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What motivates people to act on hate? Retired professor shares insights on recent mosque attacks

by Joey Peters 2 days agoMay 30, 2023

One suspect in two Minneapolis mosque fires has been indicted on a federal hate crime charge. Two other vandalism cases have not been linked to bias.

POLICING & JUSTICE

Charges: Suspect set St. Paul mosque on fire to protest homelessness

by Katelyn Vue May 19, 2023May 19, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

‘I don’t feel safe’: Minnesota Muslims call for action on mosque attacks

by Alfonzo Galvan, Katelyn Vue and Andrew Hazzard May 19, 2023May 20, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Suspect arrested in St. Paul mosque arson investigation

by Katelyn Vue and Alfonzo Galvan May 18, 2023May 18, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Leaders condemn sixth vandalism against Twin Cities mosques, suspect at large

by Katelyn Vue and Alfonzo Galvan May 17, 2023May 25, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Suspect vandalizes St. Paul mosque weeks after two Minneapolis mosque fires

by Joey Peters and Hibah Ansari May 12, 2023May 12, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Suspect in south Minneapolis mosque fires indicted on hate crime charge

by Joey Peters May 4, 2023May 4, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Minnesota’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office reports outreach, expansion plans in first two years

by Hibah Ansari May 2, 2023May 4, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Former officer Tou Thao guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter in George Floyd killing

by Jon Collins May 2, 2023May 2, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Suspect in Minneapolis mosque arsons arrested, charged in federal court

by MPR News Staff May 1, 2023May 1, 2023

Minneapolis man charged with arson after two mosque fires in two days

by Louis Krauss April 28, 2023May 4, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Man killed by FBI in Minneapolis pointed shotgun at woman, search warrant alleges

by Andrew Hazzard, Joey Peters and Alfonzo Galvan April 27, 2023April 28, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Rod Adams endured years of hardships because of a marijuana conviction. Now, Minnesota could legalize the drug.

by Joey Peters April 26, 2023April 27, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Fires at two south Minneapolis mosques this week investigated as potential hate crimes

by Joey Peters April 25, 2023May 1, 2023

Ex-officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy

by Dylan Lovan | Associated Press April 24, 2023April 24, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Marijuana convictions can jeopardize employment and housing. What to know about removing them from your record and how to get free help Wednesday.

by Joey Peters April 18, 2023April 28, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Seventh suspect in Feeding Our Future fraud case pleads guilty to aiding money laundering

by Joey Peters April 11, 2023April 12, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Education department seeks more statutory oversight in wake of alleged Feeding Our Future fraud

by Becky Z. Dernbach April 10, 2023April 10, 2023

Lawsuit bars ex-Minneapolis police union head Bob Kroll from policing in 3 counties

by Jon Collins April 5, 2023April 7, 2023

Report: Black kids 6 times likelier to be strip-searched in England and Wales

by Associated Press March 27, 2023March 27, 2023

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Trump waits out grand jury as New York braces for protests

by Eric Tucker | AP and Michael R. Sisak | AP March 21, 2023March 21, 2023

Video shows Irvo Otieno pinned to floor before his death

by Denise Lavoie | Associated Press and Sarah Rankin | Associated Press March 21, 2023March 21, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank collapse concerns founders of color

by Kat Stafford and Claire Savage March 20, 2023March 20, 2023

Family: Video of Irvo Otien’s death shows ‘absolute brutality’

by Sarah Rankin | Associated Press March 16, 2023March 17, 2023

Army, resistance trade accusations over Myanmar killings

by Grant Peck | Associated Press March 14, 2023March 14, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Here are the 10 new defendants who were charged Monday in the Feeding Our Future fraud investigation

by Hibah Ansari March 13, 2023March 13, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

A plane for Kenya, a Tesla in Eagan: New defendants charged in alleged Feeding Our Future fraud spent money on lavish toys instead of needy children.

