St. Paul man gets 18 years for attempted killing of ex-partner at parenting centerJanuary 30, 2023 6:34 PMBy Matt SepicA Hennepin County judge on Monday sentenced a St. Paul man to 18 years of prison and supervised release for trying to kill his former partner outside a supervised parenting center last year. At the sentencing hearing for Timothy A. Amacher, 41, a prosecutor said he’d hoped for a lengthier prison term, but Minnesota law won’t allow it.
Manhattan DA presenting evidence in Trump-Stormy Daniels investigation to grand juryJanuary 30, 2023 6:24 PMBy Andrea Bernstein The investigation stems from payments Donald Trump made, allegedly to prevent accusations that he had had an extramarital affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels from becoming public.
A 6th police officer is relieved of duty in the Tyre Nichols death investigationJanuary 30, 2023 12:09 PMBy Amy Isackson , Katie Riordan , and Jaclyn Diaz Nichols, 29, was pulled over on Jan. 7 for what police said was reckless driving. After trying to flee on foot, Nichols was severely beaten by police. He died in a hospital days later.
After Nichols killing, protesters call for police reform during St. Paul rallyJanuary 29, 2023 5:33 PMBy Jon Collins and Estelle Timar-WilcoxThe protesters braved temperatures in the low-single digits to call for Gov. Tim Walz and the DFL-led Minnesota Legislature to end qualified immunity for police officers in the state, which grants them protection from individual liability claims.
Memphis deactivates the unit that fatally beat Tyre Nichols, as officials urge reformJanuary 29, 2023 12:10 PMBy Joe Hernandez The city's police department has disbanded the so-called SCORPION unit whose officers beat Nichols. Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee say they'll introduce new criminal justice legislation.
The Half Moon Bay shooting was prompted by a $100 repair bill, local prosecutor saysJanuary 29, 2023 8:12 AMBy The Associated Press The man charged with killing seven people in Half Moon Bay this past week reportedly told police he carried out the attack after a supervisor demanded he pay to repair a forklift damaged at work.
Twin Cities residents quietly reflect after Memphis police beating video is releasedJanuary 28, 2023 9:06 AMBy MPR News StaffAfter an anticipated release showing the brutal beating of a Black man by police in Memphis, the Twin Cities did not see large protests, but the killing was marked in neighborhoods and at least one sporting event.
Memphis authorities release video in Tyre Nichols' deathJanuary 27, 2023 6:06 PMBy The Associated PressMemphis authorities released more than an hour of footage Friday of the violent beating of Tyre Nichols in which officers held the Black motorist down and struck him repeatedly as he screamed for his mother.
At least 7 people killed in a Jerusalem synagogue shootingJanuary 27, 2023 2:47 PMBy Daniel Estrin Israeli police say they shot and killed the gunman. The U.S. State Department condemned the "absolutely horrific" attack.
Memphis braces for the release of Tyre Nichols arrest footageJanuary 27, 2023 11:11 AMBy Emily Olson Memphis authorities say they're planning to release body camera footage depicting the 29-year-old's death sometime after 6 p.m. CT. Cities across the U.S. are bracing for protests.