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Minneapolis police close in on body camera policy
The latest draft says officers shall activate their cameras before incidents including traffic and suspicious person stops, and if they anticipate a verbal or physical confrontation.
Trump backers in Minnesota say he's still their man
Wisconsin Republicans said no to Donald Trump in a big way Tuesday. Some saw the presidential primary vote as a sign of problems to come, but Trump supporters in Minnesota are keeping the faith.
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman relied on DNA evidence when he declined to charge two Minneapolis police officers in the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark. Experts say DNA results are not as certain as they may appear.
So far, Rock the Garden 2016 has seven bands set to take the stage in 2016. Here's a montage of how they sound.
BCA releases recordings of interviews in Jamar Clark case
Officer Dustin Schwarze described a chaotic scene in the seconds before he fired his gun. RayAnn Hayes, the woman paramedics were treating, also identified Clark as the person who injured her.
Minneapolis Fed chief: U.S. needs to guard against failure of giant banks
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari believes more should be done to protect the country should megabanks fail. But there's no consensus on what to do or even that banks are too big.
I'm just a bill? MN lawmakers see leverage in no-chance legislation
Bills with little hope of becoming law still play powerful roles inside Minnesota's Capitol. Any of Minnesota's 201 state legislators can introduce any measure. No-hope bills tend to multiply in election years.