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Senior reporter @MprNews ' Race, Class and Communities team. Fellow @niemanfdn '25. Victory gardener. Co-creator of Peabody Award-winning @74SecondsMPR .

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Jon Collins

29 days

Some personal news…I'm so honored to share that I’ve been selected for their 2025 journalism fellowship by @niemanfdn . I’ll be taking a leave from @mprnews to be part of this impressive cohort of journalists at @harvard , where I’ll be focusing on the policing of poverty. (1)

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Nieman Foundation

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Meet the new class! We’re pleased to introduce the 2025 Nieman Fellows, 24 talented and innovative journalists who cover stories around the world. They’ll join us at @Harvard this fall to learn, collaborate and share their expertise. Welcome to all.

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5 years

If you’re outraged by this college admissions scandal, the criminal justice system is going to blow your mind.

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Minneapolis and St. Paul are temporarily requiring either a proof of vaccine or negative COVID test from at least 74 hours before for customers at all businesses where people are eating and drinking. It starts next week.

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4 years

People on Twitter might think Minneapolis people seem irrational right now. But I just got an invite to a gathering in the park hosted by a city council member for people to figure out how to protect our neighborhoods because government has failed completely. That is where we are

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3 years

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar tells Minneapolis council she supports a universal basic income pilot program like St. Paul has: "I don’t have to tell you how important it is not to allow St. Paul to embarrass us."

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4 years

I want to remind Twitter that reporters are only human. We are working on little sleep, short-staffed after years of cuts and watching our neighborhoods burn down. Please excuse a typo or if we sometimes don’t hit every point you think is important in a tweet.

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4 years

Source sent me video of a white guy setting a fire at Chicago Lake Liquor in broad daylight yesterday. Hearing lots of anecdotes like this. Governor has speculated that white supremacists might be involved. Do tactics change if it’s no longer a protest but an attack on our city?

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3 years

A reminder: Media may be helicoptering into Minneapolis (a familiar sound for people who live here) to cover Derek Chauvin trial. Please lift up local media who have been here/covering these stories this entire time @MPRnews @StarTribune @PioneerPress @SahanJournal @MNReformer

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3 years

Jury verdict on Derek Chauvin: Second-degree murder: Guilty Third-degree murder: Guilty Second-degree manslaughter: Guilty

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4 years

Biked through heart of south Minneapolis today. Tent cities in parks and scattered along trails, boarded up businesses and cars lined up to get boxes of food. If there are history books in the future, the widespread apathy about this human suffering should be a chapter on 2020.

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4 years

I live near some of the hardest hit areas in Minneapolis. I can’t exaggerate how afraid people were yesterday. My block organized security in case we get attacked. People hosed down their houses. We’re accustomed to protests. This sort of terror, fear of attack, isn’t the same.

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3 years

I'm already hearing lots of rumors going around in Minneapolis. If you're in an area affected by the curfew, please be careful not to spread misinformation that fuels fear. Instead, amplify information that's verified. I hope everyone stays safe.

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3 years

As a reporter, I try to minimize harm (in line with SPJ ethics) so I'm just aghast at TV news that will send helicopters into traumatized neighborhoods for a protest of 100 people or less. My journalism colleagues in TV should justify how it's newsworthy or speak against it.

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3 years

Both @kateknuth and @SheilaFTP have pledged to rank each other second on their ballots and urge supporters to do the same. The "Don't rank Frey" campaign is a pretty strategic use of the ranked choice voting system, which we haven't seen on this level before in Minneapolis.

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4 years

Here’s a tip. When local officials in hot water over recent news are doing lots of national interviews and avoiding local journalists, it might be an indication that parachuting national media is actually asking way easier questions.

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3 years

Just read that jurors in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial were asked whether they are biased against wealthy people. Wondering if it's common practice to ask potential jurors in other trials whether they have bias against poor people? I don't think I've ever heard it.

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4 years

For those who don’t know, south Minneapolis is a diverse and mostly working class neighborhood of the city. Rich people live near the lakes in the west, downtown or in the far south. The businesses burning or vandalized on Lake Street are likely owned by immigrants.

