Minnesota

Jury selection resumes as Chauvin faces possible new charge

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MINNEAPOLIS — Potential jurors in Derek Chauvin's murder trial return Thursday to continue a selection process moving more quickly than expected. Meanwhile, the former...

Coronavirus-positive racer removed from Iditarod race

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A veteran Iditarod musher was removed from the race Wednesday after he tested positive for the coronavirus, organizers said. ...

EXPLAINER: What is ‘spark-of-life’ testimony in trials?

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MADISON, Wis. — Prosecutors trying a white former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd's death plan to use a legal doctrine called “spark of...

$1M for Minneapolis fences, barricades for Floyd death trial

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MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis and Hennepin County officials will spend at least $1 million to put up fences and other barricades ahead of the trial...

Ex-cop appeals murder conviction to Minnesota Supreme Court

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MINNEAPOLIS — The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of third-degree murder in the 2017 fatal shooting of an Australian woman who called 911 to...

Minnesota Legislature to weigh protections for jail inmates

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Legislature will consider sweeping changes meant to provide better protections and medical care to jail inmates. ...

Twins lay plans to host fans at Target Field despite virus

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MINNEAPOLIS — While the Minnesota Twins are working out in Florida, the club back in Minneapolis is laying plans to bring twins back to...

Boy Scouts celebrate the first group of female Eagle Scouts

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Growing up in Minneapolis, Isabella Tunney followed the progress of her older brother with admiration and occasional envy as he worked toward earning the...

Minnesota House rejects security fund for officers’ trials

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota House rejected a bill to create a fund to bolster security during the upcoming murder trial of a...

Warrant: Opioid addiction may have motivated clinic shooting

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BUFFALO, Minn. — An alleged gunman's addiction to opioid medication was the “driving force” behind last week’s shooting at a Minnesota health clinic that...