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Former Minnesota trooper admits texting nude photos from I-94 driver's phone to his own
He pleaded guilty to the lesser of two charges, according to court records.
Minneapolis
Protesters take fight for police accountability to Uptown
Scrutiny over Winston Smith's killing comes as Uptown reels from a rash of business closures, lootings and crime — and the scars of a mass shooting last summer that killed one and injured 11.
Local
Patricia Good, violinist and Minneapolis school psychologist, dies at 87
Good co-authored a guide to the widely used assessment tool, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI).
Local
Boy rescued from north Minneapolis swimming pool dies
The officer who successfully pulled the boy from the water was on duty for the first time.
Local
Anoka and Hennepin county sheriff's offices suspend role in federal task force whose members fatally shot man in Uptown
Ramsey County Sheriff's Office recently announced it's pulling the agency from the task force.
Local
Omar leads call to expand federal investigation of policing in Minn.
Nearly two dozen Democratic elected officials are asking the Justice Department to expand its review of the Minneapolis Police Department to include seven other state and local police agencies.
Local
Authorities shoot, kill man in Uptown Mpls.
The U.S. Marshals Service said members of its task force were trying to arrest the man on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a gun. The suspect, who was in a parked car, "failed to comply and produced a handgun," officials said.
Local
Mpls. crews try again to open George Floyd Square to traffic
Minneapolis city crews returned to George Floyd Square early Tuesday to remove debris and makeshift barriers for the second time in an attempt to open the intersection of 38th Street and S. Chicago Avenue to traffic.
Local
Man fatally shot near light-rail stop in downtown Minneapolis is ID'd
The suspect was shot by a transit police officer and then booked into jail.
Local
Minneapolis crews clear barriers to George Floyd Square for second time
Minneapolis city crews returned to George Floyd Square early Tuesday