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Gov. Tim Walz received a phone call on Sunday from famous rapper and record executive Jay-Z, regarding justice for George Floyd's death that sparked protests, rioting and outcry across the city and nation this week.
"I want to thank everyone who participated in our ability to restore trust in our streets," Gov. Walz said at a Sunday morning press conference. He said he appreciated the actions of the community, those who stayed home, the national guard, and first responders.
In Minnesota Saturday, the COVID-19 death toll breached 1,000 with total cases nearing 25,000. Check out the latest headlines for Sunday below.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced Sunday that the number of positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Minnesota has risen to 24,850, up 664 from Saturday. Fourteen more people also died, bringing the death total to 1,040.
WCCO's Meteorologist Mike Augustyniak says air quality is improving in Minneapolis after air pollution levels spiked in the morning.
Authorities are investigating after a man's body was found early Sunday morning in Minneapolis.
All major highways around the metro are back open Sunday morning after the Minnesota Department of Transportation closed Interstate 35W, Interstate 35E, Interstate 94, Interstate 394 and Highway 55 Saturday evening in an effort to protect public safety in the Twin Cities.
Since Floyd's death on Monday, the site has been increasingly strewn with handmade tributes to his life, street art, and flowers that had for the ensuing week remained a place where people seemed to respect the solemnity of the site.
A video posted to Twitter Saturday night is going viral after apparently showing law enforcement in Minneapolis shooting paint rounds at residents on their porch after curfew went into effect.
Never before has the Minnesota National Guard been fully mobilized to respond to a crisis in the state, but that is what happened Saturday night, with an unprecedented show of force that aggressively cleared the streets following three nights of unrest since the death of George Floyd.
American religious leaders across faiths are grappling with the heavy burden of helping to heal two active traumas: rising civil unrest driven by the police killing of George Floyd and the coronavirus pandemic.
WCCO's award-winning veteran photographer Tom Aviles has been struck by a rubber bullet and taken into custody by the State Patrol Saturday night.
As protests over the death of George Floyd grow in cities across the U.S., government officials have been warning of the "outsiders" - groups of organized rioters they say are flooding into major cities not to call for justice but to cause destruction.
President Donald Trump is weighing in as the Minnesota National Guard mobilizes in the Twin Cities Saturday night.
This comes after three straight nights of widespread and growing protests and looting, and hundreds of businesses damaged or destroyed by fire.
