The mayor also pledges to review police statement accuracy
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| Frey, experts promise warrant changes in 'weeks, not months' | Mayor Jacob Frey has put the no-knock policy on hold while outside experts could examine it. But as criticism mounts, Frey and the city’s interim director of the Civil Rights Department, Alberder Gillespie, announced that a division of her department will conduct an “internal special review” of the Minneapolis Police Department’s no-knock policy under Frey.
Civil rights department staff have “unrestricted access” to MPD records. Frey said in the briefing with reporters Wednesday that he wants to create a new warrants policy within a matter of “weeks, not months.”
The city will enlist the help of DeRay Mckesson and Katie Ryan of Campaign Zero to recommend best practices on how to serve warrants. Campaign Zero is expected to suggest more substantive restrictions around search warrants. Other recommendations could include law enforcement providing information about occupants to a judge signing off on a search warrant to account for any vulnerable adults or children.
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Minnesota scientists are seeking funding to investigate if a toxic chemical from rubber tires is harming popular fish species. The chemical has been linked to the deaths of coho salmon in Washington state. University of Minnesota researcher Nick Phelps says the chemical is highly toxic and he is confident the chemical will be found in Minnesota waters, especially in urban areas with high vehicle traffic.
“Families like yours need support,” first lady Jill Biden promotes federal child care spending in her visit to Minnesota. Biden took part in a round table with Gov. Tim Walz and other state officials at the U of M, talking about the importance of child care and early childhood education. Part of President Biden's stalled “build back better’ plan calls for universal preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds.
This Valentine's Day, how about a musical looking at different shapes of love, all performed by real married couples. The show tells the story of two married couples stuck together in one cabin. One couple is reevaluating their marriage, while the other appears caught up in that honeymoon glow. The result, art hound Kelli Foster Warder said, is “hilarious and insightful and a really great night.” Check out that and more on this week's Art Hounds.
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