School district officials say the changes were prompted in part by recent violence at other Minnesota high schools, as well as a potential local threat.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Friday named interim police Chief Bill Peterson, a 30-year veteran of the department, as his permanent choice to lead the force.
The Department of Homeland Security says a federal immigration officer shot and wounded a Dominican man while arresting him in New York City. DHS says the shooting happened Thursday in the course of a “targeted enforcement operation."
The Army announced this week that the execution would take place at Fort Hood on Dec. 3 after Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in a shooting at the military base in 2009.
An 18-year-old St. Louis Park man was arrested Thursday in connection with the Oct. 2 shooting outside Eden Prairie High School that injured two people and prompted the evacuation of a homecoming football game. Police say the investigation remains active and additional arrests or charges are possible.
The law firm is being asked to issue a determination on whether the city is required to pay Mayor Kaohly Her’s ongoing legal fees stemming from the lawsuit filed by Police Chief Axel Henry.
A 21-year-old woman was charged with drive-by shooting and second-degree assault tied to the gunfire that injured nine people outside the Reign Event Center in July. Prosecutors say the shooting was retaliation for an assault at another club.
Judge Juan Hoyos had issued a temporary gag order last week, pending a hearing to discuss the issue. In the wake of that hearing, Hoyos lifted the order, writing that “the continued restriction is not presently necessary.”
Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried.
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