MINNEAPOLIS -- By winning the Democratic primary in Minnesota Tuesday night, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar dodged the same fate as two members of the progressive House members known as "The…
MINNEALPOLIS -- The family of a Black man fatally shot by a White Minnesota trooper last Summer expressed anger and disappointment after prosecutors announced on Sunday they planned to dismiss…
TUCSON -- Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was seriously injured on Friday after he was stabbed by another inmate at a medium-security federal…
MINNEAPOLIS -- A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed against two Minneapolis police officers and the City on Tuesday, alleging the officers violated the constitutional rights of a man who…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- A former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while George Floyd was murdered during his arrest in 2020 was sentenced to four years and nine months…
On Friday, officials with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report that alleges police in Minneapolis systematically discriminated against Blacks and other minorities, and violated their constitutional rights…
This story was originally published by ProPublica. By Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, and Joey Peters, Sahan Journal, with data analysis by Haru Coryne, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom.…
Thomas Lane (Source: Hennepin County Sheriff's Office) Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane was sentenced today to three years after pleading guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting…
Derek Chauvin (Credit: Minnesota Department of Corrections) Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, has been transferred to a federal prison in Tucson, Arizona where…
Derek Chauvin (Credit: Minnesota Department of Corrections) The former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of the second-degree and third-degree murder of George Floyd was sentenced to an additional 21…
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