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'Still in gridlock': Walz presses GOP to go big on police overhaul package

'Still in gridlock': Walz presses GOP to go big on police overhaul package

“Now is the time,” Gov. Tim Walz said Thursday as he urged Senate GOP leaders to work with House DFLers on a package of sweeping changes to how policing is done in Minnesota. Republicans say they will end the special session Friday.
by Brian Bakst

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Organizers say offering a space to talk, vent quelled third night of St. Cloud protests

Organizers say offering a space to talk, vent quelled third night of St. Cloud protests

After two nights of protests marred by arrests and property damage, St. Cloud’s third night in a row of demonstrations on Tuesday was more peaceful. Community organizers say that's largely because young people were given space to voice their anger over racism and injustice.
by Kirsti Marohn

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GOP lawmakers blast Secretary of State Simon for deal in voting lawsuits

GOP lawmakers blast Secretary of State Simon for deal in voting lawsuits

Minnesota’s witness requirement for absentee ballots would be suspended for the Aug. 11 primary under an agreement reached between the state and the plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the current rules. DFL Secretary of State Steve Simon made the concession to the challenging groups, and that has Republican lawmakers crying foul. 
by Tim Pugmire

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June 17 update on COVID-19 in MN: Daily death counts slowing; hospitalizations dip

June 17 update on COVID-19 in MN: Daily death counts slowing; hospitalizations dip

Minnesota’s COVID-19 toll continued to show signs of plateauing with current hospitalizations and intensive care cases falling and the daily count of deaths trending down. On Thursday, state officials are expected to discuss new fall planning guidance for K-12 schools.
by MPR News Staff

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Let officers do their jobs, Minneapolis police chief tells residents

Let officers do their jobs, Minneapolis police chief tells residents

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said he’s been getting reports of people interfering with police and emergency medical personnel, even as they’re administering life-saving procedures.
by MPR News Staff and Brandt Williams

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Deadly force law a key issue in Capitol policing debate

Deadly force law a key issue in Capitol policing debate

In the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing, Minnesota lawmakers are weighing whether to raise the bar on when police use of lethal force is justified. While there is some overlap between House and Senate proposals, they’re not quite on the same page.
by Brian Bakst

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Protesters demonstrate for a second night in St. Cloud, 40 arrested

Police used tear gas to disperse a crowd early Tuesday during a second consecutive night of unrest in St. Cloud. About 100 people demonstrated with some protesters chanting some of George Floyd's last words "I can't breathe" before he died on a Minneapolis street.
by The Associated Press and Kirsti Marohn

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Dispatcher unafraid of being 'snitch' reports Floyd arrest

Dispatcher unafraid of being 'snitch' reports Floyd arrest

A 911 dispatcher who was apparently watching in real time as a Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee into the neck of George Floyd called a supervisor to tell him what she saw, not caring if it made her look like a “snitch." The recording of the call was made public Monday.
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Social media rumors fuel protest after St. Cloud police officer shot in hand

Social media rumors fuel protest after St. Cloud police officer shot in hand

The incident began shortly after midnight, when two St. Cloud police officers were investigating a report of a person with a firearm outside a business. They subdued the teen and took him into custody, Chief Blair Anderson said. But rumors quickly began to circulate on social media that police had shot a black man.
by Kirsti Marohn and Tim Nelson

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