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Final arguments in Derek Chauvin trial focus on fateful day

The prosecution, which goes first and gets a brief rebuttal by special prosecutor Jerry Blackwell after the defense, carries the bigger burden and has much more ground to cover.

MN National Guard says it was fired upon in drive-by shooting Sunday in Minneapolis

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Diamond Sheriff helped attach some of the hundreds of air fresheners to a new fence surrounding the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Thursday, Apr
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After Daunte Wright's killing, criticism of "pretextual" traffic stops grows

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Gov. Tim Walz calls assault, detention of journalists covering protests 'unacceptable'

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Hajah Konneh, owner of M and B Hair Braiding and Beauty Supply, tidied shelves in her Brooklyn Center store. She is still open, but not many customers
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Hajah Konneh, owner of M and B Hair Braiding and Beauty Supply, tidied shelves in her Brooklyn Center store. She is still open, but not many customers have been coming since the unrest.

'World is watching' fast changing suburb at heart of unrest

Brooklyn Center has undergone a faster demographic transition than any community in the Twin Cities, according to a study published last week.
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Candles at the base of the fist sculpture that is now installed at the place where Daunte Wright was killed by a Brooklyn Center police officer.
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