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Photo essay: My five years photographing George Floyd Square
MPR News visual journalist Ben Hovland lives minutes from where Minneapolis police killed George Floyd in 2020 and has spent the years since documenting the impact on his neighborhood.
Judge dismisses Department of Justice lawsuit and consent decree with Minneapolis police
The order from U.S. District Court Judge Paul Magnuson comes after the Department of Justice signaled last week that it was no longer interested in pursuing a court-mediated agreement with the city of Minneapolis seeking reforms to the city’s police department.
Many Minneapolis residents near Derek Chauvin‘s old precinct don't trust police. Cops say they are working on it
While the police department works to make court-mandated changes and replenish its ranks with new hires, neighbors anxiously await transformation. But that task is a steeper climb in the 3rd Precinct, where George Floyd was murdered, turning the neighborhood into an epicenter of unrest.
Siblings reflect on 5 years of serving George Floyd Square and south Minneapolis
Jeanette Rupert, Jeanelle Austin and Butchy Austin grew up around 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis and all took action in different ways following the murder of George Floyd. They shared with MPR News how their activism has impacted them and their communities in the time since.
Graffiti artist reflects on painting iconic, haunting George Floyd mural 5 years later
Peyton Scott Russell joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition to talk about what drove him to pick up a can of spray paint and create “Icon of a Revolution” back in May 2020.
Stillwater mayor on impacts of planned prison closure
MCF-Stillwater is one of the state's oldest prisons and has been plagued by safety spending and staffing concerns, yet it employs more than 400 people in the area. Stillwater Mayor Ted Kozlowski joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition Tuesday to talk about the plan and its impacts.