MPR News UpdateAM edition

Good morning! For Friday, we expect sun and patchy clouds with a high around 85. Once more, we want to remind you of the hands-free law that went into effect yesterday. MPR News reporter Tim Nelson asked the head of the Minnesota State Patrol, Col. Matt Langer, to help show us what you can and can't do behind the wheel in this helpful video.  | Forecast

One dead after officer-involved shooting in north Minneapolis
A man is dead after a confrontation with Minneapolis police early this morning in the Hawthorne neighborhood of north Minneapolis.
Judge: St. Cloud State University needs to invest more in women's sports
A federal judge ruled Thursday that St. Cloud State University must take immediate steps to bring gender equity to its athletic programs.
Expat Venezuelan singers honor loved ones in MN Orchestra's multicultural masterpiece
An orchestral piece based on the Gospel According to Mark rounds out the Minnesota Orchestra’s summer celebration with a choir singing in Spanish, a huge percussion section and a troupe of dancers. There is, however, a bittersweet note to the concert as performers think of the people who they hoped would be there.
County, school failed in sex assault responses, Human Rights Department says
Stressing the need to protect children from sexual assault and hold adults in power accountable, the agency went public Thursday with legal actions it took against Ramsey County and a west metro high school.
Fatal drunken driving crash results in 7½ years in prison
A Minnesota woman has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison for driving drunk and causing a fatal crash in northeastern Wisconsin.
South Korea vows countermeasures as Japan downgrades trade status
Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved the removal of South Korea from a list of countries with preferential trade status, prompting retaliation from Seoul.
NW Minn. county first in state to use video chat for 911 calls
When the technology goes live later this month, Pennington County dispatchers will be able to activate a caller’s cellphone camera. Sheriff Ray Kuznia says it’s the future.
At rally, Trump laces into his new Democratic foils
President Trump opened a revved-up rally Thursday in Cincinnati by tearing into the Democrats he has been elevating as his new political foils, with attacks on four liberal congresswomen of color and their party's leadership of cities.
China threatens retaliation for Trump's planned tariff hike
China on Friday threatened retaliation if U.S. President Trump's planned tariff hikes go ahead, while the renewed acrimony between the two biggest global economies sent stock markets tumbling.
Authorities investigating anti-Semitic graffiti at Minneapolis school
Authorities are investigating after anti-Semitic graffiti was spray-painted on a school in southwest Minneapolis.
North Korea conducts third missile test since last week amid stalled talks with U.S.
North Korea has reportedly conducted a third test launch in just over a week, firing what appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles, according to South Korean officials.
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