Minneapolis police officer charged in pursuit that killed motorist Leneal Frazier

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Minneapolis police officer charged in pursuit that killed motorist Leneal Frazier: The Hennepin County Attorney's Office announced Friday that [it has filed criminal charges against a Minneapolis police officer]( related to a crash that killed a motorist while he was pursuing a suspect this past summer. Officer Brian Cummings was charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminal vehicular homicide in the death of Leneal Frazier on July 6. - HCMC doctors violated safety laws in sedative studies, FDA finds: Hennepin Healthcare doctors [failed to comply with federal safety laws in experimental drug research]( on members of the public comparing ketamine and other powerful sedatives, the FDA informed the hospital in two warning letters the agency made public this week. - Ethics report details potential violations by Rep. Jim Hagedorn: U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn is continuing to face scrutiny with a report from the Office of Congressional Ethics detailing [potential violations tied to spending on taxpayer-funded constituent mailings]( and an allegation involving campaign office space. - Alec {NAME} fired prop gun on set, killing cinematographer and wounding director: A spokesperson for the actor said there was an accident involving the misfire of a prop gun with blanks. Santa Fe County Sheriff's spokesman Juan Rios said detectives were [investigating what type of projectile was discharged and how.]( No immediate charges were filed. - Alleged sex competition by St. John's University students sparks investigation, protest: An alleged sex competition started by male students at St. John's University in the central Minnesota town of Collegeville [is being investigated by administrators and condemned by female students]( from the private institution's sister school, the College of St. Benedict. - Supreme Court to hear challenges of Texas abortion law, but doesn't block it: The Supreme Court is not immediately blocking the Texas law that bans most abortions, but has [agreed to hear arguments in the case in early November](. - New Minneapolis pizza slice shop damaged by fire: It took two years for Slice to open its doors. And only two weeks before it had to close. On Tuesday, co-owner Adam Kado came to his pizza shop around 7 a.m., like usual, to take the dough out of the freezer. He left. And at 9 a.m., he got a call from the fire department, [telling him there had been a fire.]( - N.Y. real estate heir Robert Durst charged with 1982 murder of wife Kathie Durst: Millionaire real estate scion Robert Durst, who was sentenced last week in California to life in prison for killing a confidante, [has been charged in suburban New York City with the death of his wife](, Kathie Durst, who vanished in 1982, authorities confirmed Friday. - FBI identifies remains found in Florida park as those of Brian Laundrie: Family members were hoping for more answers from law enforcement regarding the cause of death for Brian Laundrie, who was a person of interest in the death of girlfriend Gabby Petito while the couple was on a cross-country road trip, an attorney said Friday.[The FBI on Thursday identified human remains]( found a day earlier in a Florida nature preserve as those of Laundrie. - Las Vegas man charged with voting twice in 2020 presidential election: A Las Vegas businessman is [facing criminal charges of voting twice in the November 2020 election](, including with his dead wife's ballot, Nevada state Attorney General Aaron Ford announced Thursday. 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