FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS:
Prosecutors nearing the end of their case against a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s death drew on testimony from her former colleagues to portray an officer whose intended use of a Taser would have violated department policy despite extensive training. Brooklyn Center Police Commander Garett Flesland testified Tuesday that Kim Potter, who resigned two days after she shot Wright, should have been familiar with policies even as they evolved during her 26-year career and that she repeatedly signed documents acknowledging the rules.
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is expected to plead guilty to violating George Floyd’s civil rights. A change of plea hearing is scheduled for Wednesday morning in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, but details of a plea agreement have not been made public.
Charges are expected soon for a Minnesota grocery cart delivery worker accused of driving over sacks of food meant for an elderly couple because she was angry about their sign supporting law enforcement. Police say the incident happened Dec. 6 after the couple ordered $50 worth of groceries to be delivered to their home in the north Twin Cities suburb of Blaine. The driver allegedly scribbled a note on the receipt that called police “racist pigs.”
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A MEMORIAL SERVICE TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF RODNEY “ROCKY” NEWTON OF THIEF RIVER FALLS WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY (1 PM) AT JOHNSON FUNERAL SERVICE IN THIEF RIVER FALLS. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW AT ST. OLAF CEMETERY IN GRYGLA. VISITATION WILL BEGIN TWO HOURS PRIOR TO MONDAYS SERVICE. RODNEY WAS 74.
EARLY FISHING RESULTS ARE COMING IN AS AVERAGE TO GOOD FROM ANGLERS ON LAKE OF THE WOODS, UPPER RED LAKE, AND OTHER SMALLER BODIES OF WATER. ICE DEPTHS ON LAKE OF WOODS VARY GREATLY, ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 11 INCHES.
THE ROSEAU TIMES REGION FEATURES A STORY ON SPRUCE TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS UPSET WITH POLLUTANTS BEING PRODUCED BY NORFARM SEEDS. THE MANAGER THERE ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM, AND SAYS THEY HAVE UNABLE TO FIND A VENDOR THAT WILL HELP THEM ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, BUT REMAINS CONFIDENT THEY WILL FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS LONG-TERM PROBLEM.
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