

Nation Dec 31

Police in Minneapolis said they would release body camera video on Thursday from a traffic stop that ended with a man shot dead.
By Associated Press
Nation Dec 29

The Minneapolis mayor and police chief announced changes in the city’s disciplinary processes for police officers in an effort to make it easier to hold them accountable for bad behavior.
By Associated Press
Nation Oct 22

A Minnesota judge has dismissed a third-degree murder charge filed against the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee against George Floyd's neck, but the more serious second-degree murder charge remains.
By Amy Forliti, Associated Press
Nation Oct 20

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it has put $3 million toward the creation of a national center that will provide training and assistance to help law enforcement agencies prevent the use of excessive force.
By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press
Sep 24

By Amy Forliti, Mohamed Imbrahim, Associated Press
Pence and Ivanka Trump planned a "listening session" Thursday at an airport hotel with a "Cops for Trump" group. They also plan to hear from people who Trump's reelection campaign said have been hurt by crime and violent extremism.
Aug 28

By Amy Forliti, Jeff Baenen, Associated Press
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…
Aug 05

By Fred de Sam Lazaro
The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May prompted calls to change the policing structure there. On Wednesday night, the city’s charter commission will decide whether to ask voters to begin the process of abolishing the police force --…
Jul 21

By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press
The Minnesota Legislature has passed a broad police accountability package that includes a ban on neck restraints like the one that was used on George Floyd before his death in Minneapolis.
Jul 07

By Justin Stabley and Associated Press
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar held a news conference on systemic racism alongside other state leaders as Minneapolis continues to be a flashpoint in the nation's reckoning on race.
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