Third Precinct in Mpls. served as 'playground' for renegade cops
Even before George Floyd was killed, the south Minneapolis precinct had a reputation for being home to police officers who played by their own rules.
Minneapolis police chief is caught in force's racial legacy
Medaria Arradondo, the city's first black police chief, now finds himself in a harsh national spotlight, the face of a mostly white department that killed another black man.
Frey tells 'DefundMPD' marchers he favors reforms over disbanding
Organized by the Minneapolis-based advocacy group Black Visions, the event began at Bottineau Field Park, passed by the police union headquarters and ended outside Mayor Jacob Frey's home.
Minneapolis
Man charged with arson of Mpls. Third Precinct station
A St. Paul security guard boasted on social media about the fire, gear theft.
Minneapolis
By requiring a minimum force, Minneapolis charter poses obstacle to defunding police
When a majority of Minneapolis City Council members pledged to “begin the process of ending” the police department, they underplayed the difficulties ahead,…
Minneapolis
Movement to defund police sees Minneapolis as proving ground
They may differ on what it means to dismantle or defund the police. But the idea has gained momentum across the country, with activists asking people to redefine public safety without armed, uniformed officers of the law.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis police officers disciplined in fraction of cases
Each year, hundreds of complaints of police misconduct — from citizens and from inside the Minneapolis Police Department itself — land before a civilian review…
Minneapolis
A look at 500-plus buildings damaged in Twin Cities after riots, looting
A look at Twin Cities businesses and buildings hit hard by looting and rioting following the Memorial Day death of George Floyd.
Minneapolis
Driver struck, dragged woman on Minneapolis sidewalk, charges say
A man ordered a woman out of his vehicle, ran over her on a sidewalk and fatally dragged her, according to murder charges.Jordan L. Jefferson,…
Minneapolis
$1.25M bail set for Chauvin in Floyd death
The former Minneapolis police officer made his first court appearance by video feed, handcuffed in an orange jumpsuit sitting at a small conference room table.
Minneapolis
Officers slashed tires on vehicles parked during Mpls. protests, unrest
Two law enforcement agencies acknowledged Monday that officers patrolling Minneapolis during the height of recent protests knifed the tires of numerous vehicles parked and unoccupied…
Minneapolis
Mpls. council majority backs dismantling Police Dept.
"Decades of police reform efforts have proved that the Minneapolis police department cannot be reformed, and will never be accountable for its actions," the council members said.
Minneapolis
One dead, three hurt in fiery crash in northeast Minneapolis
The wreck occurred about 5:20 a.m. at Lowry Avenue and NE. Marshall Street.
Minneapolis
Need help? Want to help? Twin Cities groups offer resources for folks hurt by riots
Groups are gathering donations and planning cleanup events.
Minneapolis
From suburbs to nearby states, people come to bear witness at Floyd memorial
Back when the world’s attention was on Standing Rock Reservation during the Dakota Access pipeline protests a few years ago, LeeAnn Eastman said African-Americans came…
Minneapolis
Communities of color step up fight for justice in wake of George Floyd's killing
During George Floyd’s memorial service, Somali-Americans erected a large portrait of him down the street and offered passersby markers to write messages in his honor.…
Variety
Famed Twin Cities artist Seitu Jones creates George Floyd stencil for free download
The stencil offers artists another way to show solidarity
Minneapolis
Rebuilding many Twin Cities businesses means starting over
Owners and insurance experts estimate the costs of the damage could exceed $500 million. That would make the Twin Cities riots the second-costliest civil disturbance in U.S. history.
Minneapolis
Exhausted Minneapolis citizen patrols still wary, but seek a calmer path forward
A week out from the height of the violence, a fragile calm is descending as neighbors reach for a new normal.
Minneapolis
Brooks: The kids are watching as we face hard questions about George Floyd
They know what happened to George Floyd, as well as to too many black men and women before him.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis high school sends off low-income graduates with high hopes for success
Cristo Rey students are graduating into uncertain world, but prepared to shine.
Minneapolis
At Kmart in Minneapolis, the blue light special's last gleaming
Kmart's liquidation sale stopped soon after it started with discounts ranging from 25% to 75% off merchandise as it wound down to the planned June 30 closure. Instead, the looting and violence that followed the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police accelerated the closing.
North Metro
2 men fatally shot in Minneapolis in separate incidents
Both died of apparent gunshot wounds on Thursday night. One victim's body was found in a car parked near North Memorial Health Hospital.
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