Judge drops gag order in case against four ex-cops charged in Floyd killing
Judge Peter Cahill has not yet ruled on motion for broad release of police body-camera videos.
Mpls. panel hears more calls for vote to end Police Department
Of the dozens of people who called in their comments, the vast majority urged the city's Charter Commission to allow them to vote in November.
Citing stoppage in pay by city, Minneapolis crime prevention groups halt street outreach
A council member blamed the lapses on the city's inefficient system for paying contractors.
Minneapolis
Bystanders scrambled to rescue person in burning Mpls. pawnshop
The body discovered this week amid the rubble of a Lake Street pawnshop was the second known death during the riots.
East Metro
Fired Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin, wife charged with tax crimes
They underreported more than $460,000 in earnings and owe the government nearly $38,000, according to the charges.
West Metro
Teen charged with fatally shooting mom's best friend in Bloomington hotel
The woman was shot in the face with other children in the room at the time, according to authorities.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis City Council drops idea of using police money for citizen patrols
After residents and reporters contacted city officials seeking details about the proposal, the council walked it back.
Coronavirus
Minneapolis, Hennepin County to fund three new shelters, emergency housing for homeless
One built for Native Americans could open by the end of the year.
Minneapolis
Bouncer charged with raping co-worker from downtown Minneapolis nightspot
Prosecutors also suspect him of sexually assaulting another co-worker a week earlier.
West Metro
Operator error led to crane accident at Southwest light-rail construction site
The crane operator has been removed from the project.
Minneapolis
Reactions to police reforms go from lukewarm to slap in face
The bill, passed early Tuesday as a compromise product of a divided state Legislature, includes restrictions on chokeholds and neck restraints, training reform.
Minneapolis
Authorities seek help in weighing charges in fatal pawnshop shooting
The plea comes as attorney Ben Crump joins the dead man's family in pushing for the businessman to be prosecuted.
Minneapolis
What you need to know about proposal to end the Mpls. Police Department
The next few weeks will be crucial for the future of policing in Minneapolis. In the weeks since George Floyd’s death, some people have pushed…
West Metro
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump to represent family of man killed by Minneapolis pawnshop owner
Man was shot in Mpls. by pawnshop owner.
Coronavirus
State warns 14 bars and restaurants over COVID violations
Outbreaks involving 14 bars and 710 people over the past month or so show that some businesses haven't been taking the required precautions, officials said.
Minneapolis
Body found in wreckage of pawnshop burned during George Floyd unrest
Tip led to search, months after building was set ablaze during riots.
Minneapolis
Taxi driver fatally shot in Minneapolis while trying to stop vehicle thieves
Minneapolis homicide detectives searched Monday for a man they say fatally shot a taxi driver who had confronted two men breaking into his cab, officials…
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Charter Commission plan would end police staffing rule
Charter Commission to collect feedback at Monday public hearing.
West Metro
Charge: Predatory offender grabs Minneapolis woman off porch, rapes her outside church
A 29-year-old predatory offender dragged a woman from her Minneapolis front porch nearly a quarter-mile to a church parking lot and raped her, according to…
Minneapolis
Fate of popular chief murky as Mpls. ponders future of its force
Some Council Members want to keep Chief Medaria Arradondo in a revamped public safety system; others say his fate will depend on a proposed charter amendment that eliminates the requirement to maintain a police force.
Minneapolis
Woman, 35, jailed in fatal stabbing in south Minneapolis
A 35-year-old woman remained jailed Sunday in the stabbing death of a man in south Minneapolis. The woman is suspected of murder in connection with…
Minneapolis
Protesters demand justice for Elijah McClain
Community members gathered for a march protesting against the police killing of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man from Aurora, Colo. who was killed after an encounter with police while walking home in late August, Saturday, July 18, 2020 outside U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis.
Minneapolis
Authorities ID man shot several times and killed in south Minneapolis
More than 40 bullet casings from two different calibers littered the scene, police said.
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