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Stories from April 16, 2021

Self-care break: Entertainment and music picks for the week ahead

Host Angela Davis talks about entertainment and music with Sean McPherson and Sanni Brown, co-hosts of hip-hop and R&B show The Message on The Current.
by Angela Davis

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Talking about race with the youngest people in our lives

Talking about race with the youngest people in our lives

The trial of Derek Chauvin has sparked many conversations in Minnesota about racism. Host Angela Davis talks with Dianne Haulcy, host of the new “Early Risers” podcast from MPR and Little Moments Count, about exploring race and racism with the youngest people in our lives.
by Angela Davis

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The mechanics of jury deliberations

The mechanics of jury deliberations

With the jury in the Derek Chauvin trial about to begin deliberations, some Minnesotans are wondering how juries work. How do courts ensure that jurors remain impartial? And what happens if jurors can’t all agree on a verdict? 
by Kerri Miller, Ariana Rosas and Marcheta Fornoff

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‘We’re going for broke': How the Brooklyn Center school district changed everything in a difficult week

‘We’re going for broke': How the Brooklyn Center school district changed everything in a difficult week

The Brooklyn Center school district has canceled in-person classes this week and turned some of its buildings into community aid centers. School leaders say the worst thing they could do would be to carry on with business as usual as their students and families are frightened and in pain after yet another police killing, clashes with protesters and boarded-up grocery stores.  
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Daunte Wright's funeral set for next week; Minneapolis prepares for closing arguments in Chauvin trial

The funeral for Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by Brooklyn Center police during a traffic stop last week, will be held next week in Minneapolis, where the city is preparing for jury deliberations in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with murder in the death of George Floyd. This afternoon MPR News update for Friday, April 16, 2021, was hosted by Marcheta Fornoff. Theme music by Gary Meister.
by Marcheta Fornoff

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Families who lost loved ones demand feds investigate Minnesota law enforcement

Families who lost loved ones demand feds investigate Minnesota law enforcement

The family of Daunte Wright joined a group of other families whose loved ones have been killed by police. They demanded the federal government investigate Minnesota’s policing.
by Peter Cox

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Wright’s killing renews focus on police traffic stops in Minnesota

Wright’s killing renews focus on police traffic stops in Minnesota

Former police officer Kim Potter has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, when Wright was pulled over on Sunday in Brooklyn Center for a minor traffic violation.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Wet pattern wipes out drought in much of Minnesota

Wet pattern wipes out drought in much of Minnesota

A wet spring pattern in the past few weeks has wiped out drought areas in much of Minnesota.
by Paul Huttner

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White House walks back order on refugee limits after backlash

White House walks back order on refugee limits after backlash

The White House is walking back its earlier announcement that it will keep the refugee ceiling of 15,000 set by the Trump administration, saying its widely panned announcement earlier Friday was meant only to ease restrictions from countries from which refugees are banned and that President Joe Biden would raise the cap by May 15.
by Barbara Sprunt

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Russia to expel 10 U.S. diplomats in response to Washington

Russia to expel 10 U.S. diplomats in response to Washington

Russia's top diplomat says Moscow will expel 10 U.S. diplomats in response to U.S. sanctions. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said Moscow will add eight U.S. officials to its sanctions list and move to shut down the work of U.S. nongovernmental organizations to end what he called interfering in Russia’s politics. 
by The Associated Press

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Garland rescinds Trump-era memo curtailing consent decrees

Garland rescinds Trump-era memo curtailing consent decrees

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday rescinded a Trump-era memo that curtailed the use of consent decrees that federal prosecutors have used in sweeping investigations of police departments.
by The Associated Press

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Oath Keepers member is 1st to plead guilty in Capitol riot investigation

Oath Keepers member is 1st to plead guilty in Capitol riot investigation

Jon Schaffer pleaded guilty to two charges — obstructing an official proceeding and entering restricted grounds with a dangerous weapon. He has agreed to fully cooperate with investigators.
by Ryan Lucas

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How the U.S. could halve climate emissions by 2030

How the U.S. could halve climate emissions by 2030

Environmental groups and business leaders are pushing President Joe Biden to cut U.S. emissions 50 percent by 2030. The question is: what kind of climate policies will work that fast?
by Lauren Sommer

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A mild weekend, then turning colder again

More sunshine and seasonable temperatures finally return across Minnesota through most of the weekend, then cold weather makes a comeback next week.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Losing it all: Mobile home owners evicted over small debts during pandemic

Losing it all: Mobile home owners evicted over small debts during pandemic

Mobile home owners right now are twice as likely as other homeowners to be behind on housing payments. And some are losing their homes over small amounts of rent they owe for land the home sits on.
by Chris Arnold

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Explainer: Can officers stop drivers for air fresheners in Minnesota?

Explainer: Can officers stop drivers for air fresheners in Minnesota?

Minnesota is one of a number of states with laws that prohibit drivers from hanging objects from their rearview mirrors on the grounds that the items could obstruct their view. The laws have led to vehement complaints from civil rights advocates who say police can use them as a pretext for stopping Black motorists to investigate them for more serious crimes.
by The Associated Press

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More sunshine Friday

Friday stays dry and mild, with most of the state seeing more sunshine than Minnesota has had in days.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Dispatches from Quarantine: How young people are documenting history

Dispatches from Quarantine: How young people are documenting history

Enticed by what young adults had to share about the pandemic, historian Alexandra Zapruder set out to document history through an online gallery called Dispatches from Quarantine.
by Farah Eltohamy

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Quieter night in Brooklyn Center; Wright family says charge won't bring justice

Hundreds of protesters again filled the streets in front of the police station in Brooklyn Center, where an officer shot and killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop over the weekend. The protesters — shouting obscenities, shaking the police station’s security fence and occasionally lobbing water bottles — began thinning out as the 10 p.m. curfew approached Thursday. Police did not issue a dispersal order or respond to protesters with tear gas as they had the previous nights. Most of the protesters left by 11 p.m. This is an MPR News morning update for Friday, April 16, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

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Climate politics: Key takeaways from climate change action at the Legislature

Climate politics: Key takeaways from climate change action at the Legislature

Climate change has emerged as a top issue for the Biden administration, which is trying to push the country more quickly toward a carbon-free future. In Minnesota, the Democrat-led House is also pushing for sweeping climate legislation. But there’s a significant gulf in the state Senate, where many Republicans don’t see climate change as an urgent threat.
by Dan Kraker

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Republicans and Democrats largely oppose transgender sports legislation, poll shows

Republicans and Democrats largely oppose transgender sports legislation, poll shows

Members of the two parties are split on how transgender students should participate in sports, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. But opposition to legislating the issue is roughly uniform.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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Gunman kills 8 at FedEx warehouse in Indianapolis

Gunman kills 8 at FedEx warehouse in Indianapolis

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers responded to a FedEx warehouse facility shortly after 11 p.m. Multiple victims were sent to nearby hospitals.
by Jaclyn Diaz

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