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Politics torpedoes fixes to keep sex offenders off school buses

Politics torpedoes fixes to keep sex offenders off school buses

Politics torpedoes fixes to keep sex offenders off school buses

A KARE 11 investigation finds that state leaders still have not closed loopholes in the law that let admitted child molesters drive school buses.

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Additional schools report radon testing following KARE 11 investigation

A push is on for more schools to comply with state and federal health and safety guidelines following a KARE 11 investigation that exposed 84 percent of Minnesota schools fail to properly test for the cancer-causing gas radon.

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Investigates: Dozens of suspected child predators still not charged after Super Bowl sex stings

Six months after the Minneapolis Super Bowl, many men busted by BCA's Human Trafficking Taskforce are free without court-ordered restrictions.

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KARE 11 Investigates: Man behind police car double billing scheme sentenced

A KARE 11 investigation exposed how law enforcement agencies across Minnesota were overcharged $803,000 on squad car purchases.

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KARE 11 Investigates: Marine veteran’s battle for kidney transplant

His doctors question why the VA has denied a Native American Marine Corps veteran from Minnesota a kidney transplant.

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Investigates: VA warns veterans of qualifications for emergency care

Veterans stuck with medical bills because they don't visit VA often enough

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KARE 11 Investigates: Do drug copays mask price hikes?

Experts say drug company copay coupons meant to help patients may actually help the industry boost profits.

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KARE 11 Investigations: Banned contractor ignores state order

A Twin Cities man with a criminal record takes a woman's money even after signing a cease and desist agreement to stop doing business.

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KARE 11 Investigates: State officials missed questionable billing

Newly obtained invoices reveal hundreds of thousands of dollars in questionable billing on police car purchases statewide.

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KARE 11 Investigates: Lawmakers leave without new protections for seniors

Angry about inaction, advocates for senior citizens vow to make elder abuse reforms a key campaign issue in November.

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KARE 11 Investigates: Few schools in MN's radon 'hot zones' tested

Most Minnesota school districts located in counties that have the state's highest radon levels are not being regularly tested for the cancer-causing gas.

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KARE 11 Investigates: Former Minnesota police officer charged in child sex case

A former Metro Transit police officer has been charged with sexually assaulting a 6-year-old child. KARE 11 Investigates discovered it's not the first time he's faced sex crime charges.

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KARE 11 Investigates: Nursing home complaints kept secret

She cried out in pain, but a Twin Cities woman says she was left in bed for 19 hours with two broken legs before a Twin Cities nursing home finally sent her to the hospital. KARE 11 Investigates problems with nursing home complaints reporting.

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KARE Investigates: Advocates protest elder abuse deadlocks

Despite promises, lawmakers have failed to act on reform proposals to protect senior citizens.

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Lawmakers push tougher radon testing after KARE investigation

A bipartisan group of State Senators is behind a plan that would establish more rigorous and regular testing requirements for all of Minnesota's public schools following a KARE 11 investigation.

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KARE 11 Investigates: Governor calls for action on school radon testing

Dayton says he was shocked by a KARE 11 report that found most Minnesota school districts fail to follow government testing recommendations – if they test at all.

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