August 18, 2020 Minneapolis cop's attorney claims George Floyd overdosed on fentanyl, says charges should be dropped The attorney for one of the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd is alleging that his client Thomas Lane should be cleared because Floyd overdosed on fentanyl while resisting arrest.
August 18, 2020 Minneapolis surpasses 2019 homicide total after 2 separate deadly shootings A pair of shootings that resulted in two deaths in Minneapolis early Tuesday accounted for the city's 48th and 49th homicides of the year, surpassing the number of murders reported in all of last year.Â
August 18, 2020 A look at cities seeing police budget cuts amid crime surges As certain major U.S. cities have seen more than double the number of murders so far this year compared to last, the efforts to cut police budgets have continued.
August 17, 2020 Minneapolis protesters vandalize police precinct, target officers with fireworks, chief says A group of protesters in Minneapolis vandalized the city’s 5th Precinct building and targeted officers with fireworks, the police chief said Sunday.
August 15, 2020 Costs from weeks of protests take financial toll on cash-strapped cities across US From police injuries to financial losses from looters, the aftermath from weeks of cross-country protests is bringing some cities to their knees.
August 14, 2020 Minneapolis officer fired for racist Christmas decorations wins job back in arbitration An arbitrator has ruled against the Minneapolis Police Department in the firing of an officer accused of decorating a precinct Christmas tree with racist items.
August 13, 2020 Former George W. Bush administration official warns America is 'in the middle of a 70s style urban crisis' "America is now in the middle of a 70s style urban crisis whose root is a well-founded fear of violent crime and social collapse in the midst of a pandemic," former George W. Bush administration official Michael Doran pronounced on Twitter Thursday.
August 13, 2020 Minneapolis, Milwaukee see major surge in homicides, new data shows Milwaukee and Minneapolis have seen the biggest surge in murders so far this year compared with other large cities nationwide.
August 12, 2020 AG in George Floyd case wants to join all four cases in slaying Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison submitted a motion on behalf of the state Wednesday to join the cases of the four former police officers charged in George Floyd’s death into a single trial.
August 12, 2020 Biden VP pick Harris promoted group that put up bail for alleged violent criminals Sen. Kamala Harris, who Joe Biden picked on Tuesday to be his running mate, promoted the bail fund group that several Biden staffers donated to during the protests that followed George Floyd's death, which since has posted bail for multiple alleged violent criminals including an alleged murderer and a previously convicted rapist.