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Help wanted: 300 strong swimmers to fill lifeguard positions
Swimmers in Milwaukee and elsewhere looking to cool off with a dip in a pool or lake this summer might be out of luck if the county can't find people to watch over them.
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US rail industry defends safety record amid staffing cuts
Even as railroads are operating longer and longer freight trains that sometimes stretch for miles, the companies have drastically reduced staffing levels, prompting unions to warn that moves meant to increase profits could endanger safety and even result in disasters.
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Child shot in the head in north Minneapolis
Police say the shooter fired at a home out of a car and struck the young girl, who was playing in a yard.
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Brooklyn Center passes sweeping police reform package
The proposals will remake the city's police force with more independent oversight, prohibit arrests for low-level offenses and use unarmed civilians to handle minor traffic violations. The reforms also will make a new city department to oversee public safety.
Drug case falls apart, raising questions about informant
Minneapolis police arrested Andre Moore with two pounds of meth. But when two public defenders started asking whether the informant really existed, the case fell apart.
