed light on their contacts.
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Obama unveils record $4.1 trillion election-year budget
President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled a record $4.1 trillion, election-year budget that finances Democratic priorities like education, health care and climate change with new taxes on crude oil, the wealthy and big banks.
Cruise ship that sailed in storm headed back to home port
A Royal Caribbean cruise ship ran into high winds and rough seas in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, forcing frightened passengers into their cabins overnight as their belongings flew about, waves rose as high as 30 feet, and winds howled outside. The cruise line says that although no one was injured and the ship suffered only minor damage, it's turning around and sailing back to its home port in New Jersey.
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Photos: Corpse flower in bloom at the U
The University of Minnesota's corpse flower bloomed overnight and a few thousand visitors lined up for the privilege of smelling its pungent smell that some compared to rotting fish.
Nation
Kansas family takes daughters' microcephaly in stride
"While I would not have chosen this for my children ... in our situation it has caused us to rise to the occasion," says their mother.
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Gallery: Mike Friestleben, recently appointed inspector of Fourth Precinct
Mike Friestleben, the recently appointed, no-nonsense inspector of the Fourth Precinct, whose profile grew after the Jamar Clark protests is a lifelong North Sider and was lauded by both sides for his response to the recent protests.
Nation
'Really scary': Slain teen's life on social media becomes cautionary tale
The high-profile murder of 13-year-old Nicole Lovell has some parents and young people alike reconsidering how they use social media.
Local
Gallery: Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza.
About 10,000 ice fishing contestants were expected to headed to Gull Lake north of Brainerd for the Brainerd Jaycees 26th Annual $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza.
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Woman, 82, tracks down and meets 96-year-old birth mother
Eighty-two years after she was born to a teenage girl and put up for adoption, Betty Morrell finally has met her 96-year-old birth mother, thanks to the dogged persistence of her granddaughter during 20 years of searching.
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