by Andrew Hazzard and Alfonzo Galvan March 13, 2023April 6, 2023

Robbinsdale police release footage of Khalil Azad traffic stop

by Louis Krauss March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

Khalil Azad’s family, students call for investigation into his death

by Elizabeth Shockman and Feven Gerezgiher March 6, 2023March 7, 2023

Robbinsdale police requests BCA review on circumstances around Khalil Azad’s death

by Feven Gerezgiher March 6, 2023March 6, 2023

Cody Fohrenkam sentenced in the killing of Deshaun Hill Jr.

by Matt Sepic February 28, 2023February 28, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

St. Paul police killing of Yia Xiong sparks ongoing protests

by Drew Arrieta February 26, 2023February 26, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Hmong community members demand police reform while mourning the killing of Yia Xiong

by Katelyn Vue February 24, 2023February 24, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Hmong elders lead campaign for answers in St. Paul police killing of Yia Xiong

by Katelyn Vue and Hibah Ansari February 23, 2023April 10, 2023

Family of man shot by St. Paul police demand answers

by Estelle Timar-Wilcox February 20, 2023February 20, 2023

Minneapolis, Bemidji rallies advocate for missing, murdered Indigenous people

by Sam Stroozas and Mathew Holding Eagle III February 15, 2023February 20, 2023

Activists say diversifying police forces not best answer to cop misconduct

by Sarah Thamer and Jon Collins February 15, 2023February 15, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Immigration court can be a daunting experience. Here’s a guide to finding a lawyer and preparing for court.

by Hibah Ansari February 2, 2023February 28, 2023

Minnesota legislators, state board considers police reforms after Tyre Nichols’ death

by Jessie Van Berkel and Ryan Faircloth February 2, 2023February 2, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Grief and anger: Minnesotans march to protest Tyre Nichols’s death

by Jaida Grey Eagle and Aaron Nesheim January 29, 2023January 30, 2023

Jury convicts man of murder for shooting North High student Deshaun Hill Jr.

by Kim Hyatt January 27, 2023February 28, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Minnesotans of color more likely to die during police encounters than whites, new state study finds.

by Joey Peters January 25, 2023January 27, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Brooklyn Park man ordered to forfeit beach resort after pleading guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud case

by Sahan Journal January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Top 10 most-read stories of 2022: Feeding Our Future, COVID, and education

by Sahan Journal December 30, 2022January 2, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Top 5 local news stories of 2022: The country’s largest pandemic fraud allegedly occurred in Minnesota, investors preyed on Somali homebuyers, and more.

by Joey Peters December 28, 2022January 2, 2023

Cedar-Riverside apartment residents besieged by break-ins

by Susan Du December 26, 2022January 2, 2023

Report: Black women and girls disproportionately targeted for violence

by Nina Moini December 22, 2022February 20, 2023

A resident of Tekle Sundberg’s apartment complex looks on as family members, friends and community members gather for a rally and march to demand justice for Sundberg on July 16. Sundberg was fatally shot by Minneapolis police after a roughly six-hour stand-off at his apartment on July 14

County attorney concludes Minneapolis officers justified in fatal shooting of Andrew Tekle Sundberg

by Paul Walsh and Kyeland Jackson December 21, 2022December 21, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Federal court rules that Anoka County discriminated against Ham Lake woman, ending five-year legal battle over 2017 arrest

by Hibah Ansari December 7, 2022December 9, 2022

Reports of hate crimes up in Minnesota, but proving bias remains a challenge.

by Kirsti Marohn November 17, 2022November 17, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Friends and family celebrate Tekle Sundberg’s 21st birthday months after he was killed by Minneapolis police.

by Jaida Grey Eagle November 16, 2022November 17, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Partners in Quality Care drops lawsuit against education department in fraud case.

by Joey Peters November 10, 2022November 10, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Muse Mohamed sentenced to two years of probation for lying about absentee ballots.

by Joey Peters November 7, 2022November 8, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Fifth defendant pleads guilty in food-aid fraud investigation.

