In Richfield, police say a five-student dispute led to a shooting Tuesday that left one dead and two injured.
| Feb. 2, 2022 Minnesota Capitol leaders want the Southwest Light Rail Line audited but differ over whether to halt construction. The line connecting Minneapolis and the southwest suburbs is years behind schedule and hundreds of millions of dollars beyond initial estimates. The Met Council recently put more money in. Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders of both parties said that an exhaustive audit is necessary. Republican House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt says that’s just a start. DFL Senate Minority Leader Melissa Lopez Franzen backs an audit but not a project suspension. The project will be a hot topic this legislative session. Subscribe to our Minnesota Today podcast to get up-to-date Minnesota news twice daily. — Brian Bakst, MPR News | |
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| Minneapolis police kill man while serving search warrant | | Minneapolis SWAT officers serving search warrants Wednesday morning connected to a St. Paul homicide encountered a man with a handgun as they entered a downtown apartment. An officer shot and killed him, the city’s interim police chief said. | |
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| Federal trial delayed as one of the three ex-cops tests positive for COVID | | The federal trial in St. Paul of three former Minneapolis police officers was interrupted on Wednesday morning after the judge overseeing the case announced that one of the defendants had tested positive for COVID-19. The three are charged in federal court with violating George Floyd’s civil rights. | |
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| Jensen tops GOP straw poll, and 2021 fundraising | | Former state Sen. Scott Jensen bested a field of half a dozen Republicans running for governor in a straw poll of precinct caucus-goers Tuesday night. He also raised more money than his GOP rivals in 2021. | |
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