Brandon Stahl Reporting

KARA gathers news about Minnesota’s abused children to provide a snapshot of Child Protection and how our state values its children.

Only a fraction of serious child abuse makes the news.

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Brandon Stahl Reporting

KARA gathers news about Minnesota’s abused children to provide a snapshot of Child Protection and how our state values its children.

Only a fraction of serious child abuse makes the news.

All Adults Are the Protectors of All Children

Follow;

Safe Passage For Children MN (Join their legislative volunteer efforts and make child friendly legislation a reality)

CASAMN (become a guardian ad Litem and speak for abused children)

KARA Star Tribune Articles; Child Protection Who Will Speak For Children?

 

Officials Investigate Child’s Death In Osseo

CBS Minnesota / WCCO

They began administering care to the child, but the victim was pronounced dead soon after. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office will look …

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Thousands march after Minnesota officer acquitted in death of Philando Castile

Chicago Tribune

Thousands march after Minnesota officer acquitted in death of Philando … The mixed-race crowd, including many people with children, carried signs …

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Authorities investigate death of child at Minnesota business

Crookston Daily Times

Hennepin County officials say the death happened Tuesday night at a roofing and siding company. The age of the child was not released.

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Man Sentenced To 25 Years For Killing Infant Daughter

CBS Minnesota / WCCO

Cory Morris, 22, was found guilty of second degree murder in April for the infant’s August 2016 death. During the trial, his attorneys brought expert …

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Infant dead after spending hours in hot car in Twin Falls

KVAL

No arrests have been made in connection with the baby’s death. … The $2.995 million settlement will be paid by the League of Minnesota Cities …

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ID’d: Teen, father-to-be killed in separate car crashes

Minneapolis Star Tribune

… who recently died in separate car crashes, one in western Minnesota and … Hart’s wife is expecting the couple’s first baby in July, according to her …

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Toddler drowns in pool in Maple Grove

Minneapolis Star Tribune

A small child fell into a pool behind a Maple Grove home and died Sunday morning despite a family member’s life-saving efforts, authorities said.

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Mother’s boyfriend charged with murder in death of 3-year-old St. Paul boy

TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

Tyrell Wooten, 3, was found dead in his St. Paul apartment on Sunday, … the 1200 block of Herbert Street on a report of a child who was not breathing.

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Man Accused Of Murder In 3-Year-Old Boy’s Death In St. Paul

CBS Minnesota / WCCO

An autopsy showed the boy died of a closed head injury with internal … She said Johnson strangled her, punched the baby in the face gave the baby a …

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Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Punching His Infant Daughter to Death

Breitbart News

A judge sentenced a Minnesota man Monday to 25 years behind bars for punching his infant daughter to death because he was irritated by the baby …

‘Particular cruelty’: Man beat his infant daughter to DEATH because she was making ‘baby talk’ as … – CrimeOnline

Man Fatally Punches 4-Month-Old Baby 22 Times For ‘Baby Talk,’ Gets 25 Years – The Inquisitr

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Stillwater Family Heals After Teen’s Suicide By Speaking Out

CBS Minnesota / WCCO

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A tragic obituary went viral after a 14-year-old boy took his life this past spring. Now, a Stillwater … Every kid,” Tamara said.

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As We Mourn Infant Death, Let’s Take Care of Moms

AJMC.com Managed Markets Network

Katy B. Kozhimannil, PHD, MPA, is an associate professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota School of …

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Man Faces Manslaughter, Neglect Charges after Tower Baby’s Death

WDIO-TV

A man faces potential charges of manslaughter and child neglect after the death of a baby in a house fire in the City of Tower on Wednesday.

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Man arrested after baby dies in northern Minnesota fire

Minneapolis Star Tribune

St. Louis County authorities have arrested a 24-year-old man after a baby boy was found dead inside a residence that caught fire Wednesday.

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Man arrested in death of baby found in burned home

Minnesota Public Radio News

Sheriff’s officials say a 24-year-old man has been arrested in the death of a baby whose body was found after a house fire was extinguished in St.

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Around the state: Man arrested in death of baby found in burned home

Post-Bulletin

MANKATO — The family of a Minnesota sailor who was killed in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor has received confirmation that exhumed remains are …

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Mom given probation for baby’s death accused of drinking

Clay Center Dispatch

Mom given probation for baby’s death accused of drinking … DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines mother given probation in the death of her baby is …. Moreover, Minnesota sent the Eagles a first-round pick in order to acquire …

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Uncle charged in death of Tower, MN baby

KARE

VIRGINIA, Minn. – A northern Minnesota uncle faces manslaughter and drug charges in connection with the death of his 11-month-old nephew last …

Charges: Drug-seeking uncle left 11-month-old home alone in Tower when fire killed the boy – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Eleven-month-old baby boy dies in a house fire after his uncle, 24, left him home alone so he could … – Daily Mail

Complaint: Uncle Left Baby to Buy Drugs Before Fatal Fire – WDIO-TV

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Uncle Charged in Fire That Killed Baby

U.S. News & World Report

The uncle of a baby who was killed in a house fire in St. Louis County has been charged in the child’s death. Aug. 8, 2017, at 3:26 p.m.. MORE.

