Testimony begins in trial of three former Mpls. cops

The men face federal charges in the death of George Floyd in 2020 

View in Browser | Listen Good morning, Colder temps linger through Wednesday. Find the latest on Updraft. Jeremy Chatman, who was tasked with operating the ice resurfacer during the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships, poses for a portrait on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis on Saturday. Chatman began work at 4 a.m. in freezing temperatures to make sure the rinks were prepared for participants. Tim Evans for MPR News Testimony begins in trial of three former Mpls. cops Former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng are charged by federal prosecutors with failing to provide medical care to George Floyd as their former colleague Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes on May 25, 2020. Floyd died at the scene. Thao and Kueng are additionally charged for failing to intervene with Chauvin's treatment of Floyd. A jury of 18, including six alternates, was seated in just one day of jury selection on Thursday. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson is expecting to swear them in Monday morning. The jury consists of 10 women and eight men from across the state. A pool reporter in the courtroom during jury selection noted that 16 of the jurors appeared to be white and two appeared to be of Asian descent.[Continue Reading] What else we're watching: COVID surge path unclear as backlogs worsen Minnesota's newest COVID-19 data remains clouded by severe post-holiday reporting lags, making it difficult to know if the state's past the current surge peak, or still climbing. Vintage winter ride recalls snowmobile glory days A father and son from Fargo are riding vintage snowmobiles 500 miles across Minnesota. The duo are raising money for charity and drawing attention to the International 500 — a snowmobile race from Winnipeg to St. Paul that was a big part of the St. Paul Winter Carnival decades ago. Arrowhead 135 returns Dozens of athletes will gather once again in far northern Minnesota later this month for a grueling 135-mile race through the wilderness — putting their training and endurance to the test in the depths of winter. – Michael Olson, MPR News Did someone forward you this email? Subscribe today! SPONSOR   Connect With Us MPRnews.org MPRnews on iOS MPRnews on Android Podcasts from MPR News Did someone forward you this email? Subscribe today. Preference Center ❘ Unsubscribe You received this email because you subscribed or it was sent to you by a friend. This email was sent by: Minnesota Public Radio 480 Cedar Street Saint Paul, MN, 55101