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A white former police officer faced her first court appearance Thursday on a second-degree manslaughter charge in the traffic-stop shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright.

By WMMN Apr 15, 2021 Paul Viollis, Law Enforcement and Security Analyst joined West Michigans Morning News to talk about what we can expect from the charges against the officer who shot Daunte Wright to death.  

Talks over bill to overhaul policing intensify amid new urgency after Daunte Wright shooting Active discussions are underway in Congress over a bipartisan bill to overhaul laws surrounding policing as the Biden administration made the decision earlier this week to let Congress tackle the issue, standing down on its campaign promise to create a White House commission to study the issue. The conversation took on new urgency in recent days after the police shooting death of Daunte Wright, a 20-yea...

Ex-police officer charged over fatal shooting of Duante Wright in Minnesota A demonstrator is arrested by police for violating curfew and an order to disperse during a protest against the police shooting of Daunte Wright, late Monday, April 12, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota (AP Photo/John Minchillo)  15 April, 2021 06:40 A white former police officer faces her first court appearance over the fatal shooting of a black motorist in a suburb of Minneapolis, ign...

Zuccarello has 2 goals, 2 assists as Wild beat Coyotes 5-2 By The Associated PressApril 15, 2021 GMT ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Mats Zuccarello scored twice and Nick Bonino had a goal and two assists on Wednesday to lead the Minnesota Wild past the Arizona Coyotes 5-2. It was the Wild’s first game since the death on Sunday of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a Black man fatally shot by police during a traffic stop. The Wild’s game on Monday against St. Louis was postponed until next month., and thi...

Guest: Kristi Fulnecky Nick and Kristi talks about past Great Escape trips. A CNN crew was chased away by rioters while covering ongoing demonstrations in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota following the police shooting of Daunte Wright. The U.S. Navy’s official Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts changed their profile photos by adding a face mask to the prestigious bald eagle in the military branch’s logo. A group of Australian politicians and military officers sat speechless Saturda...

Audacy Extends Contract with CFO Richard Schmaeling. The company and chief financial officer Richard Schmaeling sign a new contract set to begin on May 1 that keeps Schmaeling in his CFO role and adds the position of executive vice president, strategic initiatives to his duties. The new contract runs through April 30 of 2025 and pays Schmaeling an annual base salary of $800,000 that will be increased by not less than three percent annually beginning in May of 2022. Other aspects of the contra...

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A white former police officer faced her first court appearance Thursday in the traffic-stop shooting of a Black motorist that has engulfed a small Minneapolis

Rochester NAACP speaks out about the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright The Rochester NAACP is responding to the events of this week, saying systemic racism must end. Posted: Apr 15, 2021 9:57 AM Posted By: Madelyne Watkins ROCHESTER, Minn. - The Rochester NAACP is speaking out about the fatal police shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright over the weekend in Brooklyn Center. While the deaths of Wright and George Floyd didnt happen in the Med City, the Rochester NAACP says its our job as a communit...