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The Senate votes to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

The Senate votes to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

When sworn in this summer, Brown will be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. With three Republican senators saying they'll vote for her, Democrats appear to have enough votes for confirmation.
by Eric McDaniel

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Reporter Debrief: No charges filed against police who killed Amir Locke

Reporter Debrief: No charges filed against police who killed Amir Locke

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that they will not file charges against Mark Hanneman, the police officer who shot and killed Amir Locke while serving a no-knock warrant. Locke was not a suspect or named in the warrant. Host Cathy Wurzer talks with MPR reporter Jon Collins about what Ellison and Freeman say about their decision.
by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend and Simone Cazares

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Amir Locke killing: Prosecutors won't file charges against Minneapolis cop

Amir Locke killing: Prosecutors won't file charges against Minneapolis cop

Evidence was “insufficient” to charge the officer who shot Locke in February as a SWAT team entered an apartment, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said Wednesday as they described Locke as a victim.
by Jon Collins

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Gunman dead, police officer wounded in Roseville confrontation

Gunman dead, police officer wounded in Roseville confrontation

Roseville police say an officer was shot in the face near Lake Owasso Tuesday night as a gunman opened fire. The officer is in stable condition, the police chief said Wednesday. The shooter was shot and later died after firing 100 rounds at officers and local homes, she added.
by Tim Nelson

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Change to state's police arbitration system yields some results

Change to state's police arbitration system yields some results

More police officers and their employers are settling discipline cases outside of arbitration, a process Minneapolis elected officials have said ties their hands when it comes to police accountability.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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After George Floyd, some cities gained ground in police contract negotiations

After George Floyd, some cities gained ground in police contract negotiations

After the murder of George Floyd, many hoped police contract negotiations would yield reform. Now several major cities, including Minneapolis, have signed new contracts. The results are mixed.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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St. Paul man charged with arson in downtown grocery store fire

St. Paul man charged with arson in downtown grocery store fire

The criminal complaint alleges Timothy John Arsenal set a fire in a recycling bin outside the Lunds & Byerlys store in downtown St. Paul early on the morning of March 29.
by MPR News Staff

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Man sentenced to 12 years for Red Lake Reservation killing

A man accused in the beating death of a woman on the Red Lake Indian Reservation has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. William Jones IV pleaded guilty last year to one count of second-degree murder for the 2019 killing at the victim’s house in Ponemah, located on the north side of Lower Red Lake. 
by The Associated Press

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