News in :90 – Sept. 15, 2020

A suburban Twin Cities hospital was locked down as police searched for the person who shot a man in its parking ramp.

Police were called to M Health Fairview Southdale hospital in Edina about 9 p.m. Monday. Investigators say the shooting was the result of an attempted robbery.

The victim is a 45-year-old man who, despite his injuries, was able to give police a description of the suspect. The victim’s condition was not released.

The lockdown at the hospital was lifted just before midnight.

The city of Louisville will pay millions to the mother of Breonna Taylor and reform police practices as part of a lawsuit settlement months after Taylor’s slaying by police thrust the Black woman’s name to the forefront of a national reckoning on race.

A person who has seen the settlement told The Associated Press it would be the largest sum paid by the city for a police misconduct case.

Taylor’s death sparked months of protests in Louisville and calls nationwide for the officers to be criminally charged. The state’s attorney general, Daniel Cameron, is investigating police actions in the March 13 fatal shooting.

The lawsuit, filed in April by Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, alleged the police used flawed information when they obtained a “no-knock” warrant to enter the 26-year-old woman’s apartment in March. Taylor was roused from her bed before being shot several times and police found no drugs at her home.

Nine positive COVID-19 tests between Sept. 5-11 were reported by the University of St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being. Seven of these were at the St. Paul campus and two at the Minneapolis campus. All positive tests for that date range came from students.

Positive tests are down eight from last week, after 17 were reported between Aug. 29 and Sept. 4.

These numbers come from tests conducted at the Center for Well-Being, as well as self-reported tests.

Emily Haugen can be reached at haug7231@stthomas.edu.