MPR News PM Update

June 21, 2024

We may still pick up a few scattered thunderstorms on Saturday, but Sunday looks sunny and dry with highs around 80 degrees in the south. Get the latest on Updraft
Video: Suspect who shot Minneapolis officer Mitchell kept shooting as police came to help

On his body camera video video, the late Minneapolis officer Jamal Mitchell is seen arriving to the scene and radioing in to dispatch. He gets out and yells, “Hey, who shot you? Are there victims inside?”
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As floodwaters slowly recede in the town of Cook, residents brace for a long recovery

Northeastern Minnesota got a welcome reprieve from Mother Nature Friday. Sunny skies and dry, warm weather helped floodwaters receded in the town of Cook, where Gov. Tim Walz and other state officials visited to tour damage from the flooding that ravaged the small town this week.
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🚓 Wright County attorney: Deputy was justified in fatal shooting of pipe-wielding man
The Wright County attorney said 67-year-old Jeffrey Chapman's behavior placed Deputy Austin Feenstra "in a position where he had no choice other than using deadly force.” Chapman was within five feet of Feenstra, “lunging towards him with a weapon intending to stab him,” the attorney stated.
🎨 Arts Briefs: Arise, sir art knight — a Walker curator is honored
In this week’s arts briefs: A curator is knighted, Uptown Arts Fair relocates, new music for an old movie and more!  
🌧️ Flooding and heavy rains to close out June
Between Tuesday and Wednesday, there were near all-time daily rainfall records for June — including just a hair over 5 inches of rain in one day at Tettegouche State Park, which saw rushing waterfalls and property damage. 
– Amy Felegy, MPR News
 

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