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Three ex-cops' trial in Floyd killing enters second week

Three ex-cops' trial in Floyd killing enters second week

Prosecutors will likely bring more policing and medical experts to the stand this week in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers. The defense argued last week the “tragedy” of Floyd’s death was not the fault of Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao.
by Jon Collins

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Judge upholds Minneapolis mayor's COVID vaccine mandate for bar, restaurant patrons

Judge upholds Minneapolis mayor's COVID vaccine mandate for bar, restaurant patrons

A Hennepin County judge has upheld Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's vaccine mandate for bar and restaurant patrons, denying several business owners' request for a temporary restraining order against the measure.
by MPR News Staff

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Wayne Stenehjem, North Dakota's longest-serving AG, dies at 68

Wayne Stenehjem, North Dakota's longest-serving AG, dies at 68

North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, a former legislator and the state's longest-serving attorney general, died at age 68, his office announced Friday, just hours after he was taken to a hospital.
by The Associated Press

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Kyle Rittenhouse gun from Kenosha shootings to be destroyed

Kyle Rittenhouse gun from Kenosha shootings to be destroyed

A judge has approved an agreement by lawyers to destroy the assault-style rifle that Kyle Rittenhouse used to kill two people and wound a third during a 2020 street protest in Wisconsin.
by The Associated Press

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Witness: MPD cops' actions were 'inconsistent' with department training

Witness: MPD cops' actions were 'inconsistent' with department training

Prosecutors are seeking to show that the three officers ignored their training by not helping George Floyd as officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes on May 25, 2020, killing him. Friday brought more testimony from a key Minneapolis police trainer.
by Jon Collins

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Growing number of police departments training cops on how to intervene with colleagues

Growing number of police departments training cops on how to intervene with colleagues

Minneapolis police have had a “duty-to-intervene” policy since 2016, and the state of Minnesota passed a similar law in the summer after Floyd’s killing. However, an expert says a policy does not equal training. 
by Nina Moini

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Kyle Rittenhouse is going to court to get his gun back

Kyle Rittenhouse is going to court to get his gun back

Rittenhouse's spokesman said he wants to destroy the rifle and throw the rest of the items away so nothing can be used as a political symbol celebrating the shootings.
by The Associated Press

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Canadian authorities identify family found dead at the border

Canadian authorities identify family found dead at the border

Officers with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police found the bodies near Emerson, Manitoba, on Jan. 20. The family, including two children, 11 and 3, had traveled from India to Toronto a week earlier before heading west. 
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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