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The memorial services to honor George Floyd will be held in three cities over six days, with a chance for mourners to pay their respects in the communities where he was born, grew up, and died — Houston, Raeford, N.C., and Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis memorial is set for Thursday at North Central University in Minneapolis. It’s a private, invitation-only event, according to a university representative.
This is an MPR News morning update for Thursday June 4, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Wednesday added a second-degree murder charge to the counts against ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd. He also charged the three other officers fired in the incident.
“The investigation is ongoing. We are following the path of all the evidence, wherever it leads,” Ellison told reporters as he announced the charges and pleaded with the public for patience in the probe.
This is an MPR News evening update for June 3, 2020. Hosted by Britta Greene.
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The Minneapolis school board voted Tuesday night to end its relationship with the Minneapolis Police Department, which had been scrutinized for years.
The district's recent budget put over $1 million toward funding 11 school resource officers.
Community members, some school leaders and the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers had called for the district to cut ties with the police.
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Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that the state is launching a broad investigation into the civil rights record of the Minneapolis Police Department following the killing of George Floyd. The agency intends to probe the last 10 years of Minneapolis police actions and practices for patterns of discrimination against people of color. MPR News update for June 1, 2020, hosted by Tim Nelson and Britta Greene. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
The Twin Cities saw its third night of calm Monday following last week’s unrest.
With a curfew again in effect, the streets were mostly quiet, especially compared with the four chaotic nights that followed the killing of George Floyd, 46, while in police custody on Memorial Day.
This is an MPR News morning update for Tuesday June 2, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
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George Floyd's family was in town to encourage protesters to keep up the fight. But they also said the looting and violence must stop. MPR News update for June 1, 2020, hosted by Britta Greene. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
A tanker truck driving at high speeds on the Interstate 35W bridge near downtown Minneapolis barreled into people marching to protest the killing of George Floyd.
In a press conference that took place following the incident, state officials said it doesn’t appear any protesters were hit by the truck. The driver was treated and released from the hospital for injuries and is under arrest on probable cause of assault.
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Gov. Tim Walz extended the curfew Sunday for Minneapolis and St. Paul that he and public safety leaders attributed to stamping down the looting, arson and mayhem that ripped through the cities for two days prior. MPR News update for May 31, 2020. Hosted by Emily Bright. Music in this episode from Blue Dot Sessions — Open Flames & Li Fonte
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Gov. Tim Walz and other Minnesota leaders on Saturday begged protesters angry over George Floyd’s killing to stay home so police and the National Guard could reclaim the streets and root out what authorities describe as an active criminal element bent only on destruction.
“We’re asking for you to let the National Guard have the street after 8 p.m. so that we make sure we can restore order,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison told reporters at a noon briefing. “We need to be able to stop the burning and the looting and the destruction.”
This is an MPR News update for Saturday May 30, 2020. Hosted by Emily Bright.
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Governor Walz says groups who are only interested in destruction have taken over what started as protests about the death of George Floyd in police custody.
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