‘The message they’re sending is that this is the way you game the system.’
Minneapolis Police Department
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Hennepin County Attorney candidate envisions big changes
‘As county attorney, my job is to prosecute violent crime, and I can’t do that effectively unless we have good police work.’Â
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State aims to rein in Minneapolis police
The City of Minneapolis and the Department of Human Rights have agreed to enter into a consent decree.
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Demonstrators march for Tekle Sundberg; 911 transcript and bodycam footage show harrowing night
The city of Minneapolis released body camera footage documenting the events that led up to the police killing of Tekle Sundberg.
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Minneapolis police kill Black man having an apparent mental health crisis
Minneapolis Police officers once again shot and killed a Black man during an apparent mental health crisis.
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Chauvin sentenced to 21 years in federal court for civil rights violationsÂ
Chauvin’s 21 years will be served concurrently with his state sentence.
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Mayor’s ‘community work group’ releases public safety recommendationsÂ
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s community safety work group outlined public safety.
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An activist Supreme Court challenges federal power to regulate with EPA ruling
Beyond climate policy, the ruling poses serious questions about how the court will view other regulatory programs.
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Two years after Floyd’s murder: Police reform has stalled nationally
‘I think that we have made some progress, but the problem is we get complacent and the minute that things look like they’re starting to change we relax.’
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Two years after Floyd’s murder: local voices call for more than ‘dribs and drabs’
‘I believe that the City needs to establish a truth and reconciliation commission that is comprised primarily of Black residents.’
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Two down, two to go: Lane pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd’s death
Former Minneapolis Police officer Thomas Lane pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting George Floyd’s manslaughter.
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State report confirms racism, sexism among Mpls police
‘We found that MPD officers are more likely to stop vehicles with people of color and Indigenous individuals, and they treat Black and White individuals differently once they have pulled someone over.’
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​ ‘We’re not going to just give up’: community shocked by lack of charges in Locke case
‘The community is still confused by what happened…that there was no crime committed by the police.’
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Protesters march to demand charges for police officer who shot Amir Locke
Activists marched to protest decision by prosecutors not to file charges in police shooting of Amir Locke.
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Activists decry lack of charges, press for accountability in police killing of Amir Locke
Speakers at the press conference expressed sadness over the death of Locke as well as disappointment and anger in local government, the system, and the police.
Posted inOpinion
City-commissioned analysis of civil unrest falls short
Part of the reason so little was mentioned in the report about impacts to the community is that there was little effort to hear from the community.
Posted inOpinion
​Community control over police is the way forward
‘The City of Minneapolis has nearly 800 officers, yet only a handful live within the city.’
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Recent criminal trials show civil rights progress, persistent bias
‘Racial biases are so deeply ingrained in American culture that people don’t even know they have them.’
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Chauvin’s colleagues convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights
The three former Minneapolis police officers who were with Derek Chauvin while he murdered George Floyd were convicted of depriving Floyd of his civil rights late Thursday afternoon.Â
Posted inOpinion
If you’re Black or Brown, Minnesota’s status quo is a killer
‘As Black and Brown people we find ourselves struggling nationally and locally between surging White nationalism and a cynical, indifferent Democratic political system.’