October 10, 2021 Minnesota massacre: Police arrest three people in shooting that killed one, injured 14 Three men have been arrested in connection with a shooting inside a Saint Paul, Minnesota, bar early Sunday morning left 14 people injured and one person dead, according to authorities.
October 9, 2021 Lindsey Burke: Dropping 'F' grades for kids is a new 'soft bigotry of low expectations' The new grading system at Sunrise Park Middle School in Minnesota will no longer reflect student behavior or tardiness, or whether an assignment was completed on time. Grading, the school’s website reads, perpetuates systemic racism.
October 7, 2021 Derek Chauvin denied request for public defender in appeals process by Minnesota Supreme Court Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was denied his request for a public defender by the Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday as he appeals his conviction and 22 1/2-year sentence for the murder of George Floyd.
October 7, 2021 Minnesota driver linked to protester's death is set to stand trial in March A Minnesota man accused of driving into a group of protesters in June, killing one woman and injuring three others will reportedly stand trial for murder next March weeks after a judge declared him fit.
October 1, 2021 Minnesota middle school will eliminate 'F's to combat 'systemic racism' A YouTube video posted by Sunrise Park Middle School in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, details a new grading scale that lacks the letter "F."
September 30, 2021 Minnesota prosecutors seek more prison time for Chicago gunman charged in highway shooting of baseball coach Minnesota prosecutors seek an “upward sentencing departure” for a Chicago man in the deadly July highway shooting of a baseball coach who was driving his son home from a game when he was killed.
September 24, 2021 Minnesota university boosts police presence year after cutting ties, crime plummets Crime decreased at the University of Minnesota last month after the school beefed up its police presence, which came a year after the school largely cut ties with the Minneapolis Police Department amid protests over the death of George Floyd.
September 24, 2021 Minnesota public schools ask students to role play sex scenarios as gay or trans, activists take issue Activists spoke out against a sex-ed program used in a Minnesota school district that includes asking straight students to role play homosexual and transgender relationships.
September 24, 2021 Derek Chauvin appeals murder conviction in death of George Floyd, will represent himself Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin appealed his murder conviction ahead of the 90-day deadline on Thursday.
September 19, 2021 Wisconsin-Minnesota SUV murders: Second suspect nabbed in Arizona, report says A second suspect sought in connection with the shooting deaths of four Minnesota people last weekend has surrendered in Arizona, according to a report.