by Joey Peters November 4, 2022November 4, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Here’s a list of all the people who have pleaded guilty in the Feeding Our Future fraud investigation.

by Joey Peters October 27, 2022April 12, 2023

POLICING & JUSTICE

Fourth defendant pleads guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud investigation.

by Becky Z. Dernbach October 26, 2022October 27, 2022

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Hennepin County voters poised to elect county’s first Black sheriff in November.

by Joey Peters October 24, 2022October 25, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

How an Ojibwe grandmother’s adoption fight in Minnesota ended up in the U.S. Supreme Court

by Nancy Marie Spears October 20, 2022October 20, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Prosecutors charge 50th defendant in Feeding Our Future fraud investigation.

by Joey Peters October 19, 2022October 20, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

First guilty pleas entered in Feeding Our Future investigation; three admit to fraud.

by Joey Peters October 12, 2022October 26, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Federal food-aid fraud investigation points to the involvement of another organization and players who haven’t been charged.

by Joey Peters October 7, 2022October 7, 2022

Rochester sisters reach $80K settlement with federal government for abuse and mistreatment they suffered at the border.

by Joey Peters and Hibah Ansari October 6, 2022October 7, 2022

Billionaire settles University of Minnesota student’s lawsuit alleging rape.

by Jon Collins October 3, 2022October 3, 2022

Frey nominates Newark deputy mayor as next Minneapolis police chief.

by Jon Collins September 29, 2022September 29, 2022

Jury selection begins in University of Minnesota student’s lawsuit alleging Chinese billionaire raped her.

by Jon Collins September 29, 2022September 29, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Deeq Darajo, a prominent Minneapolis journalist, was charged in connection with Feeding Our Future investigation.

by Joey Peters September 26, 2022December 21, 2022

Most defendants in the Feeding Our Future investigation were spared jail time.

by Matt Sepic September 23, 2022September 23, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Mekfira Hussein defended her work feeding needy children. Prosecutors now accuse her of buying a Tesla and other goods with money intended for those kids.

by Joey Peters September 23, 2022September 26, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Governor Walz ‘would hope’ for investigation into judge who presided over Feeding Our Future lawsuit.

by Andrew Hazzard September 22, 2022September 23, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Forty-eight suspects, $250 million allegedly stolen, and 257 pages of allegations. Eight interesting things about the alleged food-aid fraud scheme involving Feeding Our Future.

by Sahan Journal September 22, 2022October 3, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Charges in alleged federal food-aid fraud are rich in detail, but complex issues could confuse jurors, legal scholars say.

by Hibah Ansari September 22, 2022September 22, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Need a refresher on the Feeding Our Future allegations? Here’s what to know about the alleged food-aid fraud in Minnesota.

by Joey Peters September 20, 2022September 20, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Intruders vandalize St. Cloud mosque; members express shock, concern.

by Kirsti Marohn September 9, 2022September 9, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

South Minneapolis mosque suffers $50,000 in losses and damages after a weekend burglary. Suspect remains at large.

by Joey Peters September 6, 2022September 7, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

‘Our family is broken’: Tekle Sundberg’s supporters release new bystander video of his fatal shooting by Minneapolis police.

by Joey Peters August 17, 2022August 18, 2022

Cedric Alexander speaks during the Minneapolis City Council's Committee of the Whole on Aug. 2.

POLICING & JUSTICE

Cedric Alexander becomes Minneapolis’ first community safety commissioner.

by Jon Collins August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

‘You’ll never meet someone like Tekle’: Friends remember Tekle Sundberg as spiritual, thoughtful, and deeply supportive of those he loved.

by Becky Z. Dernbach July 23, 2022July 26, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Minneapolis police prepared less-lethal measures to resolve the standoff with Tekle Sundberg before snipers shot him, reports show.

by Chao Xiong July 20, 2022July 22, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Body camera video offers incomplete view of how Tekle Sundberg standoff led to fatal Minneapolis police shooting.