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4 years

After stopping two teens allegedly from Eau Claire from loots Skol Liquor (in Seward), American Indian Movement “members recovered the merchandise, took the teens’ names and numbers and called their mothers in Wisconsin to come pick them up.”

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1 year

I like a lot of the designs for a new Minnesota state flag, but aren't we missing an obvious choice?

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3 years

One of my least favorite things about Minnesota is the weird insistence on driving on treacherous roads. You're not delivering human organs for transplant, you're going to your aunt's house in Golden Valley. Cancel your plans for just a day, it doesn't mean that winter wins!

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4 years

I know Twitter isn’t good on nuance, but it’s pretty clear that people are going to have to wrap their heads around fact that maybe there is more than one thing going on at once, and that protesters are not the burners (according to lots of reports).

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. @GovTimWalz says his unconfirmed suspicion is that not only are “white supremacists” involved in violence in Minneapolis, but also drug cartels.

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2 years

Minneapolis is back to "normal." Happy, happy Mayday!

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3 years

Thank you to everyone who refrained from joking that a 10 p.m. curfew is way too late for St. Paul.

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2 years

I will never stop being upset that stores in the frigid north stop carrying gloves and hats just at the point in winter where I have lost all my gloves and hats.

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4 years

Liquor store clerk tells me: It's pretty steady, "but we are going through a lot of champagne."

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4 years

This is kind of what protests in Minneapolis look like a lot normally.

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The scene tonight in South Minneapolis. I’d be lying if I said this didn’t warm my heart.

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4 years

People coming out of their houses and hooting and banging pots in south Minneapolis. I'm on a dog walk. The dogs are confused and excited too.

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4 years

Tear gas still being shot off. Crowd is very very young. Intersection of Minnehaha and Lake.

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3 years

Made the tail end of an anti-fascist march down Summit Avenue. It's the reason that some Trump supporters said they were not going to protest at the governor's mansion today. It was about twice as large as the Trump rally.

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3 years

Reminder: conscientiously consume your media this month. Lots of international reporters are jetting in, but statewide outlets were here before, during and will be here after. Even the best outsiders have a hard time understanding our court system, not to mention the context.

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I’m so proud of the local journalists working night & day to cover our communities thoughtfully & accurately. It’s so important. Subscribe to local papers like @StarTribune and @PioneerPress or become a member at organizations like @MPRnews , @MinnPost or @SahanJournal @MNReformer

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4 years

The Minneapolis Police Force is about 800, just so we understand the scale of this mobilization.

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We have activated more than 500 soldiers to St. Paul, Minneapolis and surrounding communities. Our mission is to protect life, preserve property and the right to peacefully demonstrate. A key objective is to ensure fire departments are able to respond to calls.

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3 years

Lots of honking and chanting and now music 🎵 in downtown Minneapolis. More and more vehicles seem to be arriving.

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2 years

In the wake of evictions of two large encampments in Minneapolis, unhoused people and activists have set up a tent protest outside Minneapolis City Hall. They're calling for a moratorium on evictions, which they say make conditions worse for unhoused people. (1)

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4 years

There should be a word for that thing Midwesterners do where they cross in front of a car and do a little skip to show they're hurrying but don't actually move any faster.

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3 years

Local reporters are getting pretty non-stop requests from international media for interviews. I for one am happy to spread the correct pronunciation of "minny-SOH-ta" across the entire English-speaking world. Next we do "bag."

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4 years

One more benefit of wearing masks is it makes it so much easier for people in Minneapolis to avoid saying hi to someone they’ve known for just a couple decades.

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4 years

People would take Frost Advisory more seriously if we called it Don't Leave LaCroix In Your Car Overnight Or It Will Explode Advisory.

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4 years

My friend said she is so nervous about the election that she's been "microdosing" wine since 2 p.m. I don't think that's what it's called.

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3 years

I was outside in south Minneapolis tonight when I heard a series of loud bangs (at least seven). It was followed quickly by the sound of sirens. Minneapolis police now confirming that a man was shot and killed after they say gunfire was exchanged with officers.

