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One dead and five injured in shooting at Portland police violence protest

Event was protesting killing of Amir Locke by Minneapolis police

The Independent UK

Minnesota health insurers passing more COVID costs to patients

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota health insurers are passing more costs of COVID care to patients as health plans start treating some expenses from pandemic illness like those with other ailments.

Tribune News Service

Former US police officer Kim Potter sentenced to two years' jail in Daunte Wright's death

Kim Potter, the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright, is sentenced to two years in prison.

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Wright family and friends disappointed, upset at Potter sentence

MINNEAPOLIS — Cries and angry shouts rose up from a crowd of Daunte Wright supporters outside the Hennepin County District Court moments after a judge on Friday handed down a two-year sentence to former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly A. Potter.

Tribune News Service

Former Minnesota cop Kimberly Potter sentenced below guidelines to 2 years for killing Daunte Wright

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kimberly Potter was sentenced Friday to a two-year term, lower than suggested by state guidelines, for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during a traffic stop last spring.

Tribune News Service

Legal community sees unequal treatment and mercy in Potter's sentence

MINNEAPOLIS — To some lawyers, the 24-month sentence for former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright showed once again how the U.S. judicial system treats white defendants differently than Black ones, while others say it was reasoned and merciful.

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Former Minnesota cop Kimberly Potter sentenced to 2 years for killing Daunte Wright

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Wright family and friends disappointed, upset at Potter sentence

MINNEAPOLIS — Supporters and family of Daunte Wright decried the two-year prison sentence handed down Friday to Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kimberly Potter for Wright's killing.

Tribune News Service

Former officer sentenced to two years in Daunte Wright’s death

Former suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter receives lesser sentence after shooting Wright at traffic stop.

Al Jazeera

Kimberly Potter sentenced to 2 years in Daunte Wright shooting death

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer Kimberly Potter was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during a traffic stop last year.

Tribune News Service

Ex-officer Kim Potter sentenced to 2 years for shooting Daunte Wright

The shooting, which came during the Derek Chauvin murder trial, sparked days of protests in the Minneapolis suburb.

Axios

Kim Potter: Who is the former Minneapolis officer and why did she shoot Daunte Wright?

Kim Potter claims she made an ‘innocent mistake’ and mistook her firearm for her Taser when she shot Daunte Wright dead

The Independent UK

Daunte Wright: Who was the 20-year-old Black man shot dead by Kim Potter in Minneapolis suburb?

Daunte Wright is survived by a two-year-old son

The Independent UK

Ex-cop who killed Daunte Wright to learn sentence

The former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright will be sentenced Friday for manslaughter

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Key moments in the police shooting of Daunte Wright

Suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter will be sentenced Friday for manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright

Tribune News Service

Kevin O’Connell takes the reins as Vikings’ new head coach

MINNEAPOLIS — Six weeks after the Vikings fired general manager Rick Spielman and head coach Mike Zimmer, the team's new leaders sat on a dais in Eagan as a logo on the streaming video of the news conference declared "Vikings new era."

Tribune News Service

Mourners hear words of reassurance, a mother's fury during Amir Locke's funeral in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS — Amir Locke was laid to rest Thursday, 15 days after a Minneapolis police officer shot and killed the 22-year-old during the predawn execution of a no-knock search warrant.

Tribune News Service

Words of reassurance, fury at Amir Locke's funeral in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS — Family, friends and community members gathered Thursday in a north Minneapolis church where a funeral service celebrating the life of Amir Locke, fatally shot by police two weeks ago, began with songs of blessed reassurance before shifting to words of fury aimed at police.

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The Canadian Press

Man linked to Manitoba border deaths indicted in U.S. on human smuggling charges

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal grand jury in the United States has formally indicted a man on human smuggling charges after the deaths of four Indian migrants near the Canada-U.S. border last month.

Al Jazeera

Hundreds mourn Amir Locke, a Black man killed by US police

Locke’s death has provoked an outcry against no-knock warrants, with a push by his family and others to ban them.

The Canadian Press

Top News Advisory for Thursday, Feb. 17

Here are the latest Top News stories from The Canadian Press. All times are Eastern unless otherwise stated. Coverage plans are included when available. Entries are subject to change as news develops.

Tribune News Service

Kueng says he didn't see 'serious medical need' when George Floyd fell unresponsive

MINNEAPOLIS — J. Alexander Kueng told jurors Thursday that he never viewed George Floyd's declining condition as warranting "serious medical need."

The Independent UK

Key moments in the police shooting of Daunte Wright

Suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter will be sentenced Friday for manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What to watch at Kim Potter's sentencing hearing

The suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright is set to be sentenced for her first-degree manslaughter conviction

The Independent UK

Amir Locke to be eulogized at Minneapolis service

A 22-year-old Black man who was killed by Minneapolis police serving a no-knock search warrant will be eulogized in the same church where Daunte Wright's funeral was held

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