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The Minnesota National Guard says it has no plans to disable or disrupt cell phone service in the Twin Cities Saturday after reports of rumors suggesting otherwise.
The Pentagon said Saturday it was ready to provide military help to authorities scrambling to contain unrest in Minneapolis, where George Floyd's death has sparked widespread protests, but Gov. Tim Walz has not requested federal troops.
A police officer suffered a minor gunshot wound when a protest in Milwaukee over the police killing of George Floyd turned violent overnight, authorities said.
By early Saturday morning, it was Gov. Walz who found himself struggling with the enormity of the challenge, conceding that he didn't have enough people to cope with the protests.
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar seems a less likely choice to become Joe Biden's running mate on his presidential ticket following this week's death of a black man in police custody in Minneapolis, a key ally of the former vice president said.
Years of dialogue about police and criminal justice reforms in Minneapolis had improved the relationship between the African American community and law enforcement, activists say — before the police killing this week of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died after a white officer pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for several minutes as he pleaded for air.
President Donald Trump has tried to walk back his post-midnight "thugs" tweet about Minneapolis protesters that added to outrage over the police killing of a black man.
President Donald Trump is urging Minnesota officials to get tougher with protesters who are destroying property and looting.
Volunteers are showing up in huge numbers Saturday to help clean up after four straight nights of unrest in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.
Currently, 589 people are in Minnesota hospitals battling COVID-19, with 263 in intensive care beds, slightly up from the previous day's total.
Protesters are defying curfew orders in Minneapolis early Saturday morning, and firefighters are trying to put out several business and brush fires throughout the city during the fourth night of unrest after the death of George Floyd.
Minnesota's sentencing guidelines recommend 12 1/2 years for a conviction on the murder count and four years on the manslaughter charge.
"She is devastated by Mr. Floyd's death and her utmost sympathy lies with his family, with his loved ones and with everyone who is grieving this tragedy," the statement said.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has broken his silence about what ultimately led up to the Minneapolis Police Department's withdrawal from the 3rd Precinct building in south Minneapolis.
A group of peaceful protestors, organized by athletes, marched through downtown Minneapolis to the Hennepin Bridge, where they took a knee in remembrance of George Floyd.
