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

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Cedric Alexander becomes Minneapolis’ first community safety commissioner.

by Jon Collins August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

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‘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

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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

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor released from prison.

by Paul Walsh June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Mayor Jacob Frey contends Minneapolis police should obey one—not two—consent decrees to reform the department

by Joey Peters May 4, 2022June 15, 2023

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

by MPR News Staff April 27, 2022July 14, 2023

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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

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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

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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

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

by Paul Walsh March 24, 2022March 24, 2022

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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

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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

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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

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Kim Potter, former officer who killed Daunte Wright, receives two-year prison sentence. Wright’s parents decry light sentence: ‘A white woman’s tears trump justice.’

by Nina Moini February 18, 2022February 18, 2022

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Mayor Frey addresses questions, critics after Amir Locke killing. “Policy is ever-evolving,” Frey says.

by Tom Crann and Megan Burks February 9, 2022February 9, 2022

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Amir Locke killing leads Black elected officials to condemn failed Minneapolis police reform

by Hibah Ansari February 4, 2022February 7, 2022

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Amir Locke lay under a blanket and held a handgun before Minneapolis police shot and killed him, as seen in a newly released bodycam video.

by Jon Collins, Matt Sepic and Tim Nelson February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

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‘We can’t be a rubber stamp to what the police want’: Ramsey County attorney takes a new approach to criminal justice.

by Hibah Ansari and Anna Simonton January 11, 2022January 10, 2022

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Jury finds ex-cop Potter guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright killing.

by Jon Collins, Nina Moini and Matt Sepic December 23, 2021December 23, 2021

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Minnesota jurors must speak English — some worry that’s a proxy for race in jury selection.

by Megan Burks and Tom Crann December 9, 2021December 9, 2021

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Trial begins for ex-cop Kim Potter in killing of Daunte Wright: What happened, what’s being charged, and what might the legal arguments look like.

by Jon Collins November 30, 2021November 30, 2021

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Minneapolis mosque on edge after vandalism of security cameras

by Matt Sepic November 23, 2021November 23, 2021

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Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor re-sentenced to 57 months in prison for the 2017 killing of Justine Ruszczyk.

by Abe Asher October 21, 2021October 21, 2021

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‘I caused this tragedy, and it is my burden’: Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, in his own words.

by Joey Peters October 20, 2021October 21, 2021

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Some critics of the Minneapolis Police Department express doubts about public safety amendment

by Jon Collins October 15, 2021October 15, 2021

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Sondra Samuels, Minneapolis nonprofit leader, reaches wrongful death settlement in the fatal drowning of a 6-year-old neighbor.

by Becky Z. Dernbach September 27, 2021September 27, 2021

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Judge’s order nixing public safety amendment angers Minneapolis activists. “This leads everyone to believe that the fix is in,” one supporter said.

by Joey Peters September 15, 2021September 29, 2021

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Minnesota Supreme Court tosses 3rd-degree murder conviction of Minneapolis ex-cop Mohamed Noor.

by Jon Collins and Brian Bakst September 15, 2021September 30, 2021

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Confused by all the legal squabbles around the Minneapolis public safety amendment? We’ve got you covered! Your vote will count—and here’s a breakdown of what you’re voting on.

by Becky Z. Dernbach August 24, 2021September 30, 2021

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Weekend protests will press for a new look at police killing of Dolal Idd

by Hibah Ansari August 13, 2021September 30, 2021

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Survey: Black Minnesotans have far less trust in police than white residents do.

by Jon Collins August 11, 2021September 30, 2021

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Yes 4 Minneapolis coalition launches new phase of campaign to reform public safety

by Logan Carroll August 4, 2021October 8, 2021

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With small steps already under way, Brooklyn Center mayor has eye on broad changes in public safety.

by Nina Moini August 3, 2021September 30, 2021

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On July 4, police killed Ricardo Torres in Olivia, Minnesota. Three days later, provocateurs in a truck rally disrupted his memorial vigil.

by Andrew Hazzard July 8, 2021September 30, 2021

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Family of Ricardo Torres describes ‘harassing’ incidents with police before fatal Fourth of July shooting

by Andrew Hazzard July 7, 2021September 30, 2021

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MN BCA: Not releasing names of undercover officers in Smith killing.

by Matt Sepic and Nina Moini June 10, 2021September 30, 2021

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‘I’m just bracing for the next George Floyd’: Minnesotans reflect on continuing racial injustice, one year after Floyd’s killing.

by Riham Feshir May 28, 2021September 30, 2021

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‘We’re evidence that the healing is happening’: How five people in Minneapolis experienced the cataclysm of George Floyd’s killing—and what they did next.

by Hibah Ansari, Andrew Hazzard, Becky Z. Dernbach and Joey Peters May 25, 2021September 30, 2021

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No one has more power to change the Minneapolis Police Department than Mayor Jacob Frey. We asked him what he’s accomplished.

by Becky Z. Dernbach May 3, 2021September 30, 2021

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After guilty verdict in George Floyd’s murder, families of Isak Aden and Dolal Idd ask, ‘What about us?’

by Hibah Ansari and Becky Z. Dernbach April 26, 2021September 30, 2021

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In anxious times, Twin Cities residents say the whir of helicopters and the buzz of drones make matters worse.

by Abe Asher April 21, 2021September 30, 2021

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Minneapolis will soon have the opportunity–or competing opportunities–to vote on the future of the Minneapolis Police Department. We made this cheat sheet to help.

