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The Hennepin County Attorney’s office is assembling a new prosecution team days before an important hearing in the case of state trooper Ryan Londregan, who is charged with the shooting death of motorist Ricky Cobb II last summer.

And a jury has been seated in the first Feeding Our Future trial. Seven people are charged with stealing tens of millions of dollars from government meal programs as part of what prosecutors say was a much larger conspiracy.

This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Phil Picardi. Music by Gary Meister.

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Prosecution team in Londregan shooting case faces personnel changes

Jury seated in first Feeding Our Future trial

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Gov. Tim Walz says he’s awaiting more information before deciding whether to call for the resignation of a DFL state senator.

And the Minneapolis City Council today passed an ordinance that requires cigarettes sold in the city to cost at least $15 dollars a pack. It's the highest required price in the country.

Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

Minneapolis Public Schools and the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers reached a tentative agreement in the early morning hours Thursday. And protests in support of Palestinians continue at the University of Minnesota after eight students and one faculty member were arrested this week. 

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Minneapolis Public Schools, teachers reach tentative agreement overnight

‘We’re not going to stop’: Protests continue at the University of Minnesota campus

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Minnesota senators failed to advance a motion to eventually expel the DFL lawmaker charged with a felony over an alleged burglary this week. The senator charged, Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury, did not appear at the Capitol today.

And school board members governing Minnesota’s largest district have reached an agreement to avoid disrupting the annual budget process. Three out of six Anoka Hennepin school board members had said they could not vote in favor of a budget that funded things like culturally responsive teaching and equity initiatives.

Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

A teenager has been charged — and another minor has been identified — in connection with a shooting last summer at a Minneapolis punk music show. And the top Republican in the Minnesota Senate is calling on DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell to resign following her arrest in northwest Minnesota.

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Charges announced 8 months after Nudieland mass shooting, pain still fresh for survivors

Minnesota lawmakers return from break to uncertainty after DFL lawmaker’s arrest

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UnitedHealth Group says the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare subsidiary earlier this year may have exposed personal information from “a substantial portion of people in America.” The Minnetonka-based company says it hasn't seen signs that medical charts or histories were released in the data breach, but it says it may take months of additional work to determine the extent of the breach and notify everyone affected.

And about thirty students set up tents in a protest for Gaza. They want the university to divest from weapons manufacturers and businesses that engage with the Israeli military.

Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Emily Bright. Music by Gary Meister.