December 1, 2020 St. Paul police chief: 'Swift action' taken against officer who shot man St. Paul, Minn., police Chief Todd Axtell on Tuesday said he took "swift, decisive and serious" action against an officer who shot an unarmed man over the weekend.
November 30, 2020 Ilhan Omar defends Minneapolis proposal to slash nearly $8 million from police budget Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., appeared to defend on Monday the Minneapolis City Council's proposal to transfer $8 million in police funding to other services.
November 22, 2020 Six months after George Floyd's death, Minneapolis reeling from rise in violence Across several blocks in Minneapolis, at the site where George Floyd died in police custody almost six months ago sparking national outrage, roads remain closed.
November 13, 2020 Minneapolis council narrowly approves $496G to hire outside police forces, highlighting rift among officials Minneapolis city council members voted Friday to narrowly approve nearly $500,000 in additional funds for the city’s police department to go toward the hiring of 20 to 40 officers from outside police forces.
November 12, 2020 Ex-NYPD detective: Rise in crime in Minneapolis is 'self-inflicted' Minneapolis is experiencing “self-inflicted wounds” as it pertains to the rise in crime, retired New York Police Department Detective Pat Brosnan told “America’s Newsroom” on Thursday as the city’s police department reportedly grapples with short-staffing.
November 12, 2020 Interstate 94 in Minnesota closed due to fiery crash as snow squall limits visibility A fiery crash shut both directions of a major interstate in Minnesota on Thursday as a snow squall was blasting across the state.
November 11, 2020 Minneapolis police, city officials clash over need for funding for outside forces Minneapolis officials and the police commissioner are at odds over funding that would allow the city to enlist help from officers in other jurisdictions, while the department grapples with short-staffing, according to a recent report.
November 11, 2020 Midwest hit with snow, severe weather causing over 350 crashes; thousands without power Tens of thousands of people are without power Wednesday across the Midwest as a potent system brought several inches of snow that caused hundreds of crashes across Minnesota and severe weather.
November 10, 2020 Minneapolis eyeing outside police to help with violent crime, officer shortage: report Officials in Minneapolis are considering bringing in police from other jurisdictions as the city faces a shortage of officers and a wave of violent crime, according to a report on Monday.
November 6, 2020 Minnesota college president offers to bail out students arrested in protests Macalester College President Suzanne Rivera said she “care[s] deeply about both the wellbeing of our students and their right to practice civil disobedience.”