August 1, 2021 Minnesota boyfriend charged in decapitation death of woman; several people reportedly witnessed incident A Minnesota man was charged with second-degree murder on Friday after he allegedly beheaded his girlfriend and dumped her body at an intersection in Shakopee in front of horrified witnesses.
August 1, 2021 Ilhan Omar backs 'guaranteed income,' pitches bills to send $1,200 monthly checks to most Americans U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced two guaranteed income bills on Friday aimed at sending $1,200 monthly checks to most Americans before the end of the decade, according to reports.
July 30, 2021 Lawsuits filed against CRT in Minnesota allege it promotes harassment, intolerance A handful of Minnesotans filed three lawsuits over discrimination, retaliation, and a work demotion they say they faced for speaking out against critical race theory.
July 29, 2021 Minnesota woman found beheaded on road, suspect arrested: police Minnesota police officers made a grisly discovery when they responded to a report of a stabbing incident on Wednesday afternoon, locating a woman's decapitated body in Shakopee, about 25 miles south of Minneapolis, according to police and local news reports.
July 28, 2021 Vietnam vet with stage 4 cancer gets VIP seats at Minnesota Twins game A Vietnam veteran's daughter surprised him with VIP tickets to a Minnesota Twins game a day before his next round of chemotherapy.
July 28, 2021 Minnesota sets new state records for murders, assaults on police officers in 2020 Minnesota saw the highest number of murders on record in 2020, as well the most assaults against police officers in the line of duty ever recorded within a one-year period, according to the annual uniform crime report released by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Tuesday.
July 28, 2021 Minnesota police officer’s shooting death on Indian reservation prompts FBI probe: report A police officer was fatally shot in the line of duty on an Indian reservation in Minnesota on Tuesday morning – prompting an FBI investigation, according to a report.
July 27, 2021 Minneapolis battles judge's mandate to hire 730 police officers by next summer Minneapolis officials are seeking intervention from the state’s Supreme Court, as the city battles a judge’s recent order to have 730 police officers on the force by next summer.
July 24, 2021 Derek Chauvin's first prison mugshots released one month into 22 1/2 year sentence for murder of George Floyd The first prison mugshot was released Saturday of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison last month for the murder of George Floyd.
July 22, 2021 Replace the Minneapolis Police Department? City Council to vote on ballot measure The Minneapolis City Council is preparing a measure that would allow voters to replace the city's police department with a community-focused safety initiative, according to local reports.
