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City Reaches Big Settlement in Fatal Police Shooting
The city of Minneapolis will pay $20 million to the family of an unarmed woman fatally shot by a police officer when she approached his squad car after calling 911 to report a possible crime. Mayor...
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Don Damond: I Told Justine to Make the Call
"My first thought was, 'I want her to be safe.'" It was for that reason that Don Damond told his fiancee to call police on the night of July 15, 2017, after she heard what she thought was a sexual...
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6 Injured After Van Slams Into Crowded Bus Stop
Authorities are investigating why and how a van driver slammed into a crowded bus stop shelter in north Minneapolis on Tuesday, injuring at least six people, including three critically, the AP reports....
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Thinking of Retiring? Keep These Cities on Your Radar
Already thinking ahead on where you want to kick back once you stop punching a time clock for good? WalletHub scrutinized more than 180 US cities to suss out which ones seem most appealing for...
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Crowd Chants 'Lock Him Up' at Minneapolis Trump Rally
A defiant President Trump sought to convert the impeachment probe into a weapon on the campaign trail Thursday night, with biting attacks on Joe Biden. At a rally in Minneapolis, the first since...
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Protest Greets Redskins
Several hundred people marched Thursday to the Minneapolis stadium where the Vikings and Redskins were to play hours later in protest of Washington's team name. "We are not your mascot!" the crowd...
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Krispy Kreme Finds Student's Resale Scheme Unpalatable
An enterprising Minnesota college student who drove to Iowa every weekend to buy hundreds of Krispy Kreme doughnuts that he then sold to his own customers in the Twin Cities area has been warned by the...
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'Very Tragic' Start to the Holiday Weekend in Minneapolis
Five people were killed early Wednesday when a public housing high-rise caught fire in Minneapolis, the Star-Tribune reports. Four others were injured in blaze, which started on the 14th floor of a...
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Students on School Trip Find Hidden Cameras
School trips can be a great experience for students—but not when they find cameras hidden in their hotel room. That's what Wisconsin high school students reported during their recent stay at at the...
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This Is the US City Where People Care the Most
'Tis the season for compassion and kindness—and in that spirit, WalletHub has rounded up the cities it says are the most caring in America. The site looked at more than three dozen metrics in the 100...
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A TSA Agent Had to Check Her Hair. Then: 'Giddyup!'
A Native American woman who went through security at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport says she was humiliated by a TSA agent who yanked her long braids and treated her like "a horse." CNN...
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Derek Chauvin's Bond Kept at $1M
A judge on Monday kept bail at $1 million for the former Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder in George Floyd's death. Derek Chauvin, 44, said almost nothing during an 11-minute...
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Minneapolis Cops Slashed Tires of Protesters' Cars
Minneapolis police officers slashed tires on parked cars during recent protests in the city, the Star-Tribune reports. Two agencies have acknowledged doing so after Mother Jones published videos of...
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Coworker: Derek Chauvin, George Floyd 'Bumped Heads'
Former police officer Derek Chauvin knew the man whose murder he is charged with "pretty well" and they did not get along, according to a former coworker at a Minneapolis nightclub. Chauvin and George...
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Citing a Lack of Support, Police in Minneapolis Start to Resign
Saying they feel battered by protests, a state investigation, the media and city leaders since the killing of George Floyd, at least seven Minneapolis police officers have quit. Another half-dozen are...
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Scary New Video Shows Thao's Role in Floyd Killing
A new video shows George Floyd's final moments from a fresh angle—that of onlookers urging police let the man breathe as Officer Tou Thao stands his ground, the New York Post reports. "You're going to...
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911 Dispatcher Who Reported Floyd Arrest: 'Call Me a Snitch'
A 911 dispatcher who was watching the arrest of George Floyd live via a surveillance camera feed called a Minneapolis Police Department sergeant to describe what was going on, Fox 9 reports. "You can...
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'Minnesota Freedom Fund' Reels After Getting $30M
A small nonprofit is feeling the heat after receiving more than $30 million in the wake of George Floyd's death, the New York Times reports. The Minnesota Freedom Fund—which had only one full-time...
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Protesters Just Got 'Substantial' Boost From Colin Kaepernick
Soon after protests over the killing of George Floyd started sweeping the nation, Colin Kaepernick set up the Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Initiative , via his charity , to coordinate "with top...
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In Minneapolis, One of 'Most Violent Shootings in Memory'
One man is dead and 11 people suffered wounds that weren't life-threatening in an early Sunday shooting that the Star Tribune calls "one of the city's most violent shootings in recent memory." The man...
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