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4 years

Just when I think my south Minneapolis neighborhood might not go back to business as usual, NextDoor alerts me that a chicken named Butterscotch has gone missing.

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2 years

Striking Minneapolis educators rallying at the state capitol in St. Paul asking for some of the state's projected $9.25 billion surplus to go towards education. (1)

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4 years

As city and state officials quibble about what could have been done, I can't help but think of the streams of vehicles I saw heading into the city every night stripped of license plates, and how neither state or city seemed to do much about them.

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3 years

I have covered so many protests and I don't think I have ever seen a protester take a swing at a cop. The unspoken understanding is that anyone who touches a police officer is going to get stomped and charged with any and everything. Another reason Wednesday was so wild to watch.

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3 years

This sentence against Derek Chauvin is ten years more than the guidelines recommend. Judge Peter Cahill said that he departed because of Chauvin's abuse of authority. (28)

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2 years

In a few minutes here, I'll be on a conference call with Amir Locke's family and attorney Ben Crump. I'll try to update this thread throughout the call. (1)

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3 years

About 100 people at the "stop the steal rally" at the Minnesota Capitol. Took about 15 seconds for someone to question where I'm from. There are state troopers blocking off the roads leading to the Capitol on all sides. And lines of troopers in helmets lined in front. Thread here

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4 years

While Twitter is full of righteous takes, all I heard from Minneapolis residents on Lake Street this morning, including protesters, was more frustration and more sadness. Sirens and helicopters are pretty much nonstop on the south side.

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2 years

Peak south Minneapolis as I douse cotton balls in peppermint oil to try to communicate to the mice in my 100-year-old house that they need to stay away from everything I've ever cared about.

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4 years

Italian Eatery on Cedar Avenue in far south Minneapolis is doing complimentary bbq for the community this afternoon (I assume until they run out). They say it’s just to show support for the community in these times.

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3 years

I'd feel less nervous if the governor didn't compare ending the pandemic to spring coming to Minnesota.

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2 years

The best thing about Minneapolis Mayday has always been seeing people you haven't seen in a while coming out after winter. It's a pretty important thing to lots of people in this part of the city, so I'm glad to see celebrations coming up from the grassroots again.

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2 years

Mayor Jacob Frey says this policy also includes stadiums and events where people eat or drink. Covers all places where people consume food or beverages indoors.

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4 years

Former Minneapolis police chief calling out current police union president.

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A disgrace to the badge! This is the battle that myself and others have been fighting against. Bob Kroll turn in your badge!

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3 years

Unacceptable and authoritarian behavior by law enforcement and the civilian leadership. The public deserves to know and see what the government (including law enforcement) are doing to our fellow citizens. Shame.

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Media has been ushered to a checkpoint where state patrol is taking pictures of every journalist’s credentials and face.

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6 years

Minneapolis is all like, "They called us a major city."

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Minneapolis becomes the first major American city to abolish single-family zoning.

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2 years

People who pay Netflix, Amazon and Spotify every month love posting that newspapers should be free.

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2 years

Hundreds of people gathered on the Greenway outside Minneapolis' Midtown Market for BareBones 2022. It was a return to a larger event after the pandemic. (1)

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3 years

About three dozen people gathered outside police tape at Holiday station on 36th and Cedar where police shot and killed a man after a traffic stop tonight. It's very cold, 20 degrees, and people breaking out handwarmers. More people appear to be arriving.

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4 years

Remember the new 2020 rule: Just one major news story is allowed per day, except for Fridays, when there's one in the early morning to undermine your relief that the week is over and another in the late afternoon to ruin your weekend.

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3 years

I've asked the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists @mnspj board to take on this question. I'm willing to argue that the board should issue a statement asking TV to use helicopters in a more focused way. I'll update on whether they'll consider.

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Jon Collins

3 years

Sound system with beats is here. It's important to note that the site of this fatal shooting by police is .8 miles from 38th and Chicago where George Floyd was killed (which has been occupied since then). It's in the Powderhorn community of south Minneapolis.

