Live coverage of DOJ investigation results
Air quality across the state is forecasted to be in the moderate to good range Friday. We have some chances for rain this weekend. Get the latest on Updraft.
🎙️Coming up on Morning Edition: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland will announce the results of an extensive investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department today. Host Cathy Wurzer will talk with lawyer and activist Nekima Levy-Armstrong about what activists hope to hear from the Department of Justice later this morning.
🎧 Coming up at 10 a.m.: Join us for special coverage of the Justice Department's investigation results. MPR News will have live coverage of the announcement and the community's reaction.
| |
|
|
|
| | Attorney General Garland to reveal investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department |
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is scheduled to be in Minneapolis Friday to announce the results of an extensive investigation into the city's police department — particularly officers’ use of force. The probe is widely expected to result in long-term federal court oversight of the MPD.
In April of 2021, the day after a Hennepin County jury convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin of murdering George Floyd, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Justice Department would take a close look at the Minneapolis Police Department’s policies, training, supervision and its use of force.
| |
|
|
|
| | ChangeMakers: ‘Improv evangelist’ Jada Pulley makes space for LGBTQ+ performers |
Jada Pulley, 28, is a nonbinary improv performer and theater artist, cofounder of the Queer and Funny Improv Festival, and a house manager for HUGE Improv Theater in Minneapolis.
"I want my community to be happy, healthy and thriving," they said. "I want my Black community, my queer community, my improv community, my personal social community, my cat [laughs] — I want us all to just thrive together with the emphasis on together. If we're a community, I want us to act like a community. To have each other's backs and be able to support each other in different ways in the good times, and the bad times, and be goofy together, be able to be our full selves together."
In celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, throughout June MPR News is featuring transgender and nonbinary Minnesotans making an impact. See more at mprnews.org/changemakers.
| |
|
|
|
| What else we're watching: |
|
|
|
| |
| From Roseau to Rochester, MPR News is community-supported media for the public good. Donate before Thursday to fuel public media for everyone. This is your last chance to get your Minnesota state parks vehicle permit as our special thanks. | |
|
|---|
|
|
|
Preference Center ❘ Unsubscribe You received this email because you subscribed or it was sent to you by a friend. This email was sent by: Minnesota Public Radio
480 Cedar Street Saint Paul, MN, 55101 |
|
|
| |
|