Hibbing man faces manslaughter charge after nephew’s death – Minnesota Public Radio News

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Charges detail couple’s alleged motive in Fargo woman’s death

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Then, he told investigators, she showed him a newborn baby girl she … farm on the Minnesota side of the Red River, about 6 miles north of Moorhead.

Charges accuse pair of seeking to steal woman’s baby – ABC News

Pregnant Fargo woman ‘victim of a cruel and vicious act of depravity,’ but charges don’t detail death – TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

Pregnant Fargo woman died from homicidal violence – Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Unlicensed North St. Paul day care provider admits to unintentional manslaughter in infant’s death

TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

A medical examiner determined she died of asphyxiation. … A director at Child Care Aware of Minnesota encouraged parents looking for quality child …

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Death of Redwood Falls Infant Under Investigation

KEYC

The Redwood Falls Police Department says the name of the child is being … The cause of death is under investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of …

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Twin Cities jury awards $20M in malpractice case for woman who died after giving birth

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Nicole Bermingham, in the nursery for the baby she and her husband were … Minnesota has seen a larger medical malpractice payout, but that involved an … The Minnesota Hospital Association’s Seeing Sepsis campaign, for …

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Pregnant North Dakota Woman Found Dead in a River Was Killed in Homicide, Police Say

PEOPLE.com

Her body was sent for autopsy in St. Paul, Minnesota. … Police said a newborn believed to be LaFontaine-Greywind’s baby girl was allegedly found …

Police: Fargo woman died of homicidal violence – St. Cloud Times

New Autopsy Details Reveal How Missing Pregnant Woman Savanna Greywind Really Died – Oxygen (blog)

Man charged in ‘womb raider’ murder guilty of cracking his own baby’s skull five years ago – NEWS.com.au

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Missouri mom gave up daughter as a baby, took her back as a teen. Now she’s charged in her …

Chicago Tribune

Missouri mom gave up daughter as a baby, took her back as a teen. … 22, 2017, with murder in the death of her 16-year-old biological daughter, whose … on her remote property and months after the girl moved back from Minnesota, …

Months after taking in biological daughter from Minnesota, Missouri woman charged with killing her – TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

Mother charged with murder of missing Minn. teen; remains found in burn pit – Minneapolis Star Tribune

A teen reunited with her birth mother — who then killed her and burned her body, police say – Washington Post

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Police investigating Baby Death in Redwood County

KDUZ/KARP Radio

(AP) — Police in southwestern Minnesota are investigating the death of an … Authorities are withholding the child’s name until family members are …

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Minnesota mother, 47, hangs herself and her son, 5, amid nasty custody battle with his father

Daily Mail

Authorities in Minnesota made a heartbreaking discovery after finding a woman and her five-year-old son dead from an apparent murder-suicide. … Police say the child’s father, Jeffry Sandberg, called 911 when he couldn’t reach his …

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Murder-suicide suspected in deaths of woman, 5-year-old in Orono home

Minneapolis Star Tribune

The two began a romantic relationship in 2008, and the next year discussed having a child through in vitro fertilization. After several failed pregnancy …

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Summit aims to boost black infants’ chance of survival

Minnesota Public Radio News

Ruth Richardson co-chairs a state task force addressing persistent disparities in infant mortality rates in Minnesota. Laura Yuen | MPR News.

 

Minnesota man charged with manslaughter in newborn’s death

TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

ROCHESTER, Minn. — A Rochester man accused of assaulting a pregnant woman is charged with first-degree manslaughter after the infant delivered …

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Charges Filed Against Minnesota Man After Death of Infant

KVRR

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Manslaughter charges have been filed against a man after an infant delivered by emergency surgery died. Police said …

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Woman pleads not guilty in death of Fargo mother

Post-Bulletin

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A woman accused along with her boyfriend of conspiring to kill a Fargo woman and take her infant pleaded not guilty Thursday …

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Baby who died in Iron Range house fire was left alone; uncle arrested

TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

An 11-month-old baby was found dead in a house fire Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, on the 800 block of Third Street North in Tower, Minnesota.

 

MN Supreme Court denies convicted child killer Josue Fraga an appeal

Daily Globe

Medical staff observed that Samantha had several signs of abuse that didn’t match with Fraga’s statement, such as trauma to her genitals and rectum, …

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Cardinal takes leave from Vatican after sex assault charges

Minnesota Public Radio News

The whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me,” Pell said. … Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse …

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