Gov. Tim Walz Orders Moment Of Silence For George Floyd Tuesday

MINNESOTA — Gov. Tim Walz has issued a proclamation asking Minnesotans to spend 8 minutes and 46 seconds in silence to honor George Floyd from 11:00 – 11:08.46 a.m. Tuesday, June 9, 2020, to mark the start of his funeral service.

"The world watched in horror as George Floyd’s humanity was taken away from him,” reads Walz’s proclamation. "We will not wake up one day and have the disease of systemic racism cured. We must do everything in our power to come together to deconstruct generations of systemic racism in our state so that every Minnesotan – Black, Indigenous, Brown, or White – can be safe and thrive."

Floyd will be buried in Texas Tuesday in a service that begins at 11 a.m.

Court Orders Minneapolis Police To Make Immediate Changes

Hennepin County Court Monday gave the OK to the structural changes state officials are requiring of the Minneapolis Police Department. The changes are part of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights' ongoing civil rights investigation into the department, which began after the death of George Floyd. Read more.