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Ex-cop Kimberly Potter fights move to livestream trial
The former Brooklyn Center police officer charged with killing Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, says she does not want her trial televised.
'A historic moment for our community': Hmong Minnesotans revel in Sunisa Lee's Olympic journey
The St. Paul gymnast is the first Hmong American Olympian, and will compete for gold in Tokyo later this month. Tremendous support is flowing to Sunisa Lee from the Hmong community in Minnesota and across the United States.
Floyd family attorney to represent Frazier family in fatal Mpls. police chase crash
Attorney Ben Crump, the attorney for the George Floyd family, says he is representing the family of a man who died in a crash with a police squad car in Minneapolis Tuesday. Separately, Mayor Jacob Frey said the city will review its police pursuit policy.
I-35W to close in south Minneapolis this weekend
Both directions of I-35W between Interstate 94 and Minnesota Highway 62 will close from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Next week, the ramp from eastbound I-94 to northbound I-35W will close.
Darnella Frazier says her uncle was innocent driver killed in Mpls. police chase crash
Frazier, the woman who recorded the police killing of George Floyd, said the crash happened as officers pursued a robbery suspect in another vehicle. On Facebook, she questioned why police were involved in a high-speed chase on a residential road.
Five years after his death, Philando Castile's mother criticizes lack of progress in police accountability
As protests of police shootings of Black men continue in Minnesota and beyond, Valerie Castile marked five years since her son Philando’s death. A St. Anthony police officer shot and killed the St. Paul man during a traffic stop.
Minneapolis set to spend more than $100M in pandemic funds
Mayor Jacob Frey said the spending would focus on affordable housing, public safety and supporting small businesses owned by Black and Indigenous people and other people of color.
Judge sides with Minneapolis residents who want more cops
The City of Minneapolis has failed to maintain the required minimum staff level of the Minneapolis Police Department and must increase the number of officers, according to a court order issued Thursday. However, the order doesn’t call for the city to hire more officers.
Leaders: Minneapolis police field training needs better oversight
A report from the city’s Audit Committee released Monday comes several days after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 and a half years for the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin had served as a field training officer for Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng — both of whom face aiding and abetting charges in Floyd’s killing.