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No one hurt in St. Cloud bank robbery; suspect still sought
ST. CLOUD (AP) -- The St. Cloud Police Department and the FBI are investigating a bank robbery in the city.
A male entered the Wells Fargo bank shortly before 2 p.m. Friday, presented a note to the teller and demanded money.
The St. Cloud Times reported that the suspect indicated he had a weapon but didn't show one. He left with an undisclosed amount of money. No one was hurt.
Suspect in custody after 2-state chase that injured officer
MOORHEAD (AP) -- A 30-year-old Fargo man is in custody following an early morning chase in the metro area in which he allegedly rammed squad cars and injured an officer.
Authorities said the suspect fled in a stolen vehicle when officers responded to a burglary call in the West Fargo area about 1 a.m. Monday. The chase went through Fargo and across the Minnesota border into Moorhead and Dilworth and back into Moorhead, where the man eventually was arrested.
Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting told KFGO radio that the suspect intentionally rammed two squad vehicles during the pursuit, injuring a deputy. Empting says the deputy was treated at a Fargo hospital for unspecified injuries and released.
Authorities said the suspect will face charges in both states.
No recording allowed at trial of former Minneapolis officer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A Minnesota judge says there will be no audio or video recording allowed during the trial of a former Minneapolis officer who shot and killed an Australian woman.
Mohamed Noor is charged with murder in the July 2017 death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, who was shot after she called police to report a possible sexual assault behind her home.
Several media outlets, including The Associated Press, asked for permission to record the proceedings.
Minnesota does not allow recording of court proceedings unless both parties consent. In this case, prosecutors and defense attorneys objected to visual and audio coverage.
Noor is scheduled to appear in court Friday for a hearing on a range of issues in the case. His trial starts April 1 with jury selection.
GOP lawmaker: Remarks at gun rally misinterpreted
ST. PAUL (AP) -- A Minnesota state lawmaker said he's being unfairly criticized over remarks at a recent Capitol rally for gun owners.
Rep. Carl Bahr of East Bethel was among several speakers at Saturday's rally when he called for the crowd to "start riding herd on the rest of these people that want to take your rights away from you."
Bahr went on to say: "They need to be kicked to the curb and stomped on and run over a few times."
Gov. Tim Walz condemned Bahr's remarks a day later, saying they undermined democracy by encouraging violence.
In a statement Monday, Bahr said his remarks were aimed at two proposed bills that would restrict guns, rather than people. Bahr, a Republican, says he doesn't condone violence.