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December 20, 2021

Kim Potter trial: Jury to be sequestered while deliberating charges in shooting death of Daunte Wright

The jury tasked with determining the fate of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter will be sequestered once deliberations begin on Monday after both sides deliver their closing arguments.

December 17, 2021

Kim Potter trial: Defense rests case after former Minneapolis-area police officer wraps emotional testimony

Former Minneapolis-area police officer Kim Potter took the stand in her own defense on Friday as the defense's final witness before resting its case in the manslaughter trial against the veteran cop for shooting and killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop earlier this year. 

December 17, 2021

Derek Chauvin pleads guilty. What's next?

Derek Chauvin plead guilty to willfully depriving George Floyd of his rights on May 25, 2020, that led to Floyd's death

December 17, 2021

Kim Potter taking the witness stand is 'a do-or-die strategy,' attorney says

All eyes are now on Kim Potter as the former suburban Minneapolis police officer is expected to testify in her own defense Friday.

December 16, 2021

Kim Potter trial: Daunte Wright, repeat offender killed by ex-cop, appears in yet another felony complaint

A previously undisclosed juvenile felony petition from Minneapolis alleges that Daunte Wright, who died in a police-involved shooting in April, was involved in yet another crime in 2017.

December 15, 2021

Derek Chauvin pleads guilty in George Floyd civil rights case, sentencing still undetermined

Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal civil rights charges in the case of George Floyd Wednesday, meaning the former Minneapolis officer can serve time in a federal lockup.

December 14, 2021

Kim Potter trial: Daunte Wright not first shooting connected to ex-cop: ‘100%’ deserves murder charge

More than a year before the deadly shooting of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, former Minnesota officer Kim Potter had been one of the first on the scene of the shooting of Kobe Dimock-Heisler that happened while police responded to a domestic disturbance call.

December 13, 2021

Minneapolis crime spills into neighboring towns, 'under attack' by 'mobile' criminals: mayor

Edina, Minnesota, mayor says Minneapolis suburbs are “under attack from mobile criminals" coming into the city

December 10, 2021

Kim Potter trial: What is ‘spark of life’ testimony?

Jurors overseeing the Minneapolis manslaughter trial for former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer Kim Potter have testimony from several people so far, including loved ones of the man whom she shot and killed last April.

December 10, 2021

Kim Potter trial: Daunte Wright victim shares impact statement that she never got to deliver to him

EXCLUSIVE: It’s a victim impact statement she never got to read to Daunte Wright in court because former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter shot and killed him in an unrelated incident before he had a chance to face a jury of his own.