November 23, 2021 Kim Potter trial looms as Brooklyn Center leaders consider changing curfew process Leaders in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center are considering re-vamping the process used to declare a curfew as the city prepares for the start of the trial of one of its former police officers charged in the death of Daunte Wright earlier this year.
November 23, 2021 US COVID-19 deaths in 2021 surpass 2020's toll COVID-19 deaths in 2021 surpassed the total from 2020 this week, with U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data showing cases rising around the country ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
November 18, 2021 Chinese national charged with cyberstalking, accused of creating fake sexual profiles of Minnesota woman Ki Cheung Yau, a Chinese national living in California, was charged with one count of cyberstalking.
November 17, 2021 Ilhan Omar claims Boebert 'defecates' Congress after Boebert's 'brother-husband' dig Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar on Wednesday night claimed Republican Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert “defecates [and] defiles the House of Representatives” and accused her husband of being “a pervert.”
November 17, 2021 Daunte Wright shooting: Jurors for ex-Minnesota cop Kim Potter trial asked about BLM, defund police Potential jurors in the trial for former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter, who is facing manslaughter charges in the April fatal shooting of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, will answer a series of questions regarding their attitudes toward law enforcement, Black Lives Matter and if they were injured or suffered property damage during any rioting over the past two years.
November 15, 2021 Former Minnesota police chief ousted after Daunte Wright killing says he lost job for doing ‘the right things’ The former police chief of a Minneapolis suburb that was rocked by protests over the deadly police shooting of Daunte Wright earlier this year and who subsequently resigned days after the encounter said he wouldn't change his handling of the killing and that he was forced to leave for doing "the right things."
November 12, 2021 Rising COVID-19 cases force hospitals in some states to take action As coronavirus cases continue to spread around Europe, the contagious delta variant is driving up hospitalizations and outbreaks in states around the U.S.
November 12, 2021 Winter weather hits Minnesota, Wisconsin, Dakotas Winter weather and blizzard conditions are forecast to impact Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Dakotas.
November 10, 2021 Daunte Wright shooting: Ex-Minnesota cop Kim Potter's trial to be livestreamed as judge changes course A Minnesota judge decided Tuesday the trial of former police officer Kim Potter, facing manslaughter charges in the shooting of Daunte Wright, will be broadcast live, reversing an earlier ruling.
November 10, 2021 Stormy weather forecast for Plains as East Coast enjoys warmth A storm system across the West is moving into the Plains on Wednesday.