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Keith Ellison thegrio.com
July 8, 2021
Keith Ellison wants Judge Cahill to amend his sentencing memo in which he claims Black minors were not traumatized by…
Philando Castile thegrio.com
July 6, 2021
It has been five years since the police shooting death of Philando Castile and police reform is still being advocated…
June 30, 2021
The Minnesota Senate approved a modest set of police accountability measures Wednesday that’s part of a broader public safety budget…
June 27, 2021
The 223-page bill draft includes provisions regulating the use of no-knock warrants and proposes the creation of a police misconduct…
Pregnant woman
June 25, 2021
The state of Minnesota has taken a historic step to protect pregnant inmate and their newborns from being separated right…
Derek Chauvin thegrio.com
June 25, 2021
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced for the murder of George Floyd on Friday afternoon.
Gun Violence thegrio.com
June 17, 2021
A Minneapolis man who killed one woman and injured another person by driving an SUV into a crowd of protestors…
June 11, 2021
The woman who was in a vehicle when members of a federal U.S. Marshals Service task force fatally shot the…
June 11, 2021
Ex-state trooper Albert Kuehne has pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining the nudes of a 25 year-old woman during an arrest…
June 11, 2021
Omar made clear she meant ongoing ICC probes, "not a moral comparison between Hamas and the Taliban and the U.S.…
June 9, 2021
A prosecutor urged the Minnesota Supreme Court to uphold the third-degree murder conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer.
Derek Chauvin thegrio.com
June 2, 2021
Derek Chauvin is seeking probation and time served in the murder of George Floyd as prosecutors want a 30 year…
May 28, 2021
Trinity Ottoson-Smith was just 9-years-old when she was fatally shot while jumping on a trampoline. She passed away on Thursday.
May 27, 2021
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison resisted calls for weeks to take over the prosecution of Kim Potter, who fatally shot…
Protests Against Police Brutality Over Death Of George Floyd Continue In NYC
May 25, 2021
A new Axios-Ipsos poll has revealed that White Republicans believe enough has been done for Black Americans in the fight…
The Family Of George Floyd Visits Leaders In Washington DC
May 25, 2021
George Floyd's family has launched a new community project called The George Floyd Community Benevolence Fund (The Fund).
May 4, 2021
The defense attorney for the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has requested a new trial in the murder of…
'I Can't Breathe' Protest Held After Man Dies In Police Custody In Minneapolis
April 29, 2021
23-year-old Dylan Shakespeare Robinson was also ordered to pay $12 million in restitution for his role in setting the fire.
April 28, 2021
Brandon Mitchell said the video of Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd's neck was "the most important piece of evidence."
April 27, 2021
The state's Department of Corrections says Sgt. Paul Gorder has been put on investigative leave while they conduct a review.