Christian Monterrosa | AP |
Good morning,
Today is Friday, July 2. For many, the beginning of a holiday weekend. Here's a look at what's happening around the state.
Yesterday at 4 p.m., attorneys representing the woman in Winston Smith's car when he was killed spoke on her behalf at a press conference. On June 3, U.S. Marshals fired guns at Smith, a Black man, in an Uptown Minneapolis parking ramp during what they say was an attempted arrest. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says it can't release names of the officers because they were working undercover, and that the Marshals Service has yet to implement body cameras.
Norhan Askar, the woman in Smith's car, said through attorneys that the officers that shot Smith were not in uniform and did not identify themselves as authorities when they surrounded the SUV with their guns drawn.
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Brandt Williams | MPR News 2009 |
"It's the biggest deal in 40 years since the last mill was built in Minnesota."
That's what Scott Dane, director of Associated Contract Loggers & Truckers of Minnesota and the new executive director of the American Loggers Council said about a new wood products plant coming to Cohasset, Minn., just west of Grand Rapids.
This good news comes after a tough 15 years for the state's forest product industry, with the 2008 housing collapse closing three plants and the 2012 Verso paper mill fire in Sartell and general downsizing.
Huber hopes to break ground on the project this fall or next spring. It'll make oriented strand board (OSB), which is like plywood and used to build homes.
Besides creating more than 150 jobs, many people argue this new plant will also be good for forests.
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- Minneapolis is hanging onto the public health emergency powers that were set to end when the state's did. The state's expired at midnight with the passage of a new budget, but council members chose to keep the city's in place to be more thoughtful about phasing out certain regulations.
- People with memory loss in Mankato are enjoying the Living Earth Center, a dementia-friendly garden. These gardens engage the five senses. Sometimes, crushing mint or smelling dill weed can bring back memories for those with dementia to reminisce. "As the session goes on, they get more and more talkative and more and more engaged with each other." Read the full story. It's lovely.
- After the second hottest June on record, July is looking warm as well. Today brings sunshine and temperatures in the 80s, except some low 90s in the west. And currently, 82 percent of Minnesota is in drought. Still.
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