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June 11, 2021

Police departments struggle to recruit since killing of George Floyd

Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police officers in the year since George Floyd was killed by a cop.

June 10, 2021

Rep. Ilhan Omar backpedals comments about US, Israel after Democratic colleagues condemn her remarks

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., clarified her "unthinkable atrocities" comments at the request of her Democratic colleagues in a Thursday statement.

June 9, 2021

3 former Minneapolis officers accused in George Floyd's death get March 7 trial date

Three former Minneapolis police officers accused of aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd last year will stand trial beginning March 7, according to court records.

June 9, 2021

Ilhan Omar slammed by fellow House Dem for 'outrageous and clearly false' statements about US, Israel

Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., blasted the firebrand Democrat in a press release for her recent tweet claiming America and Israel had committed “unthinkable atrocities” akin to the Taliban and Hamas.

June 9, 2021

New allegations paint Daunte Wright as violent offender as top Democrats who attended his funeral silent

As ex-Minnesota police officer Kim Potter is out on $100,000 bond, awaiting a manslaughter trial in the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, victims of his alleged gun violence are still reeling from trauma and Democratic lawmakers who flocked to his funeral have gone quiet.

June 9, 2021

Ingraham: BLM isn’t losing sleep over rising crime while profiting off tragedy

Black Lives Matter isn't doing much to remedy the current climbing crime rates across the U.S., "The Ingraham Angle" host Laura Ingraham pointed out Tuesday.

June 8, 2021

Minnesota sheriff pulls deputies from US Marshals task force over bodycams

A sheriff in Minnesota is pulling his deputies from a federal U.S. Marshals task force amid concerns about a lack of transparency after state investigators say there is no body-camera, dash-camera or surveillance footage of the fatal officer-involved shooting of a Black man in Minneapolis last week.

June 8, 2021

Minneapolis crews work to reopen George Floyd Square, activists close it again

City crews returned early Tuesday to a Minneapolis intersection where a memorial to George Floyd was assembled after his death last year and worked to reopen it to traffic by removing debris and makeshift barriers, only to have activists barricade the area again.

June 8, 2021

Minneapolis police precinct fire: 4th man sentenced to federal prison, $12M restitution in George Floyd riot

The fourth and final man charged with helping to burn down a Minneapolis police precinct during the civil unrest last summer over the death of George Floyd has been sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay $12 million in restitution. 

June 8, 2021

Stepfather of Minnesota boy, 14, killed in shooting charged in connection with incident

The stepfather of the 14-year-old boy who was fatally shot near a graduation party in Minnesota has been charged in connection to the incident, according to reports Monday.