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Morning Announcements for April 11

Morning Announcements for April 11

These are the Morning Announcements for Friday, April 11. Tell us what you’re celebrating!
by MPR News Staff

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U of M student’s bid for freedom from ICE detention draws crowd to courthouse

U of M student’s bid for freedom from ICE detention draws crowd to courthouse

More than 100 supporters gathered at the Fort Snelling Immigration Court on Friday morning to show solidarity with a University of Minnesota graduate student facing deportation.
by Sarah Thamer and Matt Sepic

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Republicans vying for open Minnesota Senate seat laud conservative values, support for Trump

Republicans vying for open Minnesota Senate seat laud conservative values, support for Trump

The pool of Republican state Senate candidates in north-central Minnesota includes some familiar names in state politics who joined the special election sprint. The GOP primary is April 15.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Shorting workers $37K nets felony wage theft conviction for contractor

Shorting workers $37K nets felony wage theft conviction for contractor

A Hennepin County judge on Wednesday found a Twin Cities painting contractor guilty of deliberately underpaying five workers. The felony wage theft conviction of Frederick Leon Newell is believed to be the first under a 2019 Minnesota law.
by Matt Sepic

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North Minneapolis‘ Phyllis Wheatley Community Center celebrates 100 years

North Minneapolis‘ Phyllis Wheatley Community Center celebrates 100 years

Valerie Stevenson is the interim executive director and has worked with the center for more than 20 years. She joined Minnesota Now to talk about the early years of the center and what 100 years means.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Four years after Daunte Wright‘s death, Brooklyn Center scales back police reform

Four years after Daunte Wright‘s death, Brooklyn Center scales back police reform

After police killed Daunte Wright, the Brooklyn Center City Council passed a resolution promising a set of reforms. Since then, the makeup and focus of the council has changed, and the mothers of two men who were killed by Brooklyn Center police are not happy.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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