On Wednesday, the University of Minnesota’s Pet Away Worry and Stress initiative opened over the summer for the first time.

Students, staff and community members were able to spend the afternoon with dogs, a cat, bunnies and Tilly the therapy chicken. The project, also known as PAWS, typically only runs during the academic year, but expanded after students’ and the animal team’s calls for more.

“We had so many students say… ‘Why do you go away for the summer?’” said Tanya Bailey, animal assisted interactions program coordinator for PAWS.

If you’re spending time around University of Minnesota police, remember to smile — because you might be on camera.

After months of planning, the UMPD started distributing tester body cameras to officers June 14. For the next two months, officers will wear the cameras and give feedback on their usability.

If the department is pleased with the technology, it will request funds to secure the cameras for good.

Read the MN Daily story.

Please find our department's statement on the recent verdict regarding Philando Castile.  

No justice, no peace. #Philando 

9th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Travel Ban Injunction

For the second time, a federal appeals court upheld an injunction against portions of the president's revised travel ban. On Monday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a Hawaii district court's national order prohibiting the government from enforcing portions of the executive order widely known as the "travel ban" or "Muslim ban."