Nation Apr 08 Minneapolis-based Children’s Theatre Company debuts play about race and policing By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane
World Apr 06 Watch 5:29 News Wrap: U.S. charges Russian media baron over sanctions violations In our news wrap Wednesday, the U.S. charged a Russian media baron with spreading propaganda on Ukraine in violation of U.S. sanctions and seized $10 million in assets, Israel's parliament is in disarray after a single lawmaker's defection erased its…
Politics Apr 06 No charges filed in no-knock warrant killing of Amir Locke Minnesota prosecutors have declined to file charges against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant in February. By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press
Nation Feb 17 Watch 4:46 News Wrap: Florida joins states moving to ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy In our news wrap Thursday, Florida's Republican-controlled state House approved banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy with no exceptions for rape or incest, a New York judge rules that former President Trump must answer questions under oath in a…
Nation Feb 07 White House considers expanding limits on ‘no-knock’ warrant after Amir Locke death White House press secretary Jen Psaki says Biden is looking at whether to further limit federal agents' use of the tactic after a local SWAT team fatally shot 22-year-old Amir Locke in Minneapolis. By Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
Feb 07 Protesters for Amir Locke, a Black man killed by Minneapolis police, demand police chief’s resignation By News Desk A caravan of vehicles drove through Minneapolis demanding justice in the death of Amir Locke, the 22-year old Black man who was fatally shot by Minneapolis police as officers served a no-knock search warrant. Continue reading
Feb 04 Minneapolis mayor halts no-knock warrants after police kill 22-year-old Amir Locke By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press The Minneapolis mayor has imposed a moratorium on no-knock warrants after Amir Locke was killed as a SWAT team carried out a search warrant in a downtown apartment. Continue reading
Feb 04 Parents of Amir Locke say he was ‘executed’ by Minneapolis police By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press The parents of Amir Locke and their attorneys say the Black man was "executed" by a Minneapolis SWAT team that woke him from a deep sleep, and that he reached in confusion for a legal firearm to protect himself. Continue reading