The city of Minneapolis is looking to hire a nationally recognized team to help guide its efforts to reimagine public safety. On Monday, Mayor Jacob Frey introduced a proposal under which New York University School of Law's Policing Project would be paid up to $1 million over two years. The task: to figure out how to implement a public safety redesign plan commissioned by the city and completed this summer by a team based out of Harvard University. The work is seen as the next step in Minneapolis' closely watched effort to transform its approach to public safety in response to the 2020...…The city of Minneapolis is looking to hire a nationally recognized team to help guide its efforts to reimagine public safety. On Monday, Mayor Jacob Frey introduced a proposal under which New York University School of Law's Policing Project would be paid up to $1 million over two years. The task: to figure out how to implement a public safety redesign plan commissioned by the city and completed this summer by a team based out of Harvard University. The work is seen as the next step in Minneapolis' closely watched effort to transform its approach to public safety in response to the 2020...WW…

Show Caption of By | and | | Pioneer PressWhat appeared to start as impromptu demonstrations for George Floyd, the man who died in Minneapolis police custody, turned into a day of scattered arson, looting and significant destruction of retail shops in St. Paul’s Midway and elsewhere in the capital city on Thursday.The unrest continued into the evening — more than 170 businesses were damaged or looted, and dozens of fires were set, according to police. There were no reports of serious injuries in St. Paul.Just after 1 a.m. Friday, a fire broke out at Lloyd’s Pharmacy, which dates back to...…Show Caption of By | and | | Pioneer PressWhat appeared to start as impromptu demonstrations for George Floyd, the man who died in Minneapolis police custody, turned into a day of scattered arson, looting and significant destruction of retail shops in St. Paul’s Midway and elsewhere in the capital city on Thursday.The unrest continued into the evening — more than 170 businesses were damaged or looted, and dozens of fires were set, according to police. There were no reports of serious injuries in St. Paul.Just after 1 a.m. Friday, a fire broke out at Lloyd’s Pharmacy, which dates back to...WW…

By | and | | Pioneer PressDays after taking over the case, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison beefed up the murder charge against a former Minneapolis police officer and filed criminal charges against three others, saying justice would be found for George Floyd.Ellison and Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman Wednesday filed an amended criminal complaint against Derek Chauvin, adding a charge of second-degree murder.Three other Minneapolis officers, who have also been fired, were charged Wednesday with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s...…By | and | | Pioneer PressDays after taking over the case, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison beefed up the murder charge against a former Minneapolis police officer and filed criminal charges against three others, saying justice would be found for George Floyd.Ellison and Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman Wednesday filed an amended criminal complaint against Derek Chauvin, adding a charge of second-degree murder.Three other Minneapolis officers, who have also been fired, were charged Wednesday with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s...WW…

By | | Pioneer PressMinnesota’s top law enforcement official has cautioned state lawmakers against using rhetoric that could incite violence against public officials, including their own colleagues.The admonishment of Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington was carefully worded in the form of a written memo to all lawmakers Thursday that initially discussed increased security at the Capitol in St. Paul.But its target audience clearly included Republicans who have sought to encourage increasingly confrontational protests, including Wednesday’s local franchise of the deadly pro-Trump event...…By | | Pioneer PressMinnesota’s top law enforcement official has cautioned state lawmakers against using rhetoric that could incite violence against public officials, including their own colleagues.The admonishment of Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington was carefully worded in the form of a written memo to all lawmakers Thursday that initially discussed increased security at the Capitol in St. Paul.But its target audience clearly included Republicans who have sought to encourage increasingly confrontational protests, including Wednesday’s local franchise of the deadly pro-Trump event...WW…

The Minnesota Department of Health on Friday released a list of every health and fitness club and gym that has met its threshold for a coronavirus outbreak.They stretch from an outbreak of at least 23 known cases in the Rochester Athletic Club to one of at least 12 known cases at a Life Time in White Bear Lake.The state’s threshold for an “outbreak” is at least seven cases from different households that reported visiting or using that facility within the last month prior to symptoms or testing positive.Health officials use one month because it’s roughly two incubation periods for the virus....…The Minnesota Department of Health on Friday released a list of every health and fitness club and gym that has met its threshold for a coronavirus outbreak.They stretch from an outbreak of at least 23 known cases in the Rochester Athletic Club to one of at least 12 known cases at a Life Time in White Bear Lake.The state’s threshold for an “outbreak” is at least seven cases from different households that reported visiting or using that facility within the last month prior to symptoms or testing positive.Health officials use one month because it’s roughly two incubation periods for the virus....WW…

