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When crisis workers, not traditional police, respond to calls about mental health

When crisis workers, not traditional police, respond to calls about mental health

Police are often called on to respond to mental health emergencies. That could change, though, as cities across the country — including Minneapolis — consider defunding the police. What would an alternative model look like?
by Alisa Roth

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Correctional officers file racial discrimination charges against Ramsey County jail

Correctional officers file racial discrimination charges against Ramsey County jail

In discrimination charges filed with the state, eight Ramsey County correctional officers say they were reassigned or prevented from working in the unit where Derek Chauvin was held last month — against standard staffing protocol — and replaced with white colleagues.
by Jon Collins

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June 21 update on COVID-19 in MN: 8 more deaths; number of completed tests passes 500,000

June 21 update on COVID-19 in MN: 8 more deaths; number of completed tests passes 500,000

State health officials reported eight more confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Minnesota and an uptick in the number of newly confirmed cases Sunday, as the total number of completed tests in the state surpassed 500,000.
by MPR News Staff

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Photos: Minnesotans gather for Juneteenth

Photos: Minnesotans gather for Juneteenth

People around Minnesota gathered Friday to celebrate, protest, reflect and just be together for Juneteenth. Marches, rallies and celebrations took place in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth and other communities.
by Evan Frost, Christine T. Nguyen and Derek Montgomery

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