Inmate who escaped from Watonwan County Jail recaptured
Two others are also in custody for helping him escape.
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Two others are also in custody for helping him escape.
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An inmate who escaped from a southern Minnesota jail Monday evening is still at large as of Tuesday morning, authorities said.
A man was found shot to death in a vehicle in north Minneapolis Monday night, police said.
The Vikings said Cousin underwent an MRI Monday morning that confirmed the tear.
A man is hospitalized in critical condition after he was shot in the head in Bloomington early Sunday, authorities said.
Four women were shot at an "after-hours party" in south Minneapolis early Monday, police said, but all are expected to survive.
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The 29-year-old was a native of Hibbing, Minnesota and played college hockey for the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs.
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