Nation Feb 23 Jury deliberations begin in trial of 3 police officers involved in killing of George Floyd By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Tammy Webber, Associated Press
Nation Jan 27 Dying George Floyd ‘needed help and wasn’t getting it’, testifies firefighter First it was a paramedic, testifying that the officers who restrained George Floyd didn't call in critical information as his ambulance rushed to the scene where Floyd would soon be pronounced dead. By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Tammy Webber, Associated Press
Nation Jan 25 Video of George Floyd killing will show 3 cops violated his rights, prosecutors Witness testimony gets underway in earnest at the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers accused of failing to intervene as fellow Officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd. By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press
Arts Nov 05 Watch 6:28 Louise Erdrich’s ‘The Sentence’ explores racial tensions in a divided Minneapolis 2020 was a time of upheaval in Minneapolis — from the pandemic, to the police killing of George Floyd. A new novel, ‘The Sentence,’ by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Minneapolis resident Louise Erdrich, reflects on that tumultuous period. Jeffrey Brown… By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane
Nation Oct 21 Watch 5:23 News Wrap: Haitian gang threatens to kill captive U.S. missionaries unless ransom is paid In our news wrap Thursday, a Haitian gang is now threatening to kill 17 kidnapped members of a U.S. missionary group unless its random demands are met. Democrats are sending mixed signals on whether they'll agree on a giant social…
Mar 05 Watch 5:46 Minneapolis on edge as the trial in the police killing of George Floyd approaches By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is set to begin soon. Chauvin is accused of murder in last May’s killing of George Floyd -- a death that set off nationwide unrest. As special correspondent Fred de Sam… Continue watching
May 30 Thousands ignore Minneapolis curfew as U.S. protests spread By Aaron Morrison, Tim Sullivan, Associated Press Thousands of protesters ignored a curfew and vows of a forceful police response to take to the Minneapolis streets for a fourth straight night, as the anger stoked by the police killing of George Floyd spread to more cities across… Continue reading
Mar 01 Flocks of birds perish by crashing into new Minnesota Vikings stadium By Alison Thoet Scores of birds are dying due to collisions with the new U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, according to a new report from the Audubon Society. Continue reading