September 7, 2021 Minnesota man freed by Kamala Harris-supported bail fund now charged with murder A bail fund backed by Vice President Kamala Harris helped free an alleged domestic abuser who is now accused of murder.
September 7, 2021 Judge rejects Minneapolis ballot language on defunding the police, council holds emergency meeting to revise Hours after a Minnesota judge rejected Minneapolis ballot language that would have gotten rid of the city’s police department, city council held an emergency session to reword it and try to gain approval.
September 7, 2021 George Floyd protester who fired at Minneapolis cops acquitted A man charged with attempted murder after firing on Minneapolis cops during a George Floyd protest in May 2020 has been acquitted of all counts.
September 6, 2021 Accomplice of Minneapolis teen serving 90 years for triple murder reverses crucial testimony An accomplice who accepted a plea deal over the deadly 2010 robbery of a Minneapolis supermarket recently claimed that he framed a different teenager, lying to police that his former friend was the masked gunman seen in surveillance footage gunning down two clerks and a customer.
September 1, 2021 Minneapolis police chief outraged over proposal to replace PD, Democrats remain divided Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo forcefully denounced a controversial proposal that could send his entire department packing — a proposal that has split prominent Democrats in Minnesota.
September 1, 2021 Ilhan Omar, Keith Ellison support measure to replace Minneapolis Police Department Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison have endorsed a Minneapolis ballot measure that would replace the city's police department with a new department of public safety.
August 17, 2021 Derek Chauvin prosecutors ask Minnesota judge not to release names of jurors amid harassment concerns Prosecutors asked a judge Monday to reject a request by a coalition of media outlets to unseal the names of the jurors who convicted ex-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin of murder in the death of George Floyd.
August 16, 2021 Minnesota College Republicans cut ties with student, 19, charged with GOP donor over sex-trafficking ring Minnesota College Republicans cut ties with a 19-year-old woman and university chapter leader for the group after she was recently apprehended in Florida and is charged in connection to a sex trafficking operation allegedly spearheaded by a prominent Minneapolis-based GOP strategist and donor, Anton Joseph Lazzaro.
August 15, 2021 Minnesota principals sign 'de-centering Whiteness' pledge, suggest unions, PTAs help White supremacy A group of 162 principals and assistant principals at Minnesota schools has invoked the late civil rights icon and former congressman, John Lewis, to push their goal of “de-centering Whiteness” in education.
August 13, 2021 Minneapolis police to curb stops for minor traffic violators Minneapolis police will no longer stop motorists for minor traffic violations, such as expired tabs or an air freshener hanging from their rearview mirror, according to a new policy change.