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The partner of a Minneapolis police officer killed in the line of duty is thanking friends, family members and the community for their continued support. And the Minnesota Board of Animal Health confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in a dairy herd in Benton County.
A memorial for Minneapolis Police Officer Jamal Mitchell is scheduled for next week. And the Minnesota Attorney General's Office said today that a man serving a life sentence for a 1998 murder was wrongfully convicted and should be exonerated. Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.
The closest legal cannabis dispensary to the Twin Cities is opening for business Thursday on a reservation in Cass County. And the Minnesota Legislative Auditor's office is expected to release a report next week about state oversight of the nonprofit Feeding Our Future. 
A new Minnesota program offering e-bike rebates has been postponed, after the online application experienced technical problems. And Minneapolis police have ratified a new contract, which includes a 21 percent wage increase.
Jurors in the Feeding Our Future trial are resuming deliberations Wednesday morning after the presiding judge in the case seated two alternates amid allegations of jury tampering. And a handful of DFL candidates will have a straight shot to the Legislature after they filed to run unopposed.
The family of a man shot and killed last summer by a Minnesota state trooper are criticizing the decision to drop murder and manslaughter charges against the officer. And the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the White Earth Nation have signed an agreement to expand tribal access to the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge.
All seven defendants in the Feeding Our Future trial were in custody Monday night after someone dropped off a bag of cash at a juror's home on Sunday. And the defense attorney in the case against Minnesota state trooper Ryan Londregan said he’s surprised Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty pursued the case in the first place.
Prosecutors have dropped murder and manslaughter charges against Minnesota state trooper Ryan Londregan, who fatally shot Ricky Cobb during a traffic stop in Minneapolis last year. And the FBI has seized the cell phones of the seven defendants in the Feeding Our Future trial after someone approached one of the jurors with a bag of cash.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says she's dismissing murder charges against state trooper Ryan Londregan in the death of Ricky Cobb II. And fallen Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell was honored Sunday with a procession from the medical examiner's office to a funeral home. 
City leaders and community members gathered at the Minneapolis Police Department's Fifth Precinct today to honor Officer Jamal Mitchell, who was fatally shot while on duty yesterday. And Minnesota Democrats are gathering in Duluth for their state convention, which started today and runs through Sunday.