February 2, 2021 Minneapolis police to face stricter bodycam rules under new city policy Minneapolis police officers will be barred from turning off their bodycams during service calls and will have to turn them on earlier than current protocol in a new policy set to take effect Thursday, authorities said this week.
January 30, 2021 Minnesota police say shooting leaves three dead, including two kids St. Paul, Minn., police were looking for the suspect in a Saturday afternoon shooting that left three people dead, including two children.Â
January 30, 2021 Trio of Minneapolis council members proposes new plan to scrap police department but keep officers Three Minneapolis City Council members introduced a proposal Thursday that would nix the city's police department and replace it with a new Department of Public Safety, while still keeping officers in the city.Â
January 29, 2021 Minnesota Court of Appeals asked to intervene in George Floyd case amid COVID concerns State prosecutors on Thursday asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals to rejoin the cases against the four ex-Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd after a lower court previously refused their request, court documents show.Â
January 26, 2021 Judge rules past arrests, bodycam footage of George Floyd inadmissible at trial The Minnesota judge overseeing the trials of four former Minneapolis police officers accused in the death of George Floyd has ruled that bodycam footage from a prior arrest will not be admissible.
January 23, 2021 Minnesota man, 25, pleads guilty to role in police precinct fire during George Floyd rioting A 25-year-old Minnesota man pleaded guilty Friday after authorities accused him of helping set fire to the Third Precinct headquarters of the Minneapolis Police Department last May.
January 17, 2021 Minneapolis salon owner reacts to city officials getting raises: Businesses 'need help' Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and 13 city council members are in line to receive raises this year while the city’s small businesses remain under pressure in the wake of last summer's Black Lives Matter riots and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
January 14, 2021 Minneapolis hikers surprised by frozen caveman sculpture The art piece was added as a "prank" by a local artist who had kept it in storage.
January 5, 2021 Minneapolis police tried to buy gun from Dolal Idd before shooting Investigators in Minnesota were trying to buy a high-capacity pistol from Dolal Idd with the help of a confidential informant before the 23-year old was killed in an exchange of gunfire with Minneapolis police last week, according to search warrant documents released Monday.
January 1, 2021 Minneapolis prosecutors in George Floyd trial seek delay, citing coronavirus Prosecutors handling the Minneapolis case involving four former police officers charged in the death of George Floyd have asked that the trial be delayed by three months, citing coronavirus concerns, according to a report.