Jun 15 Watch 7:25 How Minneapolis is trying to reimagine the future of policing By Fred de Sam Lazaro Since the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, calls have grown for that city to overhaul its police department. Now, the effort to “dismantle the police department as we know it” has gained the support… Continue watching
Jun 12 Minneapolis takes step toward abolishing police By Associated Press Minneapolis City Council members took a first step Friday toward changing the City Charter to allow for abolishing the police department and replacing it with something else. Continue reading
Jun 10 1 of 4 officers facing charges in George Floyd 's death released from jail By Associated Press Lane is charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and manslaughter for his role in the arrest of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died Memorial Day. Continue reading
Jun 10 WATCH: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey holds news conference By Associated Press Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey holds held a news conference amid ongoing nationwide protests. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 5:17 News Wrap: Former DOJ employees call for investigation of Barr In our news wrap Wednesday, some 1,250 former Justice Department employees are calling to investigate Attorney General William Barr for his decision to forcibly remove peaceful protesters from near the White House last week. Their request was made Wednesday to… Continue watching
Jun 10 WATCH: Minneapolis police chief takes on union, promises reform By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 10:38 2 views on the future of American policing As we have seen in Minneapolis, whose city council says it will defund the police, the move to reform law enforcement is gaining steam. Some activists want to abolish police departments entirely, while others aim to reallocate some of their… Continue watching
Jun 08 Minneapolis police reform plan would require insurance for officers By Amy Forliti, Mohamed Imbrahim, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 02 Prosecutors delay case against man who drove into crowd of protesters By Associated Press Prosecutors say they are delaying the case against a man who drove his semitrailer into a crowd of protesters on a closed Minneapolis freeway pending further investigation. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 7:54 What's happening at protests in Minneapolis, Los Angeles and Atlanta Demonstrations that began in Minneapolis after the death of George Floyd in police custody on Memorial Day have spread to dozens of cities across the U.S. over the weekend, and thousands of protesters have been arrested. Amna Nawaz talks to… Continue watching