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Kim Potter Daunte Wright thegrio.com
April 12, 2022
Daunte Wright's mother says the death of her son has turned her into an activist as the family seeks an…
April 11, 2022
A Minnesota judge will decide whether to allow video coverage of the trial of three ex-officers charged with aiding George…
April 6, 2022
The Sirtify program at Normandale Community College is looking to close the achievement gap between Black and white students.
April 6, 2022
Minnesota prosecutors declined to file charges Wednesday against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke.
March 29, 2022
Che joined "Saturday Night Live" as a writer in 2013, and was named head writer along with "Weekend Update" partner…
March 21, 2022
Minneapolis' Cheatham Avenue was named in tribute to Captain John Cheatham, nearly 100 years after his exemplary service.
March 18, 2022
Black defendants charged with felonies are frequently ordered to pay double the amount of bail as whites accused of the…
basketball high school thegrio.com
March 15, 2022
Of the roughly 20 people interviewed, only one person from Cooper High, the accusing school, was questioned.
Floyd Former Minneapolis Police Officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. thegrio.com
February 24, 2022
Three former Minneapolis police officers were convicted Thursday of violating George Floyd’s civil rights.
February 23, 2022
The jury hearing the case against three ex-officers charged with violating George Floyd’s rights needs to get instructions before starting deliberations.
Floyd Former Minneapolis Police Officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. thegrio.com
February 22, 2022
The three former Minneapolis police officers accused of violating Floyd's civil rights will soon learn their fates.
February 18, 2022
The former suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright was sentenced Friday to two years in prison.
February 17, 2022
J Alexander Kueng, one of the three officers charged with violating the civil rights of George Floyd, took the stand…
February 16, 2022
Kim Potter, the officer who killed Daunte Wright, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday on charges of first- and second-degree…
February 16, 2022
Tou Thao, one of the former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating the civil rights of George Floyd during his
February 14, 2022
Federal prosecutors rested their case against three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights.
February 9, 2022
"There were 500 people in that room, and nobody noticed what was going on," Leidy Lyons' mother told KBJR regarding…
February 7, 2022
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill rose to national prominence presiding over the trial of George Floyd's killer, Derek Chauvin.
February 4, 2022
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will join the review of the fatal shooting of a Amir Locke by Minneapolis police.
February 2, 2022
The trial of three ex-officers charged with violating Floyd’s rights was recessed after one of the defendants tested positive for COVID-19.