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Stories from June 3, 2020

Pentagon chief rejects Trump's threat to use military to quell unrest

Pentagon chief rejects Trump's threat to use military to quell unrest

In a public break with President Trump, Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he does not support invoking the 1807 Insurrection Act and deploying troops to American streets.
by David Welna

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Cop in Floyd death got medals for valor and drew complaints

Cop in Floyd death got medals for valor and drew complaints

A Minneapolis police officer who used his knee to pin down George Floyd’s neck before his death had a record that included both medals for bravery and 17 complaints against him. 
by The Associated Press

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Chauvin charged with 2nd-degree murder

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Wednesday added a second-degree murder charge to the counts against ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd. He also charged the three other officers fired in the incident. “The investigation is ongoing. We are following the path of all the evidence, wherever it leads,” Ellison told reporters as he announced the charges and pleaded with the public for patience in the probe. This is an MPR News evening update for June 3, 2020. Hosted by Britta Greene. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

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North Minneapolis church offers food lifeline

North Minneapolis church offers food lifeline

In places where access to food and other household needs was already limited, the arson and looting that grew out of some protests made the problem worse. At the corner of Broadway and Aldrich avenues in north Minneapolis, Sanctuary Covenant church has become the only place to pick up groceries for blocks.
by Alex Baumhardt

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Community voices on the aftermath of George Floyd's killing

Community voices on the aftermath of George Floyd's killing

Black voices have historically been silenced, marginalized or ignored. In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, MPR News guest host Marianne Combs made space to listen to and amplify black voices and experiences.
by Marianne Combs and Katie Moritz

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Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises

Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises

Former President Barack Obama is taking on an increasingly public role as the nation confronts a confluence of historic crises. Obama held a virtual town hall with young people Wednesday to discuss policing and the civil unrest that has followed Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.
by The Associated Press

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Armed neighborhood groups form in the absence of police protection

Armed neighborhood groups form in the absence of police protection

As break-ins and fires raged in the first days of protests over the killing of George Floyd, Minneapolis seemed to descend into a security vacuum. So volunteers banded together and stepped up.
by Leila Fadel

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What could a civil rights investigation uncover?

What could a civil rights investigation uncover?

More than a decade of Minneapolis Police Department practices will be reviewed as part of a new civil rights probe.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Publishers sue Internet Archive for 'mass copyright infringement'

Publishers sue Internet Archive for 'mass copyright infringement'

The lawsuit filed this week in federal court alleges that the organization, which lends books online for free, amounts to a "piracy site" that has been eluding copyright law for years.
by Colin Dwyer

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2020 Atlantic hurricane season off to a record fast start

Tropical Storm Cristobal threatens Gulf Coast this weekend. Season's 3rd tropical cyclone forms two months ahead of average.
by Paul Huttner

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Attorneys, family call on prosecutors to amend Chauvin charges

Attorneys, family call on prosecutors to amend Chauvin charges

They say a third-degree murder charge could allow former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to “to evade the punishment warranted for his actions.”
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Trump defends symbolism of photo-op at St. John's Church

Trump defends symbolism of photo-op at St. John's Church

"Most religious leaders loved it," the president said in a Fox News Radio interview, defending his visit Monday after protesters were forcibly cleared from the area.
by Ayesha Rascoe

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Ella Jones elected first black mayor of Ferguson, Mo.

Ella Jones elected first black mayor of Ferguson, Mo.

Jones will be the first woman to serve as mayor of the city. Ferguson, Mo., gained international attention in 2014 after the killing of a young black man by police and the protests that followed.
by Brakkton Booker

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Warm and active weather continues

After a stormy Tuesday, the weather turns much quieter Wednesday.  The drier break will be brief though, with more storms possible Thursday.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Esper breaks with Trump, opposes using military for protests

Esper breaks with Trump, opposes using military for protests

Breaking with President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday he opposes using military forces for law enforcement in containing current street protests.
by The Associated Press

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How a mother protects her black teenage son from the world

How a mother protects her black teenage son from the world

Minnesota state Rep. Ruth Richardson doesn't want her teenage son, Shawn, a track athlete, to go running outside. "You can't do the same things that your white friends do," she remembers telling him.
by Noel King, Matt Kwong, Ashley Westerman and James Doubek

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Quieter weather returns for Wednesday

Behind the front that helped cause Tuesday’s storms, the weather Wednesday will be drier, less humid and not as hot.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Minneapolis Public Schools sever ties with city police

The Minneapolis school board voted Tuesday night to end its relationship with the Minneapolis Police Department, which had been scrutinized for years. The district's recent budget put over $1 million toward funding 11 school resource officers. Community members, some school leaders and the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers had called for the district to cut ties with the police. This is an MPR News morning update for Wednesday June 3, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

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Floyd killing: 2nd-degree murder count for Chauvin; 3 other ex-cops charged

Floyd killing: 2nd-degree murder count for Chauvin; 3 other ex-cops charged

“Winning a conviction will be hard,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said Wednesday as he added second-degree murder to the charges against ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd.
by MPR News Staff

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Nation's streets calmest in days, protests largely peaceful

Nation's streets calmest in days, protests largely peaceful

There were scattered reports of looting in New York City overnight, and as of Wednesday morning there had been over 9,000 arrests nationwide since the unrest began following George Floyd's killing May 25 in Minneapolis. But there was a marked quiet compared with the unrest of the past few nights, which included fires and shootings in some cities.
by The Associated Press

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Twin Cities Black artists need broad community support more than ever

Twin Cities Black artists need broad community support more than ever

As the Twin Cities wrestles with the killing of George Floyd, structural racism and community devastation, artists will be crucial in articulating a path forward. But Black-led arts organizations are chronically underfunded.
by Marianne Combs

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Iowa Rep. Steve King ousted in GOP primary, AP projects

Iowa Rep. Steve King ousted in GOP primary, AP projects

After years of incendiary comments on race, King was largely abandoned by GOP leaders. He was defeated in Tuesday's primary by state Sen. Randy Feenstra, according to The Associated Press.
by Barbara Sprunt

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Arson, attempted murder among charges in Minneapolis unrest

Arson, attempted murder among charges in Minneapolis unrest

One man is charged with two counts of attempted murder for allegedly shooting at police officers during unrest in Minneapolis last week, while two men face federal charges for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails into a suburban government building. 
by The Associated Press

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