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The heat really cranks up today. Highs are likely to range from around 90 in the northeast to about 100 in west central Minnesota.  Get the latest on Updraft.
Family calls for release of video of police shooting of Tekle Sundberg
Emotions ran high at a Saturday rally and march calling for justice for Andrew Tekle Sundberg, who was shot and killed by Minneapolis police after a six hour standoff.

Arabella Foss-Yarbrough, who lived near Sundberg confronted the rally. She said bullets Sundberg fired during the standoff came through the walls of her apartment, nearly killing her and her children. "I'm a woman of color. If I would have lost my life would you do this for me?" she said.

Tekle Sundberg’s father, Mark Sundberg offered support for Foss-Yarbrough.
"My heart goes out for that woman, she went through a very traumatic event with those bullets coming through her house, that will affect her for the rest of her life, it'll affect her children for the rest of their life,” he said.

The family anticipates receiving more information and possibly being able to see police worn body camera footage early this week. In a statement posted on social media , the Minneapolis Police Department said the City Attorney’s Office began working on the family’s request on Friday.
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Huge crowds march in St. Paul over abortion rights
Crowds marched through the heat in St. Paul Sunday over abortion access, in response the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

The event, organized by UnRestrict Minnesota and other groups, had thousands of attendees. In a press release, organizers said more than 10,000 people came to the rally, while the State Patrol on Twitter estimated a crowd closer to 5,000.

While abortion will remain legal in Minnesota, due to the 1995 state Supreme Court decision Doe v. Gomez — and many restrictions around the practice were recently ruled unconstitutional — the state is expected to see an influx of patients coming from other states to seek care.

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Ukrainian soccer players find fun - and purpose - in visit to Minnesota. Among the thousands of young soccer players in Minnesota for the USA Cup tournament this week are a few dozen Ukrainians. They’re here not just to play the game, but also to raise awareness of their nation’s struggle.

3 people are fatally shot and 2 injured at an Indiana mall, police say.  A 22-year-old man who was legally carrying a firearm at the mall shot and killed the gunman, police say.

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