… Walz said the number of soldiers who will provide that relief and their exact roles have yet to be determined, but said it would be a ‘fairly large contingent.’” … The governor went to North Memorial Health Hospital to announce plans for relieving overstretched staffs at long-term care facilities that prevent hospitals from discharging patients into transitional care centers. Tim Walz said Friday he’ll use the Minnesota National Guard to help alleviate staffing shortages at care facilities that are struggling to cope with the surge in COVID-19 cases among unvaccinated Minnesotans. Department of Justice changed its policy.”įor the AP, Steve Karnowski writes : “ Gov.

Marshal task force deputies were prohibited from wearing body cameras. The deadly confrontation sparked protests and raised questions about accountability. The call for change came after the shooting of Winston Smith in Minneapolis’ Uptown neighborhood in June. Marshals are now wearing body cameras in Minnesota, WCCO-TV has learned. For WCCO-TV, Jennifer Mayerle reports : “ U.S. … Members of Smith’s family and activists said they remain unconvinced that the state has fully probed the matter.” Those statements helped provide the basis of Crow Wing County Attorney Donald Ryan’s decision this month not to criminally charge the officers for Smith’s death. The officers submitted only written statements giving their accounts of the June 3 shooting to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), the attorney said, claiming the state’s investigation was flawed. Marshals Service task force, pointing out that officers at the scene were never interviewed as part of the state’s investigation. The Star Tribune’s Maya Rao reports : “ An attorney for the family of Winston Smith on Friday called for an independent investigation into his killing by a U.S.

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