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July 1, 2024

Hello July! Expect the next wave of rain and thunderstorms roll across Minnesota overnight into early Tuesday. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Get the latest on Updraft.
New Hennepin County unit will review past criminal convictions

A new office in Hennepin County will soon be able to review — and possibly overturn — past convictions. The new Conviction Integrity Unit will look at cases that might have convicted innocent people or had mistakes in trial processes.
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Russian trans man who fled to Minnesota reunited, remarried to his husband

Erik and Ivan Beda were forced by the Russian government to divorce when Erik transitioned in 2023. It led to their separation at the border when they fled to the U.S. Two-and-a-half months later they reunited and remarried thanks to Minnesotans who have rallied behind them.
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Twin Cities celebrity chef Justin Sutherland charged with threatening to shoot girlfriend
Prosecutors allege Sutherland choked his girlfriend and smashed her phone before pointing a gun at her. Sutherland’s attorney said the criminal complaint against his client is “riddled with false truths.”
📄 With Minnesota law change in effect, adoptees can access original birth records
Thousands of birth records become available to adopted people on Monday. Adopted people 18 years and older can apply to the Minnesota Department of Health to receive their birth records and additional information related to their adoption.
🏛️ Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
The Supreme Court has extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects he could be tried before the November election.
🚨 Minnesota BCA investigating fatal police shooting in Crookston
Crookston police say an officer fatally shot a man while responding to reports of a fight at a homeless shelter late Sunday night. It’s the second fatal police shooting in the city in just over a month.
– Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 

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