Good afternoon. Thanks for joining us.
I'm Sharon. You. Today,
a former Minneapolis police officer accused
of beating a man after he surrendered
has admitted guilt in the assau.
After George Floyd's murder,
former officer Justin Stetson was seen
kicking and punching Jaleel Stallings.
That's after they shot rubber bullets at him,
and then he shot back,
unaware that they were police.
In court today,
Stetson admitted that he crossed
the line and that his force was,
quote, unreasonable.
As part of a plea deal,
he will not serve any jail time today,
we've learned, when fallen Saint Croix
deputy Katie Leisling will be laid to rest.
A public visitation will be held at Hudson
High School from 9:00 to noon on Friday,
followed by a full law enforcement funeral.
Lysing was shot last weekend whe
responding to a possible drunk
driver who was stuck in a ditch.
She leaves behind her wife and a baby.
A Memorial Fund has been set up
and if you would like to donate,
we have information on our
website care11.com.
The Minnesota State Patrol saysa
crackdown is coming on dangerous
street racing and driving.
They say they will use their
helicopter camera to follow rac.
From there they will tell offics
on the ground where to find the.
These new rules come after two people
died in 2021 from stray bullets at St.
races.
One of those deaths was a 19 yer
old woman whose parents are now
taking a stand against the crime
people hanging both the vehicles with guns.
You know, one leg in, one leg o,
you know, arms in the air with
guns in the air to take over in.
A city in shutdown intersectiond
put innocent people in harm's w?
Yes, I'm totally against it.
A Court of Appeals decision last month
determined prosecutors can charge St.
Racers with seconddegree felony
riot because the car is a danges
weapon in these takeovers.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says
she will continue to use that charge when St.
Racers are arrested this year.
A stretch of Rd.
formerly known as Hwy.
5 is now named after Prince.
Governor Tim Wall signed off in purple ink,
renaming 7 miles of the roadway
Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial H.
Part of it runs past
Paisley Park in Chanhassen,
where Prince lived and worked and where
he also passed away seven years.
Friends and fans are covering
the cost of new road signs,
which will be purple.
Those will be installed sometime this summer,
possibly in July.
Boys volleyball is officially a
sanctioned high school sport in Minnesota.
The Minnesota State High School League
board is meeting today to hash out the
details after voting on it yesterday.
There are still several things
the league needs to figure out,
including which season the
sport will be played.
Boys volleyball will officially
begin in the 2024 to 25 school .
Local coaches say it has becomee
of the more diverse boys sports.
Altogether,
91% of their players do not
play any other spring sport.
Daily chances of showers
and storms will continue,
especially as we get into tonig.
So for the most part the chance
for some showers and storms tody
pretty much over as the day moves on.
Pretty much staying dry with some heavy
rainfall possible as you get in.
Saturday looks like Friday and
Saturday looks like the wettest days.
For the next couple of days and
then dry weather will return
Sunday afternoon and evening.
Here's a look at overnight timee
you had about 8:00 o'clock toni,
just some clouds hanging around,
still maintaining dry conditions
before shower and storm chances return
tomorrow morning you'll see by 456 AM
could be wet for the early morning drive.
Then we'll catch a break before
another round of showers move ir
your Thursday afternoon and eve.
All right.
So here you'll see lows tonight
in the 50s and 60s.
And you'll see temperatures
tomorrow jumping to right aroun.
So close to today,
but with those shower chances,
expect more cloud cover tomorro.
Not as nice and beautiful with the sunshine.
Today Friday you'll see a 78.
Scattered showers.
Saturday Showers and storms.
Mother's Day.
We'll see the showers and storms
wrap early next week.
Looks absolutely beautiful,
so at least we have something to look
forward to to start the work we.
The fishing opener is coming up.
The annual kickoff ceremony is tomorrow.
And Mankato.
But the governor won't be there.
His daughter's college
graduation is in Montana.
This weekend, Lieutenant Governr
Peggy Flanagan will fill in,
kicking things off at the
Waterville Fish Hatchery 1 Damp.
On the fun, though,
is talk of a bait shortage
coming up on Care 11 News at
Six will tell you which bait is
hard to find this year and what
is being done about it.
All right,
we'll be back in 30 minutes for
another news and weather update.