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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

POLICING & JUSTICE

‘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

POLICING & JUSTICE

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

POLICING & JUSTICE

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

POLICING & JUSTICE

‘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

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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

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‘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