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Minnesota joins multistate lawsuit over postal changes

Minnesota joins multistate lawsuit over postal changes

Minnesota is joining a coalition of 14 states in suing to block service changes at the U.S. Postal Service, even as the postmaster general reversed himself and said he'd halt some of the changes following a national outcry.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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In Grand Forks, giving dignity to a man denied justice

In Grand Forks, giving dignity to a man denied justice

A Black man who was lynched in Grand Forks, N.D., more than a century ago will be memorialized this month, decades after the idea was first raised.
by Dan Gunderson

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Poll: Most Mpls. voters see Floyd killing as part of racist policing pattern

Poll: Most Mpls. voters see Floyd killing as part of racist policing pattern

More than 8 in 10 Minneapolis voters say the killing of George Floyd by police was not an isolated incident, but rather a sign of larger problems in how the city’s Police Department treats Black people, according to a new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11 poll.
by Brandt Williams

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Chief: Protesters vandalize Minneapolis police precinct

Protesters vandalized a Minneapolis police precinct headquarters and targeted officers with fireworks on Saturday night, Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said.
by The Associated Press

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Poll: Only a quarter of Mpls. residents favor city’s Police Department

Poll: Only a quarter of Mpls. residents favor city’s Police Department

The Minneapolis Police Department is unpopular across racial lines, according to a new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11 Minnesota Poll. People who identify as Republicans and older residents were more likely to have favorable views of the department. 
by Jon Collins

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Caretakers of Floyd memorial site speak out against reopening streets

Caretakers of Floyd memorial site speak out against reopening streets

Community members overseeing the George Floyd memorial site at 38th and Chicago in south Minneapolis outlined a list of 24 items they want the city, county and state to address before the barriers are removed.
by MPR News Staff

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Poll: Reallocate money from MPD, but keep the department

Poll: Reallocate money from MPD, but keep the department

A new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11 Minnesota Poll of Minneapolis voters finds a majority want to shift money from the police department to other programs but many also say the department should still be funded.
by Brandt Williams

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Two juveniles charged in assault on imam in Bloomington

Two juveniles charged in assault on imam in Bloomington

Imam Mohamed Mukhtar suffered two fractures in his left shoulder after two assailants kicked and hit him as he walked from his home to the Dar al Farooq Islamic Center. Two boys have been charged in connection with the assault.
by Matt Sepic

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More U.S. churches sue to challenge COVID-19 restrictions

More U.S. churches sue to challenge COVID-19 restrictions

Churches in California and Minnesota, backed by a conservative legal group, filed lawsuits this week against the governors of their states challenging restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak that they contend are violations of religious liberty.
by The Associated Press

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