Via the Star Tribune’s Andy Mannix: Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says she’ll dismiss murder and manslaughter charges against Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan after a prosecution expert’s new analysis of video of the shooting death last summer of motorist Ricky Cobb II.
Jason Van Horn of Northern News Now reports some delegates on the final day of the DFL state convention in Duluth participated in training aimed at winning over rural voters.
Alex Derosier at the Pioneer Press reports cities like Stillwater and Shakopee will now be able to pursue “sip-and-stroll” social districts where people can leave bars with drinks in hand, thanks to a measure recently approved by the Minnesota Legislature.
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell approached and was asking Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed if he was hurt when Mohamed drew a gun and shot Mitchell at close range, MPR News reports.
And Reg Chapman of WCCO-TV reports Mohamed had a criminal history that included burglary and gun convictions.
Metro Transit adjusted the location of a rail section that’s part of the new Southwest Light Rail Transit line after residents complained it was too close to existing freight rail, Renée Cooper at KSTP-TV reports.
The Diocese of Winona-Rochester on Sunday participated in a Eucharistic procession that’s part of a larger effort to create the largest such procession in world history, covering 6,500 miles over 60 days, reports Eric Min at KTTC-TV.
WDIO-TV reports the David R. Obery Northern Great Lakes Visitor’s Center in Ashland, Wisconsin, will be closed through June 29 for construction work.
