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Morrell Johnson of New Orleans, is detained by NOPD Sgt. Arthur Kaufman on the Gentilly side of the Danziger Bridge, September 4, 2005. (Alex Brandon/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

New Orleans says police department is ready to end federal oversight. Not all are convinced

By Jack Brook - Associated Press

U.S.-born Buddhist lama, Jalue Dorje, right, and a member of the Minnesota Tibetan community bow and touch foreheads in a traditional Tibetan greeting at his 18th birthday and enthronement ceremony in Isanti, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Teenage Buddhist lama celebrates last birthday in the U.S. before joining monastery in the Himalayas

By Luis Andres Henao - Associated Press

Sen. Amy Klobuchar speaks at the DFL election night watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota wins 4th term, defeating ex-NBA player Royce White

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

"I Voted Early" stickers sit in a bucket by the ballot box at the City of Minneapolis early voting center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. In-person voting in the 2024 presidential contest begins Friday in three states, including Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz's home state of Minnesota, with just over six weeks left before Election Day. (AP Photo/Adam Bettcher)

In-person voting begins for the U.S. presidential contest, kicking off the sprint to Election Day

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, center right, listens to artist Seitu Jones, right, talk about his stencil of George Floyd, in St. Paul, Minn., Monday, June 8, 2020. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, Pool)

Some divisions persist over Walz’s response to the riots that followed the murder of George Floyd

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A protester carries a U.S. flag upside down, a sign of distress, next to a burning building, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis during protests over the death of George Floyd. Speaking at the Republican National Convention, President Donald Trump said, &quot;The Republican Party condemns the rioting, looting, arson and violence we have seen in Democrat-run cities all, like Kenosha, Minneapolis, Portland, Chicago and New York, and many others.&quot; (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Walz let Minneapolis burn

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a news conference, May 24, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

‘Squad’ member Rep. Ilhan Omar wins Democratic primary in Minnesota

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2011, file photo, a mushroom grows at Winslow Park in Freeport, Maine. Maine. The warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms — and a surge in calls to poison control centers. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Midwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushrooms

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

Hezly Rivera is introduced at the United States Gymnastics Olympic Trials on Friday, June 28, 2024 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Meet the 16-year-old ‘underdog’ on the heavily favored U.S. Olympic gymnastics team

By Will Graves - Associated Press

U.S. Attorney Andy Luger and law enforcement officials hold a news conference to announce federal firearms and drug charges against 10 alleged members of a Minneapolis street gang, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at the his office in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Goldberg)

10 alleged Minneapolis gang members are charged in ongoing federal violent crime crackdown

By Michael Goldberg - Associated Press

People attend a candlelight vigil after two police officers and a first responder were shot and killed Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in Burnsville, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Minnesota community mourns 2 officers, 1 firefighter killed at the scene of a domestic call

By Steve Karnowski and Heather Hollingsworth - Associated Press

This photo taken Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, shows pages from a letter sent from the U.S. Department of Justice to the Minneapolis suburb of Anoka, Minn. The letter, sent Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, details the department's conclusions that the city's enforcement of an ordinance meant to control crime by pressuring landlords to evict troublesome tenants discriminates against people with mental health disabilities. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

A town in Minnesota used its anti-crime law against a protected class. It’s not the only one

By John Hanna - Associated Press

Winter fat bikers prepare to hit the trails at Theodore Wirth Park on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minn. As a bout of bitter and deadly cold sweeps the U.S., millions of Americans are being told to dress in layers if they must go outside. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)

How to stay warm in layered clothing and avoid frostbite this winter

Associated Press

Rep. Leigh Finke and members of Minnesota's House DFL Queer Caucus gather at the State Capitol on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, in St. Paul, Minn., in response to the murder of transgender woman Savannah Williams on Nov. 29. (Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

LGBTQ+ activists in Minnesota want prosecutors to treat the killing of a trans woman as a hate crime

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

Former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels poses outside his home, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, in Minneapolis. Samuels is challenging U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota in the 2024 Democratic primary. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

Progressive Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar draws prominent primary challenger

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

A pair of ruby slippers once worn by actress Judy Garland in the "The Wizard of Oz" sit on display at a news conference on Sept. 4, 2018, at the FBI office in Brooklyn Center, Minn. A man charged with the long-ago museum heist of the pair of ruby slippers was expected to change his plea to guilty at a court hearing Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, shedding light on a whodunnit mystery dating back 18 years. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen, File)

Man charged with stealing ‘Wizard of Oz’ slippers from Minnesota museum expected to plead guilty

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

Police line do not cross yellow ribbon (Shutterstock.com)

Democratic official changes dismantle-the-police tune after vicious attack, carjacking

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

This booking photo released by Sherburne County Jail shows Anton Lazzaro. The formerly well-connected GOP donor convicted of giving teenage girls gifts, alcohol and money in exchange for sex was sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, to 21 years in prison. (Sherburne County Jail/Star Tribune via AP, File)

GOP donor Anton Lazzaro sentenced to 21 years for sex trafficking minors in Minnesota

By Trisha Ahmed - Associated Press

A vendor bags psilocybin mushrooms at a pop-up cannabis market on May 24, 2019. Minneapolis is backing away from enforcing laws that criminalize psychedelic plants. On Friday, July 21, 2023, Mayor Jacob Frey ordered police to stop using taxpayer dollars to enforce most laws against hallucinogenic plants, which include psilocybin mushrooms, ayahuasca and mescaline. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Minneapolis backs off arrests for psychedelic plant use

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In this image taken from video, former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court at the Hennepin County Courthouse, June 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. Chauvin was convicted in the killing of George Floyd. On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, the Minnesota Supreme Court rejected Chauvin’s request to hear his appeal of his conviction for second-degree murder in the killing of Floyd, and his attorney said Wednesday, July 19, that they will now take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin to ask U.S. Supreme Court to review conviction in murder of George Floyd

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press