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Only audience that matters today for closing arguments are the jurors
Lawyers in the long-running trial hope to do their best to make their words resonate as they spell out to jurors why they should acquit or convict fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
Monday's Twins game also called off after more positive virus tests
The team will test again for COVID-19 this morning, and those results would affect whether the Twins can fly to Oakland, or whether that series goes on at all.
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Two dead, one injured in fiery crash in Lowry Hill Tunnel
A third victim is in the hospital with life threatening injuries; the freeway has reopened.
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Hundreds gather for peaceful rally in St. Paul
In Brookyn Center meanwhile, Mayor Mike Elliott declared a citywide curfew starting at 11 p.m. Sunday and extending until 6 a.m. Monday.
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Questions surface over state's COVID-19 testing contract
Under the emergency agreement struck last year, the state is billed $87 to $120.99 per test, depending on whether the sample came from a free community walk-up site or the statewide mail-order testing program.
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Minneapolis, St. Paul schools plan for in-person graduation ceremonies
Mpls. high school seniors will graduate in person, but with COVID-19 safety compromises.
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Carjacking suspect dies after exchanging gunfire with Burnsville police
An armed suspect jumped out of a moving vehicle he had stolen and ran onto a busy Burnsville highway, where he tried to steal another vehicle before police fatally shot him Sunday afternoon.
Burnsville police shoot armed carjacking suspect
Police in Burnsville shot an armed carjacking suspect after he fled from the moving vehicle and appeared to try to carjack a second vehicle on Hwy. 13 in Burnsville on April 18, 2021.
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Hundreds of protesters gather for peaceful rally Sunday in St. Paul
In Brookyn Center meanwhile, Mayor Mike Elliott declared a citywide curfew starting at 11 p.m. Sunday and extending until 6 a.m. Monday.
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Burnsville police exchange gunfire with carjacking suspect, who was killed
An armed suspect jumped out of a moving vehicle he had stolen and ran onto a busy Burnsville highway, where he tried to steal another vehicle before police fatally shot him Sunday afternoon.
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$25M overhaul aims to improve safety in busy Coon Rapids corridor
As many a 4,000 vehicles a day travel along the segment between East River Road and Coon Rapids Boulevard.
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1,847 more COVID-19 cases, 15 new deaths in Minnesota
At least 1.6 million Minnesotans have received full vaccinations.
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Medcalf: Gawking at Black pain steals our humanity
What's the line between reporting atrocities and feeding fascination with Black trauma?
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As curfew passes, Brooklyn Center protest remains peaceful
Law enforcement made no moves to disperse the dwindling crowd after the 11 p.m. curfew took effect. Earlier, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., stopped by.
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Gov. Tim Walz calls assault, detention of journalists covering protests 'unacceptable'
Journalists covering protests in Brooklyn Center last week following the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright say they have been assaulted, pepper-sprayed and detained by law enforcement officers despite showing their credentials.
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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.
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