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Son of Big Lake city councilwoman charged with killing her

Son of Big Lake city councilwoman charged with killing her

The 20-year-old son of a Big Lake city councilwoman is charged with killing her. Eric Jordahl of Big Lake was charged Monday with two counts of second-degree murder in the death of 62-year-old Rose Johnson. 
by The Associated Press

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Mayors demand Congress block Trump from deploying federal agents to cities

Mayors demand Congress block Trump from deploying federal agents to cities

They criticized the administration for sending "unidentified federal agents to operate with impunity" in cities where demonstrations against police brutality and racism continue.
by Alana Wise

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Little Earth patrols might be a preview of a new style of policing

Little Earth patrols might be a preview of a new style of policing

The Little Earth of United Tribes housing complex created a community patrol the night the protests erupted over the killing of George Floyd, and they’ve been happening ever since. Residents say they are an example of what the city could look like under a new public safety system.
by Megan Burks and Kathryn Styer Martinez

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U.S. agents use gas, flash bangs to clear Portland protesters

U.S. agents use gas, flash bangs to clear Portland protesters

A night that started with a reported shooting and a bag containing loaded rifle magazines and Molotov cocktails amid a peaceful protest — morphed into an intense early morning confrontation between demonstrators and law enforcement in Oregon's largest city.
by The Associated Press

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Minneapolis commission considers a new Police Department proposal

Minneapolis commission considers a new Police Department proposal

An alternative to a move by the Minneapolis City Council to remove the Police Department from the city's charter is in the works. The Minneapolis Charter Commission will listen to public testimony Monday evening on its own measure that does not make changes on the same scale as the City Council's amendment.
by Brandt Williams

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Police and protesters clash in violent weekend across the U.S.

Police and protesters clash in violent weekend across the U.S.

Protests took a violent turn in several U.S. cities over the weekend, with demonstrators squaring off against federal agents outside a courthouse in Portland, Oregon, forcing police in Seattle to retreat into a station house and setting fire to vehicles in California and Virginia.
by The Associated Press

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Federal agents use tear gas to clear Portland protest

Federal agents use tear gas to clear Portland protest

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours Saturday, shooting fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas, dispensed by U.S. agents, lingered above.
by The Associated Press

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Supreme Court denies Nevada church's appeal of coronavirus rule

Supreme Court denies Nevada church's appeal of coronavirus rule

A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court denied a rural Nevada church’s request late Friday to strike down as unconstitutional a 50-person cap on worship services as part of the state’s ongoing response to the coronavirus.
by The Associated Press

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