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Kimberly Potter, who was a police officer for 26 years, says she mistook her gun for her taser when she fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a Black man, outside of Minneapolis in April. → Read More
The Minnesota State Fair is "strongly urg(ing)" attendees to wear face masks, no matter their vaccine status. But they won't mandate them, saying a mandate would be "extremely difficult" to enforce. → Read More
In the federal government's crackdown on sex trafficking in the 1950s, law enforcement made an alliance with trafficking victims, whose testimonies helped fuel the arrests of more than 100 perpetrators in the Midwest. → Read More
Active hospitalizations rose by 108 over the same period. → Read More
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order restricting conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ minors, but urged the politically divided Legislature to pass an outright ban into law. → Read More
When Carol Thompson was brutally attacked in her picturesque St. Paul home on March 6, 1963, the Twin Cities were shaken up. Her husband T. Eugene Thompson would eventually be convicted of conspiring the first-degree murder gone wrong. → Read More
House and Senate leaders say there are "some minor issues" remaining between Democrats and Republicans, but they're confident the budget will be complete before lawmakers' June 30 deadline. → Read More
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told reporters Friday that he will cease his peacetime emergency executive powers on August 1. He first declared an emergency in March 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic began spreading through Minnesota. → Read More
Part of the state's housing budget includes an off-ramp for Gov. Tim Walz's eviction moratorium: a major bargaining chip between legislative Democrats and Republicans. → Read More
Gov. Tim Walz on Monday said that the Minnesota Department of Transportation budget needs to be complete by Thursday, or else the state will have to notify contractors that it will be unable to pay them. → Read More
As legislators' June 30 deadline to pass a state budget approaches, a potential state government shutdown is looming. We want to hear from readers about how that could impact you. → Read More
The death of Minneapolis man George Floyd on May 25, 2020, sparked a cultural movement and nationwide calls to address systemic racism. How have lawmakers responded to those calls in the year since? → Read More
Sen. Warren Limmer, R-Maple Grove, said on Monday, May 3 that Senate Republicans are trying to keep the focus of the biannual public safety and judiciary budget bill package "narrow," leaving out policy proposals like police reform. → Read More
The Governor's Office's new focus on vaccinating teenagers comes as positive cases among young Minnesotans have climbed. → Read More
Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man from Brooklyn Center, Minn., was killed by police during a traffic stop on Sunday. His death has made lawmakers question: When should law enforcement pull drivers over? → Read More
A comprehensive bill to strengthen Minnesota's sexual assault laws has gained new momentum after a controversial state Supreme Court ruling sparked national outrage. → Read More
Proponents of the bill say the bill would help the state collect accurate data on hate crimes, better train police officers to respond to hate-motivated incidents and protect communities targeted in prejudiced graffiti. → Read More
A working group focused on preventing deadly force police encounters has advanced 11 of its 18 legislative proposals in Minnesota's split Legislature. The group was established nearly a year before George Floyd died May 25, 2020, while in Minneapolis police custody. But Floyd’s death and the resulting public outcry propelled forward a package of bills in the Minnesota Legislature last summer… → Read More
A bill in the Minnesota House would allow prosecutors to review past sentences for convicted felons, opening the door to early release. → Read More
The move comes days after House leadership suddenly tabled the bill, lacking the votes to pass it. → Read More