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Defense begins presenting in Kimberly Potter trial: Updates from reporter Jon Collins

Defense begins presenting in Kimberly Potter trial: Updates from reporter Jon Collins

The prosecution has rested in the trial of Kimberly Potter, the white former Brooklyn Park officer charged in the shooting death of 20-year-old Black man Daunte Wright. As Potter's defense team began presenting their case, MPR News reporter Jon Collins joined host Cathy Wurzer with more.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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Prosecutors expected to wrap up case against Kimberly Potter

Prosecutors expected to wrap up case against Kimberly Potter

Prosecutors were expected to wrap up their case Thursday against the Minnesota police officer charged in Daunte Wright's death, setting the stage for a defense that at some point will have Kimberly Potter directly addressing the jury.
by The Associated Press

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MPR News reporter Brian Bakst on Chauvin's guilty plea in federal civil rights case

MPR News reporter Brian Bakst on Chauvin's guilty plea in federal civil rights case

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was in federal court Wednesday morning for a half-hour hearing in which he pleaded guilty to violating George Floyd's civil rights. MPR News reporter Brian Bakst was in the courtroom and joined host Cathy Wurzer with more.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Ex-cop Chauvin pleads guilty in George Floyd federal civil rights case

Ex-cop Chauvin pleads guilty in George Floyd federal civil rights case

Derek Chauvin’s plea means he will not face a federal trial in January, although he could end up spending more years behind bars. In June, Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years on state charges of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s killing.
by Brian Bakst and Matt Sepic

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Why has a wave of carjackings hit the Twin Cities?

Why has a wave of carjackings hit the Twin Cities?

A wave of carjackings has hit the Twin Cities and many other parts of the country, and no one is entirely sure why. Host Cathy Wurzer sat down with a researcher who has dug deep into recent police data and says there are no simple answers.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alex Cheng

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Kimberly Potter trial: Jurors see differences between gun, Taser

Kimberly Potter trial: Jurors see differences between gun, Taser

Prosecutors in the manslaughter trial of a Minnesota police officer put the differences between her handgun and her Taser on display for jurors, seeking to raise questions about how an experienced officer could confuse the two weapons in the shooting death of Daunte Wright.
by The Associated Press

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Their lives were changed by gun violence, and now they're running for office

Their lives were changed by gun violence, and now they're running for office

One of the country's top gun control groups is now actively recruiting candidates who have experienced the effects of gun violence to run for local, state and national offices.
by Juana Summers

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