Crime, Law and Justice

Making sense of the chaos in south Minneapolis 
For the second night in a row, hundreds of people gathered in protest in Minneapolis Wednesday night to demand justice for George Floyd, the man who died in police custody on Monday. Community leaders joined the program to help make sense of what people are feeling right now.
Protest of Minneapolis man's death blocks Memphis street
A racially mixed group of more than 70 people gathered outside the precinct in Midtown Memphis then walked down Union Avenue on Wednesday night to protest the deaths of George Floyd. 
Mayor Carter seeks Guard help as Floyd protests roil St. Paul
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter Thursday afternoon said he had requested the National Guard help as demonstrations over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis police custody, spilled across the river.
Floyd protests: Mpls. police precinct overrun in night of fury, fire
Chaos gripped the Twin Cities Thursday night into Friday as peaceful protests gave way to spasms of looting and fire. Gov. Tim Walz called up the National Guard amid the unrest sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis police custody.
Photos: Looting devastates Twin Cities after George Floyd's death
Fires are still burning and looting is taking place after violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody hit Minneapolis for a second straight night.
Protesters stop LA freeway traffic, smash patrol car windows
Hundreds of people protesting the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis police custody, blocked a Los Angeles freeway and shattered windows of California Highway Patrol cruisers on Wednesday.
'Unbelievable devastation': 1 dead as Floyd protests boil over again
A man was shot to death as protests over the death of George Floyd dissolved into looting Wednesday night in south Minneapolis, with streams of people pulling goods from local businesses. Fires, some of which are still burning, engulfed the Lake Street area in smoke.
Victim in police encounter had started new life in Minnesota
George Floyd, a black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes, was a former Texas high school football star who was carving out a living in his adopted state. Floyd also had something in common with millions of Americans. He had lost his job because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Two dead, including police officer, after Grand Forks incident
A police spokesperson said two officers were serving papers to the resident of an apartment in the city when a man inside the apartment started shooting. Inside, they found a woman who’d been shot and killed.
NAACP leader on George Floyd protests: ‘The anger is rightfully placed’
Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday night in south Minneapolis to protest the death of George Floyd, the 46-year-old black man who died in police custody. The protest started out somewhat peacefully, then escalated into chaos. MPR News reporter Jon Collins and Leslie Redmond, the president of the Minneapolis chapter of the NAACP, shared what they witnessed.