by Mike Mosedale and Becky Z. Dernbach April 21, 2021September 30, 2021

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‘We want it to be the right verdict. But this is America’: South Minneapolis Reacts Ahead of Chauvin Trial Verdict

by Dymanh Chhoun April 19, 2021November 17, 2021

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VIDEO: ‘They’re choosing to shoot now’: Demonstrators at the Brooklyn Center Police Station say public safety means ‘safety from them.’

by Michael Tortorello and Dymanh Chhoun April 15, 2021September 30, 2021

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Who is Mike Elliott, the Brooklyn Center mayor leading the city after the shooting of Daunte Wright?

by Andrew Hazzard April 15, 2021September 30, 2021

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‘I’m scared because of that booming’: A preschooler and her family watch protests, police in Brooklyn Center.

by Evan Frost and Elizabeth Shockman April 15, 2021September 30, 2021

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Many protesters have become familiar with the short-term pain of exposure to tear gas. For some, it might turn out to be a long-term problem, too.

by Joey Peters April 14, 2021September 30, 2021

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Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter arrested on 2nd-degree manslaughter charge in killing of Daunte Wright

by MPR News Staff April 14, 2021September 30, 2021

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Tear gas at bedtime: Brooklyn Center residents, including kids, suffer from aggressive police tactics to quell Daunte Wright protests

by Logan Carroll April 13, 2021September 30, 2021

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Brooklyn Center officer, chief resign in wake of Daunte Wright killing

by Matt Sepic and Tim Nelson April 13, 2021September 30, 2021

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A Black-focused therapy practice in Minneapolis sees ‘trauma, trauma, trauma.’ Here’s how they’re helping people to heal.

by Aala Abdullahi April 13, 2021September 30, 2021

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Iconic fist sculpture from George Floyd Square rises in Brooklyn Center, where police killed Daunte Wright.

by Ben Hovland April 13, 2021September 30, 2021

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‘I’m begging you to stop,’ versus ‘control and contain.’ Community defense lawyer Andrew Gordon on how to think about the Daunte Wright protests and the police response.

by Andrew Hazzard April 13, 2021September 30, 2021

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‘Another Black life lost’: Trauma and frustration grow after death of Daunte Wright, but police reforms remain stalled in Minnesota legislature

by Hibah Ansari April 12, 2021September 30, 2021

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Brooklyn Center cop who killed Daunte Wright meant to use stun gun instead, police chief says; curfew descends on Twin Cities

by Matt Sepic, Nina Moini, Peter Cox and Tim Nelson April 12, 2021September 30, 2021

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What to know about Brooklyn Center, where police fatally shot Daunte Wright

by Andrew Hazzard April 12, 2021September 30, 2021

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Brooklyn Center police fatally shoot 20-year-old Daunte Wright during traffic stop; police deploy tear gas to clear protests.

by Nina Moini and Tim Nelson April 11, 2021September 30, 2021

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The process of selecting a U.S. attorney is supposed to stay secret. But why?

by Hibah Ansari March 26, 2021October 8, 2021

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A quiet storm: Unraveling the kind heart, troubled mind, and sudden death of Dolal Idd.

by Hibah Ansari March 22, 2021September 30, 2021

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Ahmed Ismail Yusuf: George Floyd’s death was a wakeup call about the depths of racism in America. In their treatment of Dolal Idd’s family, sheriff’s deputies chose to ignore it.

by Ahmed Ismail Yusuf March 5, 2021September 30, 2021

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After long process of collecting public input, community coalition will gather petition signatures to replace Minneapolis Police Department

by Hibah Ansari February 12, 2021September 30, 2021

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Black protesters in Minneapolis have encountered tear gas, rubber bullets, and batons. White pro-Trump crowds took selfies with U.S. Capitol police.

by Jared Goyette, Joey Peters and Becky Z. Dernbach January 7, 2021September 30, 2021

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‘Time to uproot systemic racism’: Case of Dolal Idd highlights disparities in fatal police shootings

by Habon Abdulle January 5, 2021September 30, 2021

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Police informant and dangerous gun bust led to fatal shooting of Dolal Idd, according to newly released search warrant.

by Jared Goyette and Becky Z. Dernbach January 4, 2021September 30, 2021

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‘We will not wake up tomorrow and forget about this’: Minneapolis protesters demand answers about police killing of Dolal Idd

by Jared Goyette January 3, 2021September 30, 2021

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Bound wrists, crying kids, and an older man without a shirt: Politicians, activists condemn body-cam footage of sheriff’s raid on Somali family’s home.

by Jared Goyette January 3, 2021September 30, 2021

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Police raided the home of an older Somali couple, bound their wrists, and yelled at their small children. Then the police told them their son was shot dead.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim and Jared Goyette January 1, 2021September 30, 2021

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A Minneapolis cop told Somali American teens he was proud U.S. troops killed ‘you folk’ during Black Hawk Down. The police union fought to keep his job anyway.

by Tony Webster December 17, 2020September 30, 2021

POLICING & JUSTICE

COVID-19 outbreak at Kandiyohi County Jail threatens health of detained immigrants.

by Joey Peters December 9, 2020October 8, 2021

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Family of Isak Aden, who was killed by police in Eagan a year ago, files civil rights suit; protesters want case reopened

by Hibah Ansari July 2, 2020September 30, 2021

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Minneapolis woman sues police for alleged unlawful search and groping her at scene of a traffic stop last year

by Joey Peters June 17, 2020October 8, 2021

POLICING & JUSTICE

‘Urgent call to action’: Huda Ahmed to lead collaboration on reforming Minnesota’s criminal justice, dismantling inequities

by Becky Z. Dernbach June 5, 2020October 8, 2021