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Eight people of color who work as correctional officers in Minnesota filed a discrimination lawsuit on Friday alleging they were barred from guarding or being on the same floor as Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd.When Chauvin was charged with murder on May 29, he…

Eight minority corrections officers in Minnesota say they were sent to a separate floor of a county jail and barred from guarding fired Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin after his arrest in the death of George Floyd, according to a report.The minority officers working in Ramsey County, who have filed a discrimination complaint, also say…

AUSTIN, Minn. (KTTC) - A spike in COVID-19 cases this month in Mower County has resulted in the Minnesota Department of Health taking some action to slow the spread. MDH is helping provide free testing at the Mower County Fairgrounds with the help of the community. They hope this weekend's efforts result in slowing the…

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz expressed his frustration Saturday after a weeks-long special session in the state’s senate failed to pass a police reform bill.Walz said he was “embarrassed” a decision couldn’t be made after the death of George Floyd "and a national reckoning on race and police accountability.”“The world was watching us,” he added.Minnesota State Senate Republicans had…

Early coronavirus testing for George Floyd protesters in Minnesota is showing that one in 70 Black Lives Matter protesters have tested positive for COVID-19 - as a second wave of infections is feared.   Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Minneapolis - and across the country - to protest police brutality in the wake of Floyd's…