| Good afternoon! Ramsey County Attorney John Choi announced Wednesday that he has charged police officer Jeronimo Yanez in the July 6 killing of Philando Castile during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights. Yanez is charged with second-degree manslaughter and two felony counts for dangerous discharge of a firearm near the passengers in the car at the time of the shooting. Ex-FBI agent Larry Brubaker said this is the first time an officer has been charged for a fatal shooting in Minnesota in more than 200 cases that spanned over three decades. | Live Updates | Forecast |
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| A federal judge today sent three young Twin Cities men to decades in prison for their roles in a plot to leave the United States to fight for the terrorist group ISIS. | Day One | Day Two |
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| The National Rifle Association's to-do list for Congress and the new president includes easier access to silencers and the right to carry concealed firearms in all states with one permit. | With Trump win, gun sellers see win - and loss |
| The Minnesota Vikings have finalized their contract with kicker Kai Forbath, their replacement for Blair Walsh. |
| Reports of infighting and dissension have plagued the transition team amid the ouster of advisers and the purging of lobbyists. On Twitter, President-elect Trump called the process "very organized." | Mike Pence set to govern at Trump's side |
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| Senate Republicans re-elected Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Wednesday to be majority leader next year, keeping the tough legislative tactician at the forefront when the new Congress begins working on Donald Trump's agenda. | Election 2016 |
| A federal judge told Wisconsin prison officials on Wednesday that they must release an inmate featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" by Friday evening. |
| The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued a long-delayed proposed permit for a major taconite mine on the Iron Range, less than a week after environmentalists sued over the state's oversight of the mine. |
| Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, is proposing strict regulations designed to prevent another financial crisis by pressuring big banks to break themselves up into smaller entities. Prince's record company is suing Jay Z's company for copyright infringement, saying it streamed Prince's songs on the Tidal music service without permission after his death. |
