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Floyd family attorney to represent Frazier family in fatal Mpls. police chase crash

Floyd family attorney to represent Frazier family in fatal Mpls. police chase crash

Attorney Ben Crump, the attorney for the George Floyd family, says he is representing the family of a man who died in a crash with a police squad car in Minneapolis Tuesday. Separately, Mayor Jacob Frey said the city will review its police pursuit policy.
by Tim Nelson

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July 8 update on COVID-19 in MN: Death rate falls to early pandemic lows

July 8 update on COVID-19 in MN: Death rate falls to early pandemic lows

The state averaged fewer than four deaths per day in the past reporting week, the lowest rate since early April 2020, in the pandemic’s earliest weeks. Data continues to show the disease is in check, although it still may have one or two moves left.
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I-35W to close in south Minneapolis this weekend

I-35W to close in south Minneapolis this weekend

Both directions of I-35W between Interstate 94 and Minnesota Highway 62 will close from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Next week, the ramp from eastbound I-94 to northbound I-35W will close.
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July 7 update on COVID-19 in MN: Uptick, but no upswing in cases; no new deaths

July 7 update on COVID-19 in MN: Uptick, but no upswing in cases; no new deaths

Minnesota’s most recent COVID-19 data continues to offer signs of a pandemic that’s subdued but not quite dead. New daily cases and the positive test rate are up a bit, but counts are still hovering near their April 2020 lows.
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Darnella Frazier says her uncle was innocent driver killed in Mpls. police chase crash

Darnella Frazier says her uncle was innocent driver killed in Mpls. police chase crash

Frazier, the woman who recorded the police killing of George Floyd, said the crash happened as officers pursued a robbery suspect in another vehicle. On Facebook, she questioned why police were involved in a high-speed chase on a residential road.
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Five years after his death, Philando Castile's mother criticizes lack of progress in police accountability

Five years after his death, Philando Castile's mother criticizes lack of progress in police accountability

As protests of police shootings of Black men continue in Minnesota and beyond, Valerie Castile marked five years since her son Philando’s death. A St. Anthony police officer shot and killed the St. Paul man during a traffic stop.
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July 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: Pandemic in neutral as holiday data trickles in

July 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: Pandemic in neutral as holiday data trickles in

Tuesday’s report continues to offer signs of a subdued pandemic in Minnesota, but COVID-19 watchers shouldn’t read too much into the newest numbers given reporting delays over the July 4 weekend.
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July 5 update on COVID-19 in MN: Case counts remain low entering next stretch of summer

July 5 update on COVID-19 in MN: Case counts remain low entering next stretch of summer

As Minnesota passes the Fourth of July holiday and enters the next stretch of summer, key COVID-19 metrics continue to hover at levels not seen since the earliest days of the pandemic.
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