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Twin Cities

2 killed, 1 injured in fiery Lowry tunnel crash on I-94

The State Patrol says the car was traveling at a high rate of speed Sunday night when it struck a concrete median wall, which caused the fuel tank to rupture and the car to burst into flames in the Lowry Hill Tunnel along Interstate 94.
by The Associated Press

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Brooklyn Center, Minnesota's most diverse city, in the spotlight after shooting

Brooklyn Center, Minnesota's most diverse city, in the spotlight after shooting

The Minneapolis suburb where Daunte Wright was shot by police has diversified dramatically over the last 30 years. Its city administration — and police force — have been slower to change.
by Becky Sullivan

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More than 100 people arrested on sixth night of Brooklyn Center protests; journalists detained

More than 100 people arrested on sixth night of Brooklyn Center protests; journalists detained

Despite pleas from elected leaders for police restraint, law enforcement on Friday night took aggressive action against protesters and journalists outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department.
by MPR News Staff and The Associated Press

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‘We’re going for broke': How the Brooklyn Center school district changed everything in a difficult week

‘We’re going for broke': How the Brooklyn Center school district changed everything in a difficult week

The Brooklyn Center school district has canceled in-person classes this week and turned some of its buildings into community aid centers. School leaders say the worst thing they could do would be to carry on with business as usual as their students and families are frightened and in pain after yet another police killing, clashes with protesters and boarded-up grocery stores.  
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Families who lost loved ones demand feds investigate Minnesota law enforcement

Families who lost loved ones demand feds investigate Minnesota law enforcement

The family of Daunte Wright joined a group of other families whose loved ones have been killed by police. They demanded the federal government investigate Minnesota’s policing.
by Peter Cox

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'I'm scared because of that booming': A preschooler and her family watch protests, police in Brooklyn Center

'I'm scared because of that booming': A preschooler and her family watch protests, police in Brooklyn Center

On the day Daunte Wright was killed by a Brooklyn Center police officer, Tenean Manier says she and her two little kids didn’t sleep most of the night. The space near her apartment building quickly filled with protesters, then police officers and flash-bangs. She says it felt like her neighborhood had suddenly become a war zone. 
by Elizabeth Shockman and Evan Frost

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Wright family questions lack of murder charges; officer makes 1st court appearance

Wright family questions lack of murder charges; officer makes 1st court appearance

The family of Daunte Wright and their attorneys said Thursday they welcomed the criminal charge against the former police officer who fired the shot that killed him Sunday, but questioned why she wasn’t charged with murder.
by Peter Cox and Matt Sepic

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