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December 8, 2021

Kim Potter trial: Daunte Wright's victims remember slain Minnesota 20-year-old, 'Karma's a b----'

Daunte Wright, before his death, left behind a trail of victims whose lives he upended with gun violence.

December 7, 2021

Minn. health official hyped masks for kids to parents, but sounded a different note behind closed doors

A top Minnesota public health official told parents that masking their children is a "best practice" for mitigating the spread of COVID-19, but he appeared to contradict himself behind closed doors, reportedly telling staff that masking is among the "least effective" mitigation technique.

December 7, 2021

Kim Potter trial: Chauvin, Floyd cases cast shadow on upcoming proceedings over Daunte Wright's death

Former Minnesota Police Officer Kim Potter will stand trial in the same courtroom as ex-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin who was convicted of murder in the George Floyd case.

December 6, 2021

Kim Potter trial: Jury instructions set in case of Daunte Wright's shooting death

Attorneys and a judge overseeing the trial for Kim Potter gathered in a Minneapolis courtroom on Monday to hammer out final instructions for the panel of jurors tasked with deciding the former Minnesota police officer’s fate.

December 5, 2021

Daunte Wright shooting: Minneapolis activist charged with intimidating Kim Potter trial judge

A Minneapolis activist has been charged with attempting to intimidate the judge handling the trial for ex-police officer Kim Potter, facing manslaughter charges in the April shooting of Daunte Wright.

December 3, 2021

Kim Potter trial: Jury seated in case of Daunte Wright's shooting death

A full jury was seated Friday in the trial of Kim Potter, a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s shooting death, with opening statements set to begin on Wednesday.

December 3, 2021

Record-breaking warm weather forecast to continue across US

Incredible record-breaking warmth continues across much of the country on Friday and lingering through the weekend.

December 2, 2021

Minnesota reports second US omicron COVID-19 case

The Minnesota Department of Health said Thursday that lab testing had confirmed the state’s first omicron COVID-19 case.

December 1, 2021

Daunte Wright shooting: 9 jurors seated in trial of former police officer charged with manslaughter

The jury selection process is moving relatively quickly in the trial of Kim Potter, a former suburban Minneapolis police officer who authorities say shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright earlier this year when she said she mistook her gun for her taser.

December 1, 2021

Minneapolis driver forces car through Daunte Wright protest crowd, report says

A protest in Minneapolis on Tuesday evening, calling for justice in April’s police-involved shooting death of Daunte Wright, was disrupted when a driver forced a vehicle through a crowd of marchers, according to a report.