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To improve policing, Moorhead adds a counselor to the force

To improve policing, Moorhead adds a counselor to the force

Many police departments employ mental health professionals or social workers who work alongside officers and interact directly with the public. The Moorhead Police Department is tweaking that approach — it’s embedding a mental health professional to focus on the well-being of its officers. 
by Dan Gunderson

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Second shooting at Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis rattles neighbors

Second shooting at Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis rattles neighbors

Police are investigating after a late morning incident. It came just hours after the city’s park board voted to limit encampments because nearby residents are concerned about crime and violence.
by Tim Nelson

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In tiny Pine Island, demonstrators plan third anti-racism protest

In tiny Pine Island, demonstrators plan third anti-racism protest

For the third time, Black Lives Matter protesters will gather in the southeast Minnesota town of Pine Island this weekend. The group wants to spark honest conversations about racial justice in the wake of George Floyd’s killing. But some say the protesters are creating divisions that don’t exist. 
by Catharine Richert

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Ballot question passion: Hundreds call in on removing police from the city's charter

Ballot question passion: Hundreds call in on removing police from the city's charter

The Minneapolis Charter Commission listened as hundreds of residents weighed in, sometimes passionately, on the idea of dismantling the police department. The commission hosted a call-in meeting Wednesday instead of an in-person hearing.
by Riham Feshir

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Meet the Black activists behind the '10K' protests in the Twin Cities

Meet the Black activists behind the '10K' protests in the Twin Cities

A former NBA player and a man who nearly lost his life to gun violence are behind a new group trying to bring 10,000 people to each demonstration they organize against racism and police brutality.
by Riham Feshir

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Moorhead Mayor Johnathan Judd: Welcoming tough conversations about race

Moorhead Mayor Johnathan Judd: Welcoming tough conversations about race

Johnathan Judd was elected in 2018, the first Black mayor of Moorhead. He's one of a relatively few Black community leaders across the state. Since the killing of George Floyd, he's been vocal about the need to talk about racism, and he's engaging his community in that conversation.
by Dan Gunderson

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George Floyd killing: Police bodycam video details fatal arrest

George Floyd killing: Police bodycam video details fatal arrest

Footage from two officer body cameras made available by a court on Wednesday shows Floyd in distress as officers try to force him into the back of the vehicle, telling them he can’t breathe and volunteering to lie on the ground instead. 
by Jon Collins

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Hostage-taker killed by sheriff's deputy is identified

Authorities have identified the man who was shot and killed by a Carver County sheriff’s deputy this week as he held a woman hostage on a bridge in a Twin Cities suburb. 
by The Associated Press

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