New owner of Lakeville's Alibi restaurant withdraws liquor license application after officials find it deceptive

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Tim Walz's executive order to close during the COVID-19 pandemic, has rescinded his application for a Lakeville liquor license after city officials found [the previous owners would actually run the restaurant.]( - Darnella Frazier says man killed during Minneapolis police pursuit was her uncle: The teenager who filmed the murder of George Floyd said in a Facebook post that Leneal Lamont Frazier, who was not involved in the chase, [died when his vehicle was struck by a squad car]( as it pursued another vehicle on Minneapolis' North Side. - Gunman in vehicle shoots, kills another driver on Hwy. 169 in Plymouth, police say: A gunman in one vehicle [fatally shot the driver of another vehicle on a highway in Plymouth]( and fled the scene, authorities said Wednesday. The hunt is on now for the suspect and the vehicle he was occupying, which police describe as a light-colored SUV, possibly a Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban or similar vehicle. 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