Minneapolis police officer, suspect dead in shooting that killed 3

A 28-year-old Minneapolis police officer was killed Thursday along with another person and the suspected shooter, report Dave Orrick, Liz Sawyer and Louis Krauss of the Star Tribune. The fallen officer was identified as Jamal Mitchell. He was trying to aid shooting victims when he was ambushed, police say. He is the first officer killed in the line of duty in more than 20 years in the city. A second officer, a firefighter and a bystander were wounded.

The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office says no charges will be filed against a St. Paul police officer who fatally wounded a man last December following a domestic violence call, MPR News reports.

Authorities are investigating after a man died while clearing underwater weeds from an Apple Valley Lake, reports KARE 11’s Ian Russell.

The superintendent of the Rochester Public Schools says the district remains in a dire financial situation and needs voters to approve a levy that would bring $200 million to the school district over the next decade, reports Olivia Prondzinski of KTTC-TV.

Minnesota United star Emanuel Reynoso has been signed away to Club Tijuana, reports Andy Greder at the Pioneer Press.

Alpha Media, which owns more than 200 radio stations in Minnesota and several surrounding states, is laying off staff, including on-air talent, reports Dustin Nelson at Bring Me The News.

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