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Trump convicted + Sen. Mitchell won't resign

May 30, 2024

🌦️ Warm Thursday for most of Minnesota with highs in the upper 70s for the Twin Cities. Clouds will increase from west to east and scattered rain will develop Thursday night into Friday. Get the latest on Updraft.

Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crime

Jurors deliberated for 9.5 hours over two days before convicting former president Donald Trump of all 34 counts he faced. New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments.

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Walz, DFL chair call on Sen. Mitchell to resign; she says she won’t

State Sen. Nicole Mitchell cast deciding votes on a number of policy and spending bills in the final weeks of the legislative session, following her arrest for allegedly burglarizing a relative’s home in April.

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🎉 Where to celebrate Minnesota’s PWHL championship win this weekend

Minnesota’s PWHL Championship team announced a celebration Friday for their victory in the inaugural season of the women’s professional league. And St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter has hinted about planning a parade.

🏛️ Primary battle looms for GOP Senate candidates Joe Fraser and Royce White

Businessman and Navy veteran Joe Fraser lost the Republican endorsement to former professional basketball player Royce White. Fraser, who pledged to honor the endorsement and drop out of the Senate race if someone else won, said he’s reversing that stance amid concerns about White’s background.

📄 Court docs reveal evidence MPD ‘coached’ officers involved in serious misconduct

Under state law, complaints against police officers only become public if the officer is disciplined. City officials have historically claimed that “coaching” an officer doesn’t qualify as discipline, and therefore isn’t public information.

🚔 Man sentenced to 30 years for 2022 Mall of America shooting

Nineteen-year-old Taeshawn Adams-Wright was sentenced Thursday to more than 30 years in prison for a murder at the Mall of America in 2022. He is the first person sentenced in the shooting that shut down the mall during a holiday shopping rush.

⚽ New Aurora coach preps for home opener as women’s sports command spotlight

Colette Montgomery moved to Minnesota about 20 years ago for an internship and never left. She is now embarking on her first season with the Minnesota Aurora FC.

🤧 It’s cottonwood ‘snow’ season in Minnesota

Today’s weather forecast for Minnesota: Highs in the 70s, scattered showers and storms in the west... and if you live anywhere near a cottonwood tree, a good chance for “snow.”

🚨 County attorney rules fatal police shooting in St. Paul was legally justified

The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that it will not file charges against a St. Paul police officer who fatally wounded a man during an exchange of gunfire on a city street last December.

🏀 Women’s 3-on-3 league developed by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart to debut in January

Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier’s 3-on-3 league Unrivaled is set to debut in January with players earning the highest average salary in women’s professional team sports. Early investors include NBA players and Minnesota natives Tre and Tyus Jones.

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