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Video: Ex-officer charged in Floyd killing tells BCA he was focused on angry crowd

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In an interview with investigators, Tou Thao stressed officer safety, addressing George Floyd's well-being and bystanders' concerns only when questioned by a Minnesota BCA special agent.
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Two arrested in Elk River in the killing of an 8-year-old girl

Lightning seen from the Lowry Avenue Bridge illuminated the sky above downtown Minneapolis on Friday night.
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Storms push through Minnesota after triggering sirens in Minneapolis

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  • Much calmer weekend ahead, with sun and less humidity
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Walz, Ellison, faith leaders call for unity in wake of attack on imam

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USPS warns 46 states, D.C. it can't guarantee mail-in votes can be counted

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A Minneapolis park police officer sprayed mace after protesters blocked the path of a cruiser attempting to leave the area in Powderhorn Park on Frida
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A Minneapolis park police officer sprayed mace after protesters blocked the path of a cruiser attempting to leave the area in Powderhorn Park on Friday.

Officials clear Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis of last campers

Minneapolis park police and Park Board staffers cleared out the remaining encampment in Powderhorn Park, removing the last of about 35 tents pitched on the west end of the park. City officials had given people a two-week notice to leave.
Lightning crackled over Target Field after Friday night's game between the Twins and the Royals was postponed due to weather.
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Let's play two! But Twins-Royals doubleheader just seven innings each

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Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders signals to his team alongside D'Angelo Russell in the second half of a game against the Mavericks, on March 1
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Reusse: Left outside NBA bubble, Saunders and Wolves work on their own

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A juvenile bald eagle perches atop a Minnesota State Trooper vehicle as authorities try to move the bird away from Cascade Lodge resort on Hwy. 61, wh
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Eagle attack on North Shore thwarted by resort chef

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A trail winds through a stand of aspen trees near Jensen Lake in Lebanon Hills Regional Park.

Bored with your walking routes? Try these Twin Cities hidden gems

These trails, parks and lesser-known locales offer easily social distanced walking and perhaps a bit of solitude.
A mostly deserted University of Minnesota campus shown in April. State health officials Friday urged college-bound students to “lay low” in the tw
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Minnesota college students advised to 'lay low' before campus return due to COVID

  • 8 COVID-19 deaths, 738 infections reported in Minnesota
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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., arrive to speak at a news confere

Still much on the line for online conventions

The outcome is predetermined, and the pandemic will change the optics. But voters will likely still be viewers anyway.

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