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The family of a man shot and killed last summer by a Minnesota state trooper are criticizing the decision to drop murder and manslaughter charges against the officer.

And the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the White Earth Nation have signed an agreement to expand tribal access to the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. About half of the 42,000-acre refuge north of Detroit Lakes is located inside the White Earth Reservation. Federal and Tribal conservation officials will work together to manage wild rice beds in the refuge.

Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

All seven defendants in the Feeding Our Future trial were in custody Monday night after someone dropped off a bag of cash at a juror's on Sunday. Jurors started deliberations Monday afternoon.

And prosecutors dropped murder charges against Minnesota state trooper Ryan Londregan, who fatally shot Ricky Cobb II during a traffic stop in Minneapolis last year. Monday morning, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said the decision came because of new evidence that would make it impossible to prove unauthorized use of force.

But Londregan's defense attorney, Chris Madel, argued hours later that the evidence was already in a notice of defense filed with the court in January. 

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Feeding Our Future prosecutor says juror was offered $120K to acquit

As charges are dismissed, Moriarty defends decision to charge state trooper and criticizes ‘political circus’

Police association responds to Hennepin County Attorney’s accusations of intimidation

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Prosecutors have dropped murder and manslaughter charges against Minnesota state trooper Ryan Londregan, who fatally shot Ricky Cobb during a traffic stop in Minneapolis last year.

And the FBI has seized the cell phones of the seven defendants in the Feeding Our Future trial after someone approached one of the jurors with a bag of cash.

Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says she's dismissing murder charges against state trooper Ryan Londregan in the death of Ricky Cobb II. Cobb was shot and killed during a traffic stop last year.

And fallen Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell was honored Sunday for his ultimate sacrifice with a procession from the medical examiner's office to a funeral home.

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Charges dropped against state trooper Ryan Londregan in the shooting death of Ricky Cobb II

BCA releases new details in shooting that killed Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell

Family members mourn fallen Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell

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City leaders and community members gathered at the Minneapolis Police Department's Fifth Precinct today to honor Officer Jamal Mitchell, who was fatally shot while on duty yesterday.

And Minnesota Democrats are gathering in Duluth for their state convention, which started today and runs through Sunday.

Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

At least three people, including a police officer, are dead after a shooting in Minneapolis’ Whittier neighborhood Thursday afternoon. Several others are injured. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey remembered the fallen officer, Jamal Mitchell, in an evening news conference.

The suspected shooter and a civilian also died, another man is gravely injured, a bystander is in critical condition, and an officer and a firefighter were shot but their injuries are not considered life threatening, officials said.

Donald Trump is the first former president to be convicted of a felony. A New York jury found him guilty of all 34 counts related to his hush money trial. Minnesota’s Republican Party and members of the state’s Republican delegation say they’ll continue to support him. 

And the Minnesota Timberwolves season came to an end after losing 124-103 to the Dallas Mavericks at Target Center Thursday night.

Advocates for government transparency say the city of Minneapolis is illegally restricting public access to information about police officer misconduct.

And DFL Senator Nicole Mitchell is resisting calls from the top of her party to resign amid a burglary charge.

Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

Minnesota has won the first ever Walter Cup championship Wednesday night in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Minnesota was dominant in all phases of the game, beating Boston 3-0 in the fifth and deciding game of the championship series.

The Timberwolves, again, must win to keep their season alive tonight. The Wolves host the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of a best-of-seven playoff series.

And today marks the second anniversary of the tornado that ripped through the small town of Forada, just south of Alexandria.

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Minnesota wins inaugural PWHL championship, takes home Walter Cup

Timberwolves 'pinch me' season continues Thursday night in Minneapolis with Game 5

Two years after a tornado, Forada finds a new sense of community

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The Minnesota Historical Society announced it will repatriate a rope to the Prairie Island Indian Community that was used in the largest single-day mass execution in U.S. history. The item is known as “the Mankato Hanging Rope” and was used in the hanging of one of the 38 Dakota men executed following the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.

And new statewide Office of American Indian Health was ceremonially launched today at Minnesota's Capitol.

Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

The Timberwolves forced Game 5 of the NBA’s Western Conference playoff series after they beat the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday night 105-100. Game 5 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday night in Minneapolis.

And Minnesota plays Boston Wednesday night for the championship of the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Boston won Game 4 to force a fifth and deciding game Wednesday night. The winner will be the inaugural Walter Cup champion. The game starts at 6 p.m. and is streaming on YouTube.

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Wolves beat Mavericks 105-100 to keep NBA Finals hopes alive

‘When I grow up, I want to play for the PWHL’: Minnesota women’s hockey team sets a new standard

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