MPR News PM Update

July 27, 2022

Two former Minneapolis police officers were each sentenced in federal court Wednesday to more than three years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights.

Former officers J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were convicted in federal court in February of failing to provide medical aid to George Floyd. 

They were also convicted of failing to intervene with their former colleague, Derek Chauvin, when he killed Floyd by kneeling on his neck for about nine minutes.

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Crews from across southwest metro respond to house explosion, fire in Hopkins
Fire and rescue crews from across the southwest metro responded Wednesday morning to an explosion and fire at a home in Hopkins. Police say two bodies have been recovered. 

 
Million dollar rain? It was a good soaking for central Minnesota farms last night.
The soaking came at a good time and in a good spot. Much of central Minnesota has endured rainfall defects between two and five inches over the past two months. 
 
Lake Minnetonka conservation board mulls proposal to limit wakes
Wake boats are designed to create waves large enough to ride or do flips. But some homeowners, kayakers and canoeists see the boats as dominating a space that they say should be better shared.
Can you buy peace of mind? Some wealthier Minneapolis neighborhoods are trying
The Minneapolis Police Department’s “buyback” program allows organizations, sports teams or neighborhoods to buy extra overtime police patrols. But the program has been criticized as inequitable and further stretching the department’s resources at a time when some less wealthy neighborhoods say police are totally unresponsive. 
 
1.2 Million Minnesotans applied for 'Hero Pay.' What now?
Nearly 1.2 million Minnesotans applied for ‘hero pay.’ That’s the money frontline workers can get from the state for working through the pandemic. Back in April the legislature agreed on $500 million to be split equally between people working in 15 specific job sectors. But when will applications be approved? And when will workers get that money?
Judge puts hold on North Dakota trigger law banning abortion
A North Dakota judge on Wednesday put on hold the state’s trigger law banning abortion while a lawsuit moves forward that argues it violates the state constitution.
 
 
US signs off on 800,000 more doses of monkeypox vaccine
The announcement comes amid growing criticism that authorities have been too slow in deploying the vaccine, potentially missing the window to contain what could soon become an entrenched infectious disease. 
 
Parade attack suspect indicted for murder, attempted murder
The man accused of opening fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago has been indicted by a grand jury on 21 first-degree murder counts, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery, representing the seven people killed and dozens wounded in the attack on a beloved holiday event. 
 
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