Nation Aug 29 Blake’s family to lead Kenosha rally against police violence Family members of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was paralyzed after a Kenosha police officer shot him in the back, are leading a march and rally Saturday to call for an end to police violence.
Nation Aug 28 Misinformation, police mistrust stir unrest in Minneapolis After a Black man fatally shot himself on a pedestrian plaza in downtown Minneapolis, rumors of another police shooting in the city still reeling from the death of George Floyd began spreading quickly on social media, sending concerned residents and…
Nation Jul 15 WATCH: Floyd family sues Minneapolis officers charged in his death Floyd, a Black man who was handcuffed, died May 25 after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, pressed his knee against Floyd's neck for nearly eight minutes as Floyd said he couldn't breathe.
Nation Jul 10 Over 150 Minneapolis officers seeking disability for PTSD, says lawyer The anticipated departures will take months to process and come amid a spike in violent crime and as city leaders continue to push a proposal to dismantle the police department.
Nation Jul 09 Transcripts show officer told George Floyd ‘It takes … a lot of oxygen to talk’ before his death The officer who pressed his knee against George Floyd's neck dismissed his pleas in the moments before he died, saying "it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk."…
Nation Jun 26 Council advances plan to dismantle Minneapolis Police Department The council voted Friday in favor of a proposal to amend the city charter to replace the current department with a "Department of Community Safety and Violence Prevention."…
Nation Jun 22 In Minneapolis, talk of changing police department means taking on union The fiery leader of Minneapolis' police union has built a reputation of defying the city, long before he offered the union's full support to the officers charged in George Floyd's death.
Nation Jun 10 WATCH: Minneapolis police chief takes on union, promises reform The Minneapolis Police Department will withdraw from police union contract negotiations, Chief Medaria Arradondo said Wednesday as he announced the first steps in what he said would be transformational reforms to the agency in the wake of George Floyd's death.
Nation Jun 08 Minneapolis police reform plan would require insurance for officers Several advocacy groups are presenting their own recommendations to reform law enforcement in Minneapolis, a day after the majority of the City Council signaled support for abolishing the police department.
Nation Jun 04 WATCH: George Floyd remembered at memorial service in Minneapolis The memorial services to honor George Floyd are extraordinary: three cities over six days, with a chance for mourners to pay their respects in the communities where he was born, grew up, and died.