Former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane

Ex-Cops' Civil Rights Verdicts Send Cops Clear Message

The guilty verdicts for former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao for violating George Floyd's…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
02.24.22
Funeral Held For Amir Locke, Shot And Killed By Minneapolis Police While Executing A Search Warrant

Minneapolis Says Goodbye To Amir Locke At Funeral

During the emotional service, the Reverend Al Sharpton vowed to help the Locke family on their mission for justice and…
by Shannon Dawson
02.17.22
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Justice For George Floyd: Timeline Of Federal Case

In the federal trial against Tou Thao, Thomas Lane, and J. Alexander Kueng, at least one witness for the prosecution testified he…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
01.27.22
Federal Trial Begins For Former Police Officers In George Floyd Killing

Mostly White Jurors In Federal George Floyd Case

A mostly white jury was selected in the case for Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao, the three ex-Minneapolis…
by Zack Linly
01.21.22
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Most Jurors Selected For Wright Trial Are White

Nine out of the 12 jurors selected to preside over Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter's trial for the killing of…
by Zack Linly
12.03.21
op-ed Election For Mayor Held In Minneapolis

How Changing Minneapolis Policing Affects Black Organizing

It's important to be clear that Question 2 -- a critical ballot initiative that would have replaced the Minneapolis Police…
by Miski Noor (they/them)
11.30.21
op-ed Election For Mayor Held In Minneapolis

What's Next For Police Reform In Minneapolis?

By a 56% to 44% margin, voters said “no” to a charter amendment that would have replaced the Minneapolis Police…
by Michelle S. Phelps
11.30.21
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Amendment To Replace Police Department In Minneapolis Fails

Voters have rejected a ballot question that would have reimagined public safety in Minneapolis replacing the city's police department, which…
by NewsOne Staff
11.03.21
#theblckballot Yes 4 Minneapolis, July 2021, by Renee Jones Schneider, Star Tribune

Minneapolis Voters Can Change City's Approach To Policing

Noor says that the campaign to change the city charter was ultimately a heavy lift for the community. Mobilizing after…
by Anoa Changa
11.02.21
Convicted ex-Minneapolis police officers Mohamed Noor and Derek Chauvin

What Mohamed Noor's New Sentence Means For Chauvin

A newly reduced prison sentence for former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, who was originally convicted of third-degree murder, has…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
10.21.21
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'Boogaloo Boi' Pleads Guilty To Shooting Minneapolis Precinct

When shots were fired in Minneapolis as the Third Precinct police station burned, people on the ground insisted the gunshots…
by NewsOne Staff
10.01.21
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Minneapolis Residents Organize Ahead Of Local Election

Proponents of the proposed public safety charter argue that undoing a fifty-year-old charter amendment would correct the history of systemic…
by Anoa Changa
10.04.21
Former Minneapolis police officer sentenced in shooting death of Justine Damond

Conviction Tossed For Ex-Cop Who Killed White Woman

The Minnesota Supreme Court overturned a third-degree murder conviction of Mohamed Noor, the former Minneapolis Police officer who shot and…
by Bilal G. Morris
10.04.21

Home Depot Threatened BLM-Supporting Workers, NLRB Says

According to a complaint filed by a regional official with the National Labor Relations Board, employees at a Home Depot…
by Keenan "HIGz" Higgins
08.19.21
Death of Leneal Frazier

Leneal Frazier's Family Retains Ben Crump After Death

The family of Leneal Frazier, a driver in Minneapolis who died after sustaining injuries from a police pursuit he wasn't…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
10.03.21
Darnella Frazier

Darnella Frazier Reflects On George Floyd 1-Year Later

Marking the one-year anniversary of Floyd's death Darnella wrote a lengthy Facebook tribute to Floyd, summarizing her thoughts on the…
by Charise Frazier
10.03.21
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Shots Fired, 1 Injured Near George Floyd Memorial

Police were called to the memorial site on Tuesday in response to reports of gunfire near the location where George…
by Charise Frazier
10.03.21
Derek Chauvin

What's Next For Derek Chauvin After Guilty Verdict?

Many feel that Chauvin's guilty verdict could launch massive reform in policing across the country, but with the simultaneous killing…
by Charise Frazier
08.26.21
The call to prayer was made to start Ramadan in Minneapolis

Minnesota Criticized For Imposing Ramadan Curfew

Elected officials updated the regional curfew to exempt those traveling to and from prayer.
by Anoa Changa
09.30.21
MPD Police Chief Medaria Arradondo

Minneapolis Police Chief Testifies In Derek Chauvin Trial

Arradondo's testimony, which opened week two of the trial, took the stand against Chauvin to examine his training as an…
by Charise Frazier
09.30.21