Trooper's charges test new law + solar snow fence
Finally, a morning without areas of dense fog. Clear skies should give way to patchy low clouds from the east or part of the day. How warm we get Friday afternoon will depend on how thick and persistent those clouds are. As of now, forecast highs are from the mid 30s to low 40s. The Twin Cities should see some of those low 40s. Winds will be light. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: Charges against a Minnesota State Patrol trooper who fatally shot a motorist last July could test a state law revised in the wake of George Floyd’s killing. Supporters of the changes argued that the previous language of the law made it too easy for officers to avoid accountability when they took someone’s life.
Coming up at 11 a.m.: In her new book, “The Sisterhood,” journalist Liza Mundy reveals the hidden stories of women working inside America’s top spy agency — how they brought down a Russian spy, discovered where Osama bin Laden was hiding and endured a decades-long fight for equality and recognition.
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| | New law could mean hurdles for trooper charged in fatal shooting of motorist |
Murder, assault and manslaughter charges against a Minnesota State Patrol trooper who fatally shot a motorist last July could test a state law revised in the wake of George Floyd’s killing that aims to force officers to better specify the reasons they used deadly force.
Even so, legal experts say charges and convictions of on-duty law enforcement officers for taking a civilian’s life are still quite rare. | |
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| | Solar fence stops snow and generates electricity |
Minnesota uses miles of snow fences to catch blowing snow before it drifts onto roadways in a typical winter. At a one-of-a-kind test site near Moorhead, researchers are finding a year-round use for the snow fence.
Not only does this solar fence do a good job of stopping snow, it’s producing a significant amount of electricity. | |
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Monitor picked to oversee court-ordered MPD reforms. Effective Law Enforcement For All will monitor the MPD’s compliance with both the court-enforced settlement agreement with the state as well as an expected federal consent decree.
Phillips looks past South Carolina on rocky presidential race path. If Dean Phillips hopes to make a splash in the Democratic presidential primary, even he knows that South Carolina won’t be the place. Ahead of Saturday’s official leadoff to his party’s nominating season, the Minnesota congressman has all but moved on.
Xcel Energy proposes to keep operating nuclear plants until early 2050s. The utility also proposed adding new wind and solar energy and battery storage. It also calls for adding more “always available” energy — likely natural gas — to provide backup electricity during times of peak demand.
Memorial honors 39 Minnesotans killed by intimate partner violence in 2023. They were from small towns and big cities. They were just a few days old to 77 years old. Rich, poor. Black, white. Gay, straight. All of them killed in an act of domestic violence. Violence Free Minnesota, which put on the memorial event, is working to end relationship violence.
George Morrison’s legacy honored by new Indigenous arts center at the U of M. Gichigami, or Lake Superior, is prominently featured in much of Morrison’s artwork. A central artistic element in his work is the horizon, inspired by the lake. Many attribute Morrison’s use of the horizon line to his upbringing along the North Shore.
Art Shanty Projects closes due to warm weather. Six days after opening on the ice of Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, and after receiving 10,000 visitors, the Art Shanty Projects is shutting down. Recent forecasts of above-freezing temperatures as high as 50 degrees prompted the decision by the organization to close early.
— Anna Haecherl, MPR News
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