December 29, 2021 Mom pulls toddler from SUV moments before armed carjackers take vehicle in Minnesota Mother pulls 3-year-old child out of SUV moments before carjacking in Minnesota.
December 29, 2021 Police vaccine mandates, trials among the biggest police headlines in 2021: Year in review The topic of policing and law enforcement was one of many to make headlines over the course of 2021, at times dominating the front pages with stories ranging from the trials of former police officers Derek Chauvin and, most recently, Kim Potter; to the tragic deaths of those who succumbed to Covid-19-related illness.
December 28, 2021 Minneapolis teen arrested in deadly shooting with city on pace to surpass homicide record Minneapolis, like other major cities across the nation, is on track to break homicide records after the city counted its 94th victim of 2021.
December 27, 2021 2021 in review: The trials that captivated the country Fox News selected a few of the most significant trials of 2021 -- including the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse and the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.
December 26, 2021 Minnesota pileup on Interstate 94 involves as many as 50 vehicles: report A stretch of snowy eastbound Interstate 94 reopened in Minnesota on Christmas Day after a pileup that involved as many as 50 vehicles, according to reports.
December 24, 2021 Immigrant family of 7 from Honduras died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Minnesota home, police say An immigrant family who had fled Honduras for a better life in the United States was found dead in a Minnesota home over the weekend of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning, police said Wednesday.
December 23, 2021 Kim Potter trial: Former police officer facing up to 15 years in prison on manslaughter convictions Former suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter is facing up to 15 years in prison when she is sentenced on Feb. 18 for first- and second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright.
December 23, 2021 Kim Potter made a mistake. Her jury did not, but maybe the law needs to be reviewed The conviction of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter for manslaughter brought closure for the family of Duante Wright and many in our society. The fact, however, is that it will not bring closure on the problem that originally lead to a hung jury until the judge sent the jury back with an instruction to try again.
December 23, 2021 Kim Potter trial: Minneapolis jury finds ex-police officer guilty in death of Daunte Wright The jury found Kim Potter, the former Minneapolis-area police officer guilty on both first and second degree manslaughter charges in the 2021 death of Daunte Wright, as a verdict will be read shortly.
December 23, 2021 Potter jury to return Thursday for 4th day of deliberations The jury at the trial of a suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright was to return Thursday for a fourth day of deliberations as the Christmas holiday loomed.
