May 24, 2021 Minneapolis police seeks federal, state reinforcements after mass shooting kills college kid before graduation Grappling with a shortage of officers and increased crime, Minneapolis is seeking federal and state resources after the latest bout of violence in the city included a mass shooting that left a college student dead hours before his graduation Saturday.
May 24, 2021 George Floyd's family holds rally, march in brother's memory Members of George Floyd’s family, and others who lost loved ones to police encounters, joined activists and citizens in Minneapolis on Sunday for a march that was one of several events planned nationwide to mark the one-year anniversary of Floyd’s death.
May 23, 2021 Minnesota shooting victim ID’d as student who was set to graduate Saturday Charlie Johnson was supposed to graduate from college on Saturday – but his sister accepted his diploma instead. That’s because hours earlier, Johnson was among two people killed in an early-morning shooting.
May 22, 2021 Minneapolis Police: 2 dead, 8 injured in downtown shooting A shooting in downtown Minneapolis killed two people and wounded eight others, police said early Saturday.
May 21, 2021 Daunte Wright shooting: Minnesota AG Keith Ellison to take over Brooklyn Center investigation The office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is taking control of the prosecution in the case against former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kimberly Potter, who was charged earlier this year in connection with the shooting death of Daunte Wright, according to a local affiliate report.
May 20, 2021 Minnesota police arrest husband of Heidi Firkus in her 2010 homicide A suspect was arrested Wednesday in connection with the 2010 cold case murder of his wife in St. Paul, Minnesota, authorities said.
May 19, 2021 Minnesota tornado confirmed near Northfield, south of Twin Cities: report A potentially destructive tornado developed near Northfield, Minnesota, on Wednesday night as severe weather approached the Twin Cities area, according to a report.
May 19, 2021 George Floyd Square vandalism: Ax-wielding man wreaks havoc at memorial display A video has emerged purportedly showing an ax-wielding man ripping off signs and wreaking havoc at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis over the weekend.
May 19, 2021 Doctor accused of sexually assaulting patient, asking to check her ‘bum’ A Minnesota doctor has been accused of sexually assaulting a female patient after asking to check her “bum,” charging documents show.
May 17, 2021 Kim Potter tentative December trial date set for Daunte Wright's death A former Minnesota police officer charged with killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop will stand trial at the end of the year, a judge ruled Monday.