By | | Pioneer PressThe CEO of Allina Health offered to get on her knees and beg.An ER doc said she was carrying a message for one of her patients, a Korean War veteran who died of COVID-19.The leader of a rural Minnesota health network said to “please don’t, just this year, please don’t” celebrate Thanksgiving with people outside your household.And, they all said, if you must go somewhere where there are people, mask up.A day after Gov. in the face of an uncontrolled wildfire of coronavirus cases, leaders of Minnesota’s medical community sent a unified message to Minnesotans Thursday to...…By | | Pioneer PressThe CEO of Allina Health offered to get on her knees and beg.An ER doc said she was carrying a message for one of her patients, a Korean War veteran who died of COVID-19.The leader of a rural Minnesota health network said to “please don’t, just this year, please don’t” celebrate Thanksgiving with people outside your household.And, they all said, if you must go somewhere where there are people, mask up.A day after Gov. in the face of an uncontrolled wildfire of coronavirus cases, leaders of Minnesota’s medical community sent a unified message to Minnesotans Thursday to...WW…

By | | Pioneer PressThe coronavirus is spreading in Minnesota restaurants and bars, and that spread has increased markedly in recent months and weeks, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Health.Recent outbreaks in bars and restaurants dot the entire state, ranging from an Olive Garden in Roseville to the Blue Moose Bar & Grill in East Grand Forks, reflecting how widespread the current surge of cases is.That data is one of the reasons why , but will allow some other businesses, such as hair and beauty salons, to remain operating as they are.As of Thursday, 219...…By | | Pioneer PressThe coronavirus is spreading in Minnesota restaurants and bars, and that spread has increased markedly in recent months and weeks, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Health.Recent outbreaks in bars and restaurants dot the entire state, ranging from an Olive Garden in Roseville to the Blue Moose Bar & Grill in East Grand Forks, reflecting how widespread the current surge of cases is.That data is one of the reasons why , but will allow some other businesses, such as hair and beauty salons, to remain operating as they are.As of Thursday, 219...WW…

By | | Pioneer PressMinnesota’s top Republicans Friday have decided to buy in, at least publicly, to President Donald Trump’s baseless claims that somehow Tuesday’s election is a fraudulent conspiracy.Trump has shown no evidence that would suggest the continued counting in several yet-to-be-called battleground states is anything other than what election officials from those states are saying: Normal operations, just taking a bit longer in a pandemic.Trump’s statements have been so riddled with misinformation that from his Thursday night address, and the New York Times titled its episode of...…By | | Pioneer PressMinnesota’s top Republicans Friday have decided to buy in, at least publicly, to President Donald Trump’s baseless claims that somehow Tuesday’s election is a fraudulent conspiracy.Trump has shown no evidence that would suggest the continued counting in several yet-to-be-called battleground states is anything other than what election officials from those states are saying: Normal operations, just taking a bit longer in a pandemic.Trump’s statements have been so riddled with misinformation that from his Thursday night address, and the New York Times titled its episode of...WW…

By | | Pioneer PressIn his full-throated style, former Minnesota Gov. and nominal presidential candidate Jesse Ventura came to White Bear Lake Wednesday and went off. On all kinds of stuff.Ventura, whose name is appearing on the Alaska ballot, railed on President Donald Trump, maskless Americans, and other politicians in general, while espousing the virtues of third parties and urging everyone to vote.“If I’d have been on that debate stage, somebody would have gotten his tie tightened,” the former Navy service member and professional wrestler said in front of reporters before Wednesday...…By | | Pioneer PressIn his full-throated style, former Minnesota Gov. and nominal presidential candidate Jesse Ventura came to White Bear Lake Wednesday and went off. On all kinds of stuff.Ventura, whose name is appearing on the Alaska ballot, railed on President Donald Trump, maskless Americans, and other politicians in general, while espousing the virtues of third parties and urging everyone to vote.“If I’d have been on that debate stage, somebody would have gotten his tie tightened,” the former Navy service member and professional wrestler said in front of reporters before Wednesday...WW…

By | | Pioneer PressToward the end of their daily coronavirus briefing Friday, Minnesota health officials paused for a moment of silent reflection.They were marking two milestones:The state was on track to exceed 2,000 total deaths from COVID-19 this weekend, underscoring their work is far from finished.A portion of the public they strive to protect had turned on them.News broke Friday morning that the federal after some had been subjected to repeated harassment, including racist remarks and, in one case, intimidation by an armed man.That the polarization of opinion, often borne of...…By | | Pioneer PressToward the end of their daily coronavirus briefing Friday, Minnesota health officials paused for a moment of silent reflection.They were marking two milestones:The state was on track to exceed 2,000 total deaths from COVID-19 this weekend, underscoring their work is far from finished.A portion of the public they strive to protect had turned on them.News broke Friday morning that the federal after some had been subjected to repeated harassment, including racist remarks and, in one case, intimidation by an armed man.That the polarization of opinion, often borne of...WW…