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Appeals court says Locke family's wrongful death lawsuit against officer can move forward
Amir Locke was sleeping on his cousin’s couch in Minneapolis on the morning of Feb. 2, 2022, when a SWAT team burst into the room. Locke, who was not the person officers were looking for and was holding a firearm, was fatally shot by officer Mark Hanneman about eight seconds after police entered, according to the complaint. 
Alaska Airlines resumes operations after tech outage grounds all flights
Alaska Airlines says it has resumed operations following an undisclosed technical error affecting its entire system for approximately three hours. The carrier says in a social media post it experienced an IT outage that resulted in a temporary ground stop around 8 p.m. Pacific time Sunday.
Lewis hits 2 homers and Ryan strikes out 11 as Twins top Rockies to avert series sweep
Royce Lewis hit two home runs — his first career multihomer game — and Joe Ryan struck out 11 in seven innings as the Minnesota Twins beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1 to prevent a three-game sweep. Coming off his first All-Star appearance, Ryan gave up one run and five hits with no walks.
Nicole Mitchell to resign from Minnesota Senate after burglary conviction
Nicole Mitchell will resign her seat in the Minnesota Senate following her Friday conviction on two burglary charges. The resignation will take effect in early August.
Minnesota man on a mission to save honeybees, shrink pesticide use
Steve Ellis is a nationally recognized expert in the business of bees. From his Grant County farms he’s fought for decades to protect them from what he believes are deadly pesticides harming their health. For him, beekeeping has always been more than a business.