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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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KARE 11 Investigates: Guilty plea in police car double billing case

Former fleet manager at Nelson Auto admits his role in scheme that state officials say overcharged taxpayers $803,309.

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KARE 11 Investigates: MN schools fail to test for cancer-causing radon

Despite state and federal recommendations, only 53 of 331 school districts in Minnesota report they have tested classrooms for radon since 2012. KARE 11 found out which Twin Cities area districts are testing – and which ones are not.

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KARE 11 Investigates: Insurance denial nightmare

Big Lake resident Jodi Beucler says she was removed from an insurance policy on her home without notice.

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KARE 11 Investigates: Prescription error warning

A Twin Cities family is calling for more safeguards after they got medicine 10 times stronger than the doctor prescribed.

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KARE 11 Investigates: Refund checks issued in cop car swindle case

A KARE 11 investigation exposed how law enforcement agencies across Minnesota were overcharged $803,000 on squad car purchases. Now taxpayer refunds are being issued.

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KARE 11 Investigates: Protecting drivers from totaled cars

Cars that have been smashed, totaled or flooded often wind up back on the roads with clean titles that can hide their history.

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