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Moriarty drops charges against state trooper; Juror bribery accusations in Feeding Our Future trial

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.
by Emily Reese

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Moriarty dismisses charges against trooper Londregan. MPD officer Jamal Mitchell remembered

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. 
by Gracie Stockton

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Minneapolis honors officer fatally shot Thursday

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.
by Emily Reese

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Fallen officer remembered after Minneapolis shooting. Minnesota GOP delegation says they’ll keep supporting Trump

At least three people, including a police officer, are dead after a shooting in Minneapolis’ Whittier neighborhood Thursday afternoon. Several others are injured. And the Minnesota Timberwolves’ season came to an end after losing 124-103 to the Dallas Mavericks at Target Center Thursday night.
by Gracie Stockton

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Minneapolis government transparency; Calls for Sen. Mitchell to resign

Advocates for government transparency say the city of Minneapolis is illegally restricting public access to information about police officer misconduct. And DFL Senator Nicole Mitchell is resisting calls from the top of her party to resign amid a burglary charge.
by Emily Reese

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Minnesota wins the Walter Cup in inaugural PWHL championship

Minnesota has won the first ever Walter Cup championship Wednesday night in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. And today marks the second anniversary of the tornado that ripped through the small town of Forada, just south of Alexandria.
by Phil Picardi

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Mankato Hanging Rope repatriation; Minnesota launches Office of American Indian Health

The Minnesota Historical Society announced Tuesday that it will repatriate a rope to the Prairie Island Indian Community that was used in the largest single-day mass execution in U.S. history. The item is known as “the Mankato Hanging Rope” and was used in the hanging of one of the 38 Dakota men executed following the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. And new statewide Office of American Indian Health was ceremonially launched today at Minnesota's Capitol.
by Emily Reese

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Minnesota plays for PWHL Walter Cup. Timberwolves force Game 5

The Timberwolves forced Game 5 of the NBA’s Western Conference playoff series after they beat the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday night 105-100. And Minnesota plays Boston Wednesday night for the championship of the Professional Women’s Hockey League.
by Phil Picardi

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Minneapolis reaches agreement with city's police union

Minneapolis has reached a tentative agreement with the city's police union. And Minnesota leaders say a team of emergency responders has been dispatched to Iowa to assist with storm assessment efforts there.
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Timberwolves face all-or-nothing Game 4. Trial moves to defense arguments in Feeding Our Future case

The Minnesota Timberwolves have one last chance Tuesday night to stay alive in the Western Conference Finals. Defense attorneys in the Feeding Our Future trial are expected to start presenting their case this week. And Minnesota Democrats will gather later this week in Duluth for their state convention.
by Emily Bright

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