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Cougar struck and killed near Minneapolis likely the one seen in home security video, expert says
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A cougar that was struck and killed on an interstate highway in suburban Minneapolis Wednesday was more than likely the same animal captured on home security video sauntering across a driveway earlier this week, a Minnesota wildlife official said. An SUV struck...
Minnesota prosecutors won't charge officers in the death of a man who drowned after fleeing police
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — No law enforcement officers will face criminal charges in the death of a man who fled a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburb of Robbinsdale. The death was ruled an accidental drowning, prosecutors said Monday. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said in a...
Inmate who stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times is charged with attempted murder, prosecutors say
Derek Chauvin was stabbed in prison 22 times by a former gang leader and one-time FBI informant who told investigators he targeted the ex-Minneapolis police officer because of his notoriety for killing George Floyd, federal prosecutors said Friday. John Turscak was charged with...
Businesses where George Floyd was killed sue Minneapolis, saying police are not protecting the area
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Several stores at the location where George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in 2020 have sued the city, accusing it of neglecting the area and hurting business. The lawsuit, filed in mid-November in state court, also names Mayor Jacob Frey and other...
Hearing in Minnesota will determine if man imprisoned for murder was wrongfully convicted
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man serving life in prison for a deadly 2004 flower shop robbery has gone before a judge reexamining his conviction and delivered a simple message: “I’m innocent 100 percent.” Marvin Haynes, 35, has spent nearly two decades behind bars for the...
Donaldson: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Donaldson Co. (DCI) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $92.1 million. The Minneapolis-based company said it had net income of 75 cents per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average...
Small plane crashes into car on Minnesota roadway; pilot and driver suffer only minor injuries
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — The pilot of a small airplane and a car's driver both escaped with minor injuries Tuesday after the plane crashed into the car in suburban Minneapolis. The accident happened just after 10:30 a.m. on a county road in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Police said...
Derek Chauvin's family has received no updates after prison stabbing, attorney says
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An attorney for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, said Saturday that Chauvin's family has been kept in the dark by federal prison officials after he was stabbed in prison. The lawyer, Gregory M. Erickson,...
Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd's killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The attack happened at the Federal...
Rep. Dean Phillips, a Democrat running for president, says he won't run for re-election to Congress
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips, who is running for president and challenging Joe Biden in the primary, announced Friday he will not seek reelection to Congress in 2024. “My journey to public service began the morning after the 2016 election, when I faced the...
