The defense rested without calling any witnesses in the Kyle Ricke murder trial today. The defense is not disputing that Ricke killed Algona police officer Kevin Cram last September, but says it was not premeditated. Prosecutors called DCI investigator Evan Thompson to testify as he interviewed Ricke after his arrest in Minnesota following the shooting. […]
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