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April 17, 2021

Minnesota State Patrol updates guidance on reporters during protests: no use of force, no seizing cameras

Credentialed members of the press can no longer be subject to Minnesota State Patrol dispersal orders, and troopers will halt the practice of photographing them before letting them go while covering protests and have been prohibited from taking other actions against the media.

April 17, 2021

LIVE UPDATES: Protests continue across US in wake of police shootings

Protests continued in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota; Chicago and elsewhere across the U.S. on Friday night as demonstrators call for justice following the fatal police shootings of Daunte Wright, Adam Toledo and others. 

April 17, 2021

Riots, protests in Minnesota, Chicago, elsewhere in reaction to police shootings

Crowds poured into the streets in several U.S. cities on Friday night, reacting to the police shooting deaths of Daunte Wright in Minnesota and Adam Toledo in Chicago.

April 16, 2021

Minneapolis City Council calls for police to stop using tear gas, rubber bullets against protesters

The Minneapolis City Council in a near-unanimous vote Friday approved a resolution calling on law enforcement to stop using tear gas, rubber bullets and other nonlethal munitions during protests, according to reports.

April 16, 2021

Daunte Wright shooting: Is progressive push putting due process in jeopardy?

The right to due process – protected under the U.S. Constitution – has transformed into a point of contention in the Minnesota city of Brooklyn Center after former Officer Kim Potter fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, evoking several consecutive nights of civil unrest that has spilled into Minneapolis.

April 16, 2021

Brooklyn Center attracts some with ‘game plan,’ definitely not locals: official

Reggie Edwards, the acting city manager of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, said Thursday that the protesters that have taken to the streets in the city after the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright could essentially be broken up into three categories. 

April 15, 2021

Daunte Wright shooting: Ex-Minnesota police officer Kim Potter appears in court for first time

Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer charged with second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, made her first court appearance Thursday.

April 15, 2021

Murders soared as police 'pulled back' amid 2020 protests in major cities, report finds

Declining police involvement and arrests in the wake of protests that began in the summer of 2020 have been linked to a record number of murders in the country’s major cities, according to a recent analysis.

April 15, 2021

Derek Chauvin invokes 5th Amendment in court, tells judge he will not testify in his own defense

Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin told the court Thursday that he will not testify in his ongoing trial related to the May 2020 death of George Floyd, as the ex-cop’s defense team rested its case. 

April 14, 2021

Chauvin trial expert blames George Floyd's death on heart rhythm problem

George Floyd died of a sudden heart rhythm problem due to his heart disease while being restrained by police, a retired forensic pathologist testified for the defense Wednesday at former Officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial, contradicting several experts who said Floyd succumbed to a lack of oxygen.