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Police chief says cop meant to use Taser on Wright; Walz orders curfew

Gov. Tim Walz on Monday ordered a four-county curfew overnight into Tuesday to help keep the peace as the Twin Cities reeled over news of another fatal encounter with police, this time in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center.

This edition of Minnesota Today for Monday, April 12, 2021, was hosted by Dan Kraker.

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