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Cathy Wurzer
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5 key moments that shaped the Chauvin trial

5 key moments that shaped the Chauvin trial

Derek Chauvin’s trial gripped the Twin Cities and the nation for weeks. Inside the hours of testimony and video were moments of especially high drama. Here are five that MPR News reporters covering the trial saw as significant.
by Jon Collins, Riham Feshir, Brandt Williams and Matt Sepic

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Feds to probe Minneapolis police practices in wake of Chauvin's conviction

Feds to probe Minneapolis police practices in wake of Chauvin's conviction

The Justice Department will investigate police policies, training, supervision and use of force to see if there’s a pattern of unconstitutional or unlawful policing, including during protests, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday.
by Jon Collins and Dan Gunderson

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Historic verdict just one step toward ‘true justice,’ Minn. leaders say

Historic verdict just one step toward ‘true justice,’ Minn. leaders say

Many of Minnesota’s leading Democrats said they'll commit to systematic change that addresses long-running racial disparities. Accountability in George Floyd’s killing, they said, is just the start.  
by Jon Collins

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Photos: Crowds cheer, celebrate after Chauvin convicted of murder and manslaughter

Photos: Crowds cheer, celebrate after Chauvin convicted of murder and manslaughter

A Hennepin County jury on Tuesday found ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. In Minneapolis, people hugged and cheered as they heard the verdicts, drivers blared their horns and demonstrators waved signs.
by Tim Nelson, Evan Frost and Megan Burks

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South Minneapolis remembers a year of unrest as it braces for what's next

South Minneapolis remembers a year of unrest as it braces for what's next

Throughout south Minneapolis, people are preparing and waiting for what happens next, as a jury deliberates whether former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is guilty of murder and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd.
by Megan Burks

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Chauvin guilty of murder, manslaughter in George Floyd's killing

Chauvin guilty of murder, manslaughter in George Floyd's killing

A jury on Tuesday convicted ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in Floyd’s killing last May while in police custody. Chauvin was led away in handcuffs. Sentencing will come in about eight weeks.
by Jon Collins, Riham Feshir, Brandt Williams and Matt Sepic

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Mondale remembered as effective policymaker, public servant

Mondale remembered as effective policymaker, public servant

Former Vice President Walter Mondale is being remembered as a public servant with wisdom and wit as well as an effective policymaker. Former President Jimmy Carter says his vice president “was an invaluable partner and an able servant of the people of Minnesota, the United States, and the world.” Minnesota's current U.S. senators also are mourning the man who preceded them in the Senate. 
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Former Vice President Walter Mondale dies at 93

A Minnesota political icon, Mondale rose to national prominence as a vice president and then as a presidential candidate. He once said he hoped Americans would remember him simply as a decent person who tried his best to do the right thing.
by Matt Sepic and The Associated Press

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Chauvin trial: Case goes to the jury; deliberations begin

Chauvin trial: Case goes to the jury; deliberations begin

Derek Chauvin’s fate is now in the hands of 12 jurors who must decide if the ex-Minneapolis police officer acted reasonably in his use of force to restrain and subdue George Floyd last May, or if his actions killed Floyd.
by Jon Collins, Brandt Williams, Riham Feshir and Matt Sepic

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