Ricky Cobb was shot and killed by a Minnesota cop during a traffic stop.

Civil Rights & Social Justice

Attorneys for Ricky Cobb's family say a Minnesota police union is interfering in the prosecution of the trooper who killed the Black driver.

Police Brutality

A criminologist and George Floyd case witness said bodycam video shows the Minnesota cop who killed Ricky Cobb didn't follow protocol.

The slain 33-year-old's family filed a complaint.

Crime

White men face minimal charges for allegedly leaving Michelle Folson with a brain injury.

A "Karen" video shows a woman pretending to cry while calling the cops on Alonzo Harmon, a Black man, because he was working as an HVAC technician.

According to AP, on July 31, 33-year-old Ricky Cobb II was pulled over by state troopers on Interstate 94 in Minneapolis. 

An R. Kelly accuser is being denied "closure" after Minnesota prosecutors dropped sex abuse charges, preventing her from testifying at a trial alleging prostitution with a minor.

Steve Drazkowski is attempting to block a state bill that would require educators to give lessons on the genocide of indigenous people.

Education

A university leader suggested declining enrollment was because campus is "too diverse."

Crime

A Minnesota man staged a BLM hate crime in hopes of a big insurance payout.

Both Mohamed and Verbeten are in districts considered “safe” for Democrats, making it likely at least two Black women will be seated in the state senate next term.