October 11, 2004 - Minneapolis police have started an internal investigation into allegations of police brutality stemming from a scuffle Friday night. Second Precinct Inspector Maderia Arradondo says the investigation will look into whether officer Alan Williams used excessive force when he shoved Dana Canty during a disturbance call. Canty checked into a hospital Saturday night with head injuries.
October 11, 2004 - Minneapolis police have launched an internal investigation into an allegation of police brutality stemming from a incident Friday night. North Memorial Medical Center admitted Dana Canty Saturday with head injuries. The day before Officer Alan Williams shoved Canty during a disturbance call. Second Precinct Inspector Maderia Arradondo says Williams remains on the job during the investigation by internal affairs. He says investigators will look into whether the force Williams used was appropriate.
October 12, 2004 - Minneapolis police have launched an internal investigation into an allegation of police brutality stemming from a incident Friday night. North Memorial Medical Center admitted Dana Canty Saturday with head injuries. The day before Officer Alan Williams shoved Canty during a disturbance call. Second Precinct Inspector Maderia Arradondo says Williams remains on the job during the investigation by internal affairs. He says investigators will look into whether the force Williams used was appropriate.
October 12, 2004 - Minneapolis police have started an internal investigation into allegations of police brutality stemming from a scuffle Friday night. Second Precinct Inspector Maderia Arradondo says the investigation will look into whether officer Alan Williams used excessive force when he shoved Dana Canty during a disturbance call. Canty checked into a hospital Saturday night with head injuries.
October 15, 2004 - Jews in Minnesota are celebrating a double anniversary. It's the 350th anniversary of the arrival of the first Jews in America and the 150th anniversary of the first to arrive in Minnesota. Minnesota playwright Joe Vass chronicles the experience of the immigrants in his latest work. The musical uses the Yiddish word for craziness "Mishegass" as it's title. The show is currently running in St. Cloud before opening in Minneapolis later this month.
October 20, 2004 - More than 14-hundred Hmong refugees arrived in Minnesota last month. That's the largest monthly total since the resettlement program began in 1975. Local resettlement agencies say the Hmong are arriving so quickly that, in some cases, they're over-burdening the relatives who are sponsoring them. John Borden of the International Institute, says one relative in Minnesota may agree to sponsor three families. He says the problem arises when all of those families arrive within a short time period.
October 21, 2004 - Mainstreet Radio's Tim Post profiles the race for House seat 12A District. It encompasses the rapidly growing Brainerd lakes area. It's a part of Minnesota that's seen plenty of changes over the last couple of decades. The 2004 election pits a DFL candidate with 30 years experience against two political newcomers.
October 21, 2004 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer profiles differing views of the candidates Justice Alan Page and Magistrate Tim Tingelstad for seat on the state Supreme Court.
October 22, 2004 - Mainstreet Radio's Cara Hetland reports that six people have been charged with crimes stemming from a Republican get-out-the-vote campaign. All but one were employed by the Republican party. The case raises questions about whether the ballots will count, and it's looking more and more like South Dakota's election could be decided in court.
October 25, 2004 - English language classes are packed in the Twin Cities and other parts of the state. Some programs are so full they now have long waiting lists. Much of the increase is attributed to the growing number of immigrants moving to Minnesota, including Hmong and other refugees. Jean Hanslin is with Lao Family English, says classes are three times the normal size at a time when she's already had to lay off one teacher because of a funding crunch.