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Reporter @MprNews. Fellow @niemanfdn '25 @Harvard. Victory gardener. Co-creator of Peabody Award-winning @74SecondsMPR.
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‘Nobody was supposed to know what his name was’: Philando Castile’s legacy grows a decade after his death

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By Jon Collins Verified
| MPR News (Saint Paul, MN) Verified
Ten years ago, Philando Castile drove down Larpenteur Avenue in the Twin Cities suburb of Falcon Heights. His girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, was in the passenger seat. Her 4-year-old daughter was in the back. Officer Jeronimo Yanez from the nearby suburb of St. Anthony thought Castile, a Black man, resembled a suspect in a gas station robbery a few days before due to his “wide-set nose.” Yanez turned on his emergency lights.
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ACLU report finds Minneapolis police continued excessive force before DOJ dropped oversight

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By Jon Collins Verified
| MPR News (Saint Paul, MN) Verified
A Minneapolis police squad waits outside Burroughs Community School in Minneapolis on Sept. 19, 2024. Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. A report from the national ACLU has found that police officers in cities formerly under federal consent decrees, including Minneapolis, have continued to use excessive force against residents since the federal government withdrew from the agreements.
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Lawyers, advocates: Prosecutions of some anti-ICE activists chill speech, curb activism

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By Jon Collins Verified, Matt Sepic Verified
| MPR News (Saint Paul, MN) Verified
A protestor kneels in front of state troopers outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building during a protest opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, in Minneapolis on March 1. Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Seven months before a federal grand jury indicted 15 Minnesota anti-ICE activists on conspiracy charges, Michael Rabbitt of Chicago was traveling in Portugal with his wife.
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