St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter cruises toward second term despite criticism about crime and policing The 42-year-old first-term mayor of Minnesota s capital city has no high-profile opponents. May 8, 2021 6:36pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Mayor Melvin Carter could hear the gunshots from his house in St. Paul s Summit-University neighborhood last weekend.
Seven people were injured in three separate shootings. The next day, he listened to distressed neighbors make competing demands, some for more police, others for alternative approaches to preventing violence.
With the police chief at his side, Carter condemned the shootings but made no new commitments. We have a lot of work to do, he said in response.
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Congressman Hal Rogers presents Private First Class Josh Helton from Knox County. | Photo contributed Eric Connolly
WASHINGTON, DC â U.S. Rep. Harold Hal Rogers (KY-05) recognized members of the Kentucky National Guard last Tuesday who were deployed to Washington, DC from Kentucky s Fifth Congressional District following the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. More than 26,000 National Guard members were deployed from across the country for presidential inauguration security. After securing a successful and peaceful inauguration ceremony, many remained on duty to further assist in protecting Congress, in coordination with the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Capitol Police.
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