Bodycam video in Floyd killing shows officer pulled gun, used profanity and touched him repeatedly without explanation

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Bodycam video in Floyd killing shows officer pulled gun, used profanity and touched him repeatedly without explanation: Medics who arrived at the scene took George Floyd's pulse and did not appear rushed. [CPR began about three minutes after their arrival.]( - Calls for cuts to Minneapolis police dominate first budget hearing: Dozens of people on Tuesday night [asked Minneapolis’ elected officials to cut more money]( from the city’s Police Department, as they re­adjust this year’s budget for the first major time since George Floyd was killed. The majority of speakers who called in to the City Council’s budget committee hearing asked the city to cut $45 million from the Police Department’s $193 million budget. - Minnesota falling short on 3 of 5 COVID-19 goals: [Updated information on the state’s COVID-19 dashboard]( showed that Minnesota has a rate of eight new cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people per day — above the state’s target goal of 5 cases per 100,000. The rate on the public website is based only on cases through July 6 and doesn’t include a surge in cases last weekend that pushed Minnesota’s case rate above 10 per 100,000 and landed the state on New York’s travel restriction list. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Wednesday that [he's the first governor in the United States to test positive]( for the coronavirus and that he is isolating at home. - Rebuilding Third Precinct station will cost $10M, estimates show: The figures, shared Monday by Hennepin County, are the first valuations of the damage to the police station, which was looted and torched by protesters after officers abandoned their post May 28. [The city is estimating $13.8 million in losses](, damages and overtime costs related to fires in the days after George Floyd was arrested and killed. - Floyd family sues Minneapolis officers charged in killing: [George Floyd's family filed a lawsuit]( Wednesday against the city of Minneapolis and the four police officers charged in his death, alleging the officers violated Floyd's rights when they restrained him and that the city allowed a culture of excessive force, racism and impunity to flourish in its police force. - Man shot at Powderhorn Park encampment in Minneapolis: A man was shot Tuesday at a homeless encampment in Powderhorn Park, [the latest incident in the tent community]( that has sprung up in Minnesota’s largest city. - Omar's primary challenger takes wide lead in campaign money: Political newcomer Antone Melton-Meaux, a mediation lawyer who emerged on the DFL scene late last year to challenge Rep. Ilhan Omar, told the Star Tribune [he raised a staggering $3.2 million]( between April and the end of June, with $2 million cash left in the bank before the Aug. 11 primary. He dramatically outraised Omar, who took in $471,624 during the same time period. Omar’s campaign said she has $1,111,861 left on hand ahead of the primary election. - Walmart to require customers to wear masks at all its stores: Walmart will [require customers to wear face coverings]( at all of its namesake and Sam's Club stores, making it the largest retailer to introduce such a policy that has otherwise proven difficult to enforce without state and federal requirements. - Maple Grove man admits killing wife, reporting her missing: Joshua D. Fury, 28, of Maple Grove, has [pleaded guilty to killing his wife](, burying her in a crawl space under their home and reporting her missing. - Fiery blast levels house near Moose Lake: A fiery explosion [leveled a house in Carlton County]( after a woman turned on the furnace, leaving her and another woman seriously injured, authorities said Wednesday.  Watch this Get a turtle's-eye view of life in a pond: The man behind The Fish Whisperer YouTube account strapped a GoPro on Tank, the red-eared slider turtle, and [set him loose in a busy pond filled with fish](.  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - Minnesota State Fair's famous butter sculptures will go on this year: Although the Minnesota State Fair has been canceled this year, even COVID-19 [can’t stop the annual summer rite of butter sculpting.]( - ONE Fermentary, a taproom with a mission of bringing inclusivity to Minneapolis brewing, closes indefinitely: [The closing comes after the public departure]( of head brewer Ramsey Louder, one of the company’s founders and the first Black co-owner of a Minneapolis brewery. Louder and several employees of color resigned over a disagreement about when to reopen after the police killing of George Floyd, he told the Star Tribune. - Faribault Woolen Mill opens new Linden Hills location, adds Minnesota-themed products: Customers will see more color and new designs in products this fall, as well as new fabrics, as the venerable company also has plans to [open stores in Chicago and New York City.](  Sports roundup - Midfoot sprain appears minor but is latest setback for Buxton: The Twins on Tuesday did what they have been forced to do many times in recent years — [move forward without popular yet oft-injured center fielder Byron Buxton](. - MSHSL takes urgent steps to address fall sports, budget woes: The $9 million league set up one task force to prepare for three scenarios of fall sports and another to revamp its funding approach in a move to [put more of the cost on schools.]( - Farmington's Sophie Hart picks N.C. State: The 6-4 center announced Wednesday that [she has decided to attend North Carolina State]( in Raleigh and play in the Atlantic Coast Conference. She selected the Wolfpack women’s basketball team from nearly 20 offers, including one from the Gophers.  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Worth a click Fax machines create a bottleneck for U.S. COVID-19 response: "As hard as the United States works to control coronavirus, it keeps running into problems caused by its fragmented health system, a jumble of old and new technology, and data standards that don’t meet epidemiologists’ needs. Public health officials and private laboratories have managed to expand testing to more than half a million performed daily, but they do not have a system that can smoothly handle that avalanche of results," [the New York Times reports.](  From the archives July 15, 1990: Brandy Johnson leaps high over the head of judges during the floor exercise portion of the U.S. Olympic Festival Women's Gymnastics finals at the St. Paul Civic Center. Johnson took a gold medal in vault earlier in the competition.(Photo: Rita Reed/Star Tribune) Connect with Star Tribune [facebook]([twitter]([pinterest]([instagram]( [Manage email preferences]( • [Subscribe to Star Tribune]( • [Privacy Policy]( • [Unsubscribe]( This email was sent by: StarTribune, 650 3rd Ave S, Suite #1300, Minneapolis, MN, 55488 © 2020 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](