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October 28, 2022

Ilhan Omar drops tens of thousands on private security following calls to defund, dismantle police

Ilhan Omar, a defund police supporter who backed dismantling and replacing the Minneapolis PD, recently dropped tens of thousands of campaign cash into private security services.

October 24, 2022

Ex-Minneapolis police officer Kueng pleads guilty in George Floyd killing

J. Alexander Kueng, a former Minneapolis police officer, pleaded guilty on Monday to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd.

October 23, 2022

Ellison denies knowing anyone who supports defunding police despite own support for replacing police force

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison claimed that he didn't know anyone who supports the "Defund the Police" movement despite previous support for replacing police.

October 23, 2022

Minneapolis struggles to recruit police in wake of George Floyd's murder

City officials in Minneapolis are struggling to boost recruitment for police departments, which have been left vacated in the aftermath of the police-involved murder of George Floyd.

October 18, 2022

Minneapolis city subcommittee approves police request to contract social workers

A Minneapolis city council subcommittee approved the police department's request to contract social workers in their offices, with the goal of improving responses to 911 calls.

October 15, 2022

Minnesota man accused of trying to murder his ex-girlfriend while out on bond: court documents

A convicted felon in Minnesota is accused of attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend while out on bond from a previous domestic assault case,

October 14, 2022

Minnesota court receives 1st round of guilty pleas in $250M scheme to defraud federal meals program

Fifty people in Minnesota were charged in a scheme to defraud a federal meals program for $250 million. One of the program's employees admitted to taking more than $1.3 million.

October 12, 2022

Minnesota man ordered out of stolen car found with 100 fentanyl-laced pills stuffed in socks, coat: police

Minneapolis-area man Qadar Mohamed Aden was ordered by police out of a stolen vehicle and allegedly possessed more than 100 fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills on his person.

October 5, 2022

Minnesota AG Keith Ellison sues Fleet Farm over firearm sales to straw buyers

Minnesota's AG sued Fleet Farm for the sale of firearms to two straw buyers. The AG alleges that Fleet Farm ignored the fact that they were selling multiple guns in a single purchase.

October 2, 2022

Minnesota plane crashes into home, killing 3 on board

A small aircraft crashed into the second floor of a residential building in Hermantown, Minnesota, Saturday, leaving three people dead.