| Jury selection started Tuesday in the trial of St. Anthony officer Jeronimo Yanez. Fifty possible jurors were given a questionnaire to fill out asking 60 questions ranging from basic demographics to the potential juror's experience with law enforcement, crime or any of the main parties involved in the case. Tomorrow, attorneys on both sides will start to whittle the jury down to 15 people. | Podcast: 74 Seconds | Forecast |
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| In 1862 in Mankato, authorities hanged 38 Dakota men for their roles in the brief U.S.-Dakota war that had occurred in southwestern Minnesota that August and September. The pain of the war's aftermath lingers today. | When art offends |
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| The decision turns back a challenge by State Auditor Rebecca Otto to a 2015 law giving counties more power to use private firms for financial reviews. Otto said she'll appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court. |
| On Friday, a man yelled hate speech and stabbed three men, according to police. Now Portland's mayor says a pro-Trump rally and anti-Muslim march should be denied permits; the Oregon ACLU disagrees. |
| J. Roberto Sabalvarro coached the U.S. women's Olympic epee team to a bronze medal finish in 2012. He will be inducted into the U.S. Fencing Hall of Fame next summer in St. Louis. |
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| The project's later phases would include the construction of condominiums, an indoor sports complex, stores and more offices. |
| There are at least 80 active osprey nests in the Twin Cities area today, but when naturalist Kathy Heidel and Midday host Bob Potter spotted a family of the hawks during a 1987 nature walk, it was a rare and exciting event. | MPR 50 |
| Davis wants the U.S. Court of Appeals to review the sentence of four years and $400,000 in restitution he got for stealing from the now-defunct Community Action of Minneapolis. |
| Ariana Grande announced Tuesday that the "One Love Manchester" show will be held at the city's Old Trafford cricket ground just under two weeks after a bomber killed 22 people at the pop singer's concert in Manchester. It's rare for a police officer to face charges for killing someone while on duty. But in Minnesota this week, St. Anthony officer Jeronimo Yanez faces charges in the shooting death of Philando Castile. | "Falcon Heights -- the nation is watching." |
