Good morning. A summery Monday, with thunder chances; cooler midweek Updraft A rally to remember George Floyd, call for reform “It has been a long year. It has been a painful year,” George Floyd's sister Bridgett told the crowd on Sunday. “It has been very frustrating for me and my family for our lives to change in the blink of an eye — I still don't know why.” Tuesday will mark one year since Floyd, who was Black, died after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin held his knee on Floyd’s neck as Floyd pleaded for air. Chauvin, who is white, has since been convicted of murder and manslaughter for Floyd’s death, which sparked worldwide protests and calls for change in policing in the U.S. Speakers at the event included several local activists, Floyd family attorney Ben Crump, and the Rev. Al Sharpton, who called on the U.S. Senate to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. The legislation, which would bring about the most significant changes to policing on the federal level, would ban the use of chokeholds and establish a national database of police misconduct. “We want something coming out of Washington. We want something that will change federal law,” Sharpton said. “There's been an adjournment on justice for too long. It's time for them to vote and make this the law.”
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After a wild ride of a year, Forest Lake high school takes prom to the amusement park
“This is my senior prom,” Adam Witzel said. “After the past year or two-ish of not being able to go out and do anything, this is one of the first things I’ve actually been able to do and see friends and dress up.”
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