Officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright arrested, will be charged with second-degree manslaughter

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As the ongoing trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin displays videos of George Floyd's death over and over, the shooting of yet another unarmed Black man nearby is leaving deep emotional scars. What questions would you like answered regarding the killing of Daunte Wright? 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Koch, a veteran financial adviser in Wayzata, is under review by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority over [allegations he made "risky and unsuitable" investments]( on behalf of a former Minnesota Vikings football player from 2011 to 2018. - Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in prison at 82: Bernard Madoff, [the infamous architect of an epic securities swindle]( that burned thousands of investors, outfoxed regulators and earned him a 150-year prison term, died behind bars early Wednesday. He was 82. WATCH THIS First collar video from wild Minnesota wolf shows fishing skills, adaptability: For generations, researchers have struggled to follow the elusive predators after the snow melts, when the animals split away from their packs to wander or to hunker down in the thick undergrowth of the northern Minnesota woods. Now with stronger and better equipment and tracking devices, biologists have been getting a closer look at the lives of wolves in summer. 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