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Photos: Sun shines on for Twin Cities Pride parade

Photos: Sun shines on for Twin Cities Pride parade

The sun broke through the clouds earlier Sunday, just as the Twin Cities LGBTQ+ Pride March began its route. Thousands of colorfully-dressed people attended the parade, which started at South Third Street and Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis and proceeded to Loring Park.
by Regina Medina and MPR News Staff

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Thousands in Twin Cities metro affected by power outages

Xcel Energy reports around 30,000 Twin Cities metro customers are without power Saturday afternoon due to strong winds. Crews are on site working to restore the outages, Xcel said.
by Amy Felegy

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Bail set at $1 million for suspect in Minneapolis crash that killed 5

Bail set at $1 million for suspect in Minneapolis crash that killed 5

Prosecutors allege Derrick John Thompson was driving 95 miles per hour when he exited Interstate 35W onto Lake Street, ran a red light and broadsided the car with the young women. He faces multiple counts of criminal vehicular homicide.
by Jon Collins and Olivia Stevens

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160 years of sanctuary at Pilgrim Baptist Church

160 years of sanctuary at Pilgrim Baptist Church

St. Paul’s Pilgrim Baptist Church first formed in 1863 when a group of formerly enslaved people, led by a man named Robert Thomas Hickman, began worshiping together. The historic church is celebrating 160 years this weekend.
by Sarah Thamer

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Derrick Thompson charged with 10 counts of criminal vehicular homicide

Derrick Thompson charged with 10 counts of criminal vehicular homicide

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced the driver in Friday’s crash that killed five young women in south Minneapolis has been charged with 10 felonies related to the crash. Derrick John Thompson, 27, faces five counts of criminal vehicular homicide and five counts for leaving the scene of the crash.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Native American leaders respond to DOJ report on Minneapolis police

Native American leaders respond to DOJ report on Minneapolis police

The U.S. Justice Department’s report listing civil rights violations by the Minneapolis police department confirmed what many in the city’s Native American community say they have experienced. The impending consent decree, which could put some legal teeth into policing reform, may help repair relations with Twin Cities BIPOC communities.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Olson

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