May 29, 2020
Picture-perfect weekend weather. This weekend is going to be that kind of weather you were longing for in the winter -- nice and warm air with clear, sunny skies! Both Saturday and Sunday will be sunny with highs in the 60s to the mid-70s across Minnesota. Ex-cop who killed George Floyd charged with murder, manslaughter. Four days after the killing of George Floyd, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman today charged now-fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The criminal complaint says the officer had his knee on Floyd's neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds total -- including 2 minutes and 53 seconds after Floyd was nonresponsive. Target temporarily closes 32 stores in Minnesota, mostly in the Twin Cities, amid looting, burglaries. As looters continued to hit its stores in Minneapolis and St. Paul this week in the midst of protests over the killing of Floyd, the company announced it’s closing 32 stores, 30 of which are in the Twin Cities metro area, until further notice. COVID-19 in Minnesota today: Death toll nears 1,000; ‘Wear masks’ health officials plead with protesters. The number of Minnesotans currently in intensive care jumped to 259, and nearly 600 Minnesotans remain hospitalized. The total number of confirmed cases is 23,531 as of Friday. Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm reiterates her plea for people to wear masks and socially distance but acknowledged doing those things will be very difficult in the situation that’s playing out in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Are you an employee of Target, Cub Foods or any of the businesses that were torched or closed in recent days? Or do you live in a badly hit area and wonder how you'll now get food and medicine during the pandemic? Please share your story with reporter Jon Collins on Twitter @JonSCollins or via email jon.collins@mpr.org. — Jiwon Choi, MPR News | 