The Hennepin County Attorney's Office's contract with outside attorneys to prosecute a Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot a motorist last summer will be capped at $1 million dollars.

And the Minnesota Senate has defeated an attempt to allow misdemeanor charges against anyone under 21 for using or possessing cannabis.

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