Defense attorneys for a Minnesota state trooper charged with murder, assault and manslaughter are in Hennepin County District Court Thursday, urging a judge to order prosecutors to turn over more communications involving a use-of-force expert. And charges will not be filed against the St. Paul Police officer who shot and killed Yia Xiong a year ago.  

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Governor hasn’t ruled out reassigning state trooper case to attorney general

No criminal charges against St. Paul officers in the death of Yia Xiong

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