by Hibah Ansari, Samantha HoangLong and Becky Z. Dernbach July 20, 2022July 20, 2022

A resident of Tekle Sundberg’s apartment complex looks on as family members, friends and community members gather for a rally and march to demand justice for Sundberg on July 16. Sundberg was fatally shot by Minneapolis police after a roughly six-hour stand-off at his apartment on July 14

POLICING & JUSTICE

Transcript details panicked call from Tekle Sundberg’s neighbor before fatal shooting.

by Jon Collins and Matt Sepic July 19, 2022July 19, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Tekle Sundberg’s family say he was having a mental health crisis when Minneapolis police killed him. They criticized police negotiations.

by Drew Arrieta July 16, 2022July 19, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Minneapolis police shot and killed Andrew Tekle Sundberg from a rooftop across the street, new search warrants reveal.

by Joey Peters July 15, 2022December 8, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Minneapolis police shot and killed Andrew Tekle Sundberg after a six-hour standoff. The shooting remains under investigation.

by Samantha HoangLong, Joey Peters and Becky Z. Dernbach July 14, 2022July 15, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor released from prison.

by Paul Walsh June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Carjackings rattle south Minneapolis mosque. Leaders say many worshipers have stopped coming for nightly prayers.

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

George Floyd was honored Wednesday–the second anniversary of his murder–with prayer, a water ritual, and a street sign commemorating his memory. Hundreds gathered for the somber memorial.

by Ben Hovland May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Federal authorities confiscated Abdiaziz Farah’s passport after connecting him to a food aid fraud investigation. Months later, he obtained a new one and booked a one-way ticket out of the country.

by Joey Peters May 25, 2022May 26, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Federal charges: Abdiaziz Farah bought luxury cars, lakefront property, and a church in Kentucky. He’s charged with passport fraud, but authorities believe he’s linked to the multi-million dollar fraud of a food aid program.

by Joey Peters May 24, 2022September 19, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

State Senator Omar Fateh says he’s ‘troubled’ by the conviction of his brother-in-law and campaign volunteer, Muse Mohamed. Muse lied to a federal grand jury about handling absentee ballots in Omar’s 2020 primary campaign.

by Joey Peters May 10, 2022May 11, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Minneapolis man accused of lying to federal investigators about absentee ballots was a campaign volunteer for state Senator Omar Fateh, witness says in first day of federal trial.

by Becky Z. Dernbach May 10, 2022May 10, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey contends Minneapolis Police Department should obey one—not two—consent decrees to reform the force. State and federal authorities are investigating the police for civil rights abuses.

by Joey Peters May 4, 2022May 4, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Minnesota Human Rights investigation finds pattern of racist law enforcement by Minneapolis Police Department.

by MPR News Staff April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Upcoming federal trial will focus on alleged voting fraud in Minneapolis state Senate primary, court filings say.

by Becky Z. Dernbach April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Federal authorities charge Minnesota man connected with Feeding Our Future investigation. FBI agents apprehended him at the airport on his way to Kenya.

by Joey Peters April 21, 2022April 25, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Daunte Wright’s family fights for police reform one year after he was killed by a Brooklyn Center officer.

by Nina Moini April 11, 2022April 11, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

U.S. border agents repeatedly interrogated Twin Cities imam about his religion, lawsuit says.

by Paul Walsh March 24, 2022March 24, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Two men have been arrested and charged in the February burglary of Masjid Al-Ilhsan. But mosque leaders are concerned it won’t be the last time they face criminal activity, despite new security measures.

by Hibah Ansari March 10, 2022March 10, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Two men broke into Masjid Al-Ihsan in St. Paul, and walked out with the mosque’s safe. They made off with $4,000 in cash, wallets, and a checkbook.

by Hibah Ansari March 1, 2022March 2, 2022

POLICING & JUSTICE

Former Minneapolis police officers convicted on all charges in the killing of George Floyd.

by Jon Collins and Nina Moini February 24, 2022February 25, 2022