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3 years

Multiple Minneapolis City Council members said they weren't alerted about the reopening of 38th/Chicago until a couple hours after it started. City Coordinator said in email to council members & staff that city staff earlier that morning supported a "community-led reopening."

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Jon Collins

4 years

As my editors know, it’s really hard for me to let go of this story, but I’m exhausted after a week of this nonstop in my own neighborhood, so please follow @msepic and @peterncox , @mprnews and all our friends at other local media for updates tonight. Take care.

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Jon Collins

4 years

I'm impressed with how @sewardcoop has adjusted to COVID-19. One of the first stores to require social distancing, protect employees, and now they build outdoor waiting areas at both stores so people don't freeze waiting to get in. This sort of thing is how we survive the winter.

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3 years

Chauvin trial news: April 20, 2021 - A verdict has been reached and will be read between 3:30-4:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 20.

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2 years

"Since Mr. Floyd’s death in May of last year, 1,646 people have been killed by the police, or about three people per day on average."

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4 years

After covering the Minneapolis protests, looting and arsons (all things that should be considered separately) after George Floyd’s killing, I’m relieved to say I tested negative for COVID-19. Good news for south Mpls folks: any symptoms might just be stress and lack of sleep.

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1 year

The annual Powderhorn Art Sled Rally in freeeeeezing temperatures in south Minneapolis.

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4 years

Dozens of Caribou Coffee workers are rallying outside a Roseville location, asking for better protective equipment, safer policies, more hazard pay. Company says they’re getting masks and bumping pay up 10 percent for May.

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Jon Collins

4 years

The paranoia in Minneapolis neighborhoods is getting worriesome. Saw reports last night of big white truck with no plates. Rumor spread that there were empty gas containers found in the bed. Not sure who but someone slashed three tires. Want to know why the truck was there? (1)

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4 years

Just a reminder, because I can feel it from people in my life already: people are going to be really challenged this winter. Be generous.

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2 years

Correction: It's 72 hours. Sorry about that.

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Minneapolis: "Oh. It's not normal for you to see someone skiing down the sidewalk in the middle of a city? Interesting."

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Jon Collins

3 years

Pulitzers are a huge deal (kudos to our buddies at Strib, Darnella). But this work only happens when organizations invest in staffing that allows for enterprise reporting. Media execs (including public media) should use our member money more wisely and hire more reporters. -30-

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4 years

Probably about 100 protesters left on the three corners of the intersection in the street. It’s raining steady and hard to text. I’ll update if I see arrests or something else notable.

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As newsrooms recruit people from wealthy backgrounds (fancy schools/social contacts/prestigious unpaid internships) people from a low-income background ask: "How do we get into journalism? And if we do get in, how do we afford to stay in?"

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The great remove

How journalism got so out of touch with the people it covers

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3 years

Ugh. I really want to go to the Hard Times and drink their french press coffee and eat a vegan quesadilla (or whatever) while avoiding eye contact with the person talking about how the CIA assassinated Paul Wellstone.

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3 years

Crowd took down police tape on 36th and are near cops on side driveway of gas station. Cops are taping that off.

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3 years

As someone covering the mayoral race in Minneapolis, I haven't seen any election signs yet (in my part of south). But I did see these free stickers at my local coffeeshop. And I think they bode for the progressive strategy going into November.

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If it's quiet on journalism Twitter right now, it's because so many of us are on a webinar called Covering Riots and Civil Unrest that's mostly about trying to stay safe and avoid being targeted by police, protesters, militias etc. That's where we're at. Bless the @DartCenter

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3 years

A familiar sound for people in this neighborhood: helicopter. They were almost continuous in weeks following May unrest. Holiday looking a little like fortress. With officers lining driveway and at least one on roof. Haven't seen any chemical weapons used or arrests yet.

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3 years

For people who don't know what "traumatized neighborhoods" means, south Minneapolis was a center of unrest after George Floyd was killed. Outside of protest crackdowns, no cops were visible for five days or more as looting and random arsons happened. Helicopters 24-7 for weeks.

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1 year

Five degrees in St. Paul, Minnesota as about 300 protesters take to the streets around Gov. Tim Walz's official residence in the wake of Tyree Nichol's killing by Memphis pilice. They're calling for qualified immunity for police officers to be eliminated.

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3 years

Little Earth is certainly THE example, but I don't think the general public realizes that many neighborhoods in south and north Minneapolis organized their own patrols for the simple reason that police were not responding to calls for help. This was far from protests.

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“If it happens again, and people try to burn down this city, we’ll be ready.”

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As a reporter, and longtime south Minneapolis resident, let me just say how jarring it is to have 1st/2nd hand experiences invalidated by people online or wherever. I'm trying to get across the experiences of people I know and live with, not just looking for an idealogical score.

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3 years

Incredibly jarring to stop by a hardware store on Lake St. and see tons of National Guard, with their armored vehicles, and some Minneapolis police just milling around. As the woman in front of me told the cashier, "This is kind of deja vu."

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4 years

I’ve been talking to people up and down Lake St. Residents and business owners are shocked. Over and over I hear complaints that police appear to be holed up in the precinct while firefighters and city workers are out in force.

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Amir Locke's father Andre Locke: "My son Amir was a good kid. My son Amir was an entrepreneur. My son Amir was a law-abiding citizen who did not have a criminal history. My son Amir was loved, by many of us, by my family, by many people, by everyone he came into touch with." (7)

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I'm normally on other depressing beats but assigned to COVID today -- it blew my mind. It's easy to underestimate how bad things are in Minnesota (if you just browse headlines). More than 7,000 cases/at least 39 deaths in one day. It's a shocking spike. Take care of one another.

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2 years

Attorney Ben Crump points to the "erroneous" press release, which characterized Amir Locke as a "suspect" and which said Locke's gun was pointed at police. Crump says that the police department used disinformation to "assassinate the character of Amir Locke." (3)

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3 years

Quick update on TV news helicopters in south Minneapolis. @mnspj board declined to take a stance. I respect them but personally I think it's a fail. The way journalists do their jobs can do damage to our communities and undermine their faith in us. Minimize harm; maximize trust.

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3 years

Sgt. Jody Stiger of the LAPD is the prosecution's use of force expert and back on the stand. His professional opinion is that Chauvin used excessive force, and that any force against Floyd was inappropriate considering Floyd's alleged offense of using a counterfeit $20. (1)

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Testimony has resumed in the #ChauvinTrial . Watch live:

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A personal note: I (and friends & neighbors I’ve talked to) are so concerned about tonight in south Minneapolis. I’m afraid more people are going to die. It’s not a betrayal of my ethics to say I don’t want that. We would also like to sleep for a few hours without explosions.

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Attorney General Keith Ellison speaking now says the Derek Chauvin verdict shouldn't be called "justice," because that implies "restoration." But he said it is accountability. And he said that's the first step towards justice.

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Minneapolis' Behavioral Crisis Response program now responds to non-violent 911 calls 24/7, with Minneapolis leaders declaring their commitment to a public safety program that frees up officers and avoids criminalizing mental illness. Lots more here:

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Minneapolis at forefront of alternatives to policing, mental health crisis response

Since 2021, the city of Minneapolis has expanded its Behavioral Crisis Response unit to include dozens of staff working 24/7.

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Jon Collins

3 years

Pretty silly to see Minnesotans shaming southerners about bad weather. Have you forgotten that our whole thing is that it's us, despite the weather, dealing with it together? That's why we secretly shovel our neighbor sidewalks.

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Jon Collins

8 years

The American flag flying in front of the minaret at Masjid An-Nur, the only polling place at a mosque in Minnesota.

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Jon Collins

4 years

Rain letting up slightly. Intersection is jammed with protester cars laying on their horns. #GeorgeFloyd #ThisIsMinneapolis

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Jon Collins

2 years

Just got home and it's incredibly weird outside in S Mpls. It's in the mid 50s, there's a really thick low fog forming over some streets, and the sky is doing this.

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