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'Unbelievable devastation': 1 dead as Floyd protests boil over again

'Unbelievable devastation': 1 dead as Floyd protests boil over again

A man was shot to death as protests over the death of George Floyd dissolved into looting Wednesday night in south Minneapolis, with streams of people pulling goods from local businesses. Fires, some of which are still burning, engulfed the Lake Street area in smoke.
by MPR News Staff

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Frey: Charge cop who restrained Floyd; state leaders vow action

Frey: Charge cop who restrained Floyd; state leaders vow action

“If you had done it, or I had done it, we would be behind bars right now,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said of the death of George Floyd while in police custody. Chief Medaria Arradondo urged respectful protests. State officials vowed a thorough probe.
by Matt Sepic and Jon Collins

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Man dies in MPD custody, 4 cops fired; protesters, police clash

Man dies in MPD custody, 4 cops fired; protesters, police clash

Protests turned violent Tuesday night in Minneapolis as anger over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in police custody, spilled out onto city streets. On Wednesday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called for the officer who restrained Floyd to be charged.
by Brandt Williams, Tim Nelson and Matt Sepic

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'He never took anything for granted': Ad man remembered for support of arts, 'world-famous' pasta

'He never took anything for granted': Ad man remembered for support of arts, 'world-famous' pasta

Conrad Razidlo was an ad man and an artist, active in politics, the arts — and his family’s epic pasta competitions. He died April 13, of complications from COVID-19. He was 85.
by Angela Davis and Meg Martin

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'I didn't want him to feel alone': A daughter's complicated goodbye to her father

'I didn't want him to feel alone': A daughter's complicated goodbye to her father

Civil war scattered Mohamed Omer’s family more than 30 years ago. He spent his life trying to unscatter them. Just a few years after finally arriving in Minnesota, on April 29, he died of COVID-19.
by John Enger

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St. Paul, Minneapolis police investigating fatal shootings

Police in St. Paul and Minneapolis are investigating fatal shootings that happened over the weekend. And five people were injured in two other shootings in Minneapolis.
by MPR News Staff

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Pandemic-canceled film festival recreates itself as virtual event

Pandemic-canceled film festival recreates itself as virtual event

“MSPIFF39 Redefined” offers movies, live filmmaker appearances and even dance parties as a way to preserve the community built around the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival.
by Euan Kerr

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MPR cuts jobs due to funding crunch amid pandemic

MPR cuts jobs due to funding crunch amid pandemic

Fourteen employees of Minnesota Public Radio’s parent company, American Public Media Group, are voluntarily leaving the company, as it contends with the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 
by Dan Kraker

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