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Police reform will get another look by Minneapolis City Council

Police reform will get another look by Minneapolis City Council

Council member Elliott Payne wants to create a new department of public safety. But this time, he wants to keep MPD in place and not put the measure to a public vote.
by Nina Moini

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POST board chair: No-knock warrants ‘just need to be banned’

POST board chair: No-knock warrants ‘just need to be banned’

No-knock search warrants are under renewed scrutiny following the fatal police shooting of 22-year-old Amir Locke. The chair of the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training says this type of search should be prohibited statewide.
by Cathy Wurzer, Kyle Shiely and Ariana Rosas

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Lieutenant: Officers should have intervened in Floyd killing

Lieutenant: Officers should have intervened in Floyd killing

Former officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are charged with failing to provide medical care to George Floyd in May 2020. Thao and Kueng also are charged with failing to intervene with their colleague Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes. 
by Jon Collins

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Frey, experts promise warrant changes in 'weeks, not months'

Frey, experts promise warrant changes in 'weeks, not months'

Minneapolis’ civil rights officials say they will lead an examination of the Police Department’s no-knock warrant policy.
by Nina Moini

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Frey talks no-knock warrants, public trust, Amir Locke with MPR News

Frey talks no-knock warrants, public trust, Amir Locke with MPR News

“Clearly we need full-on culture shift and reform in our (police) department. We don't need an investigation to tell us that,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told All Things Considered host Tom Crann. Here’s the interview.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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School bus driver wounded in Minneapolis; 3 kids aboard, none hurt

School bus driver wounded in Minneapolis; 3 kids aboard, none hurt

Minneapolis authorities say a school bus driver was shot in the head Wednesday afternoon while on the bus but that the driver’s wound appeared to be non-life-threatening. Three children apparently younger than 10 were on board but unhurt, according to a city statement.
by Tim Nelson and Matt Sepic

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Toxicologist testifies that drugs did not kill George Floyd

Toxicologist testifies that drugs did not kill George Floyd

A toxicologist has testified that it wasn't drug use, heart disease, nor an agitated state known as “excited delirium” that caused George Floyd’s death after he was pinned to the pavement by Minneapolis police. 
by The Associated Press

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A year after deadly shooting, Buffalo strives for resilience

A year after deadly shooting, Buffalo strives for resilience

A movement called “Buffalo Strong,” formed after the tragic attack at a health care clinic, is focused on strengthening mental health resources in the community.
by Kirsti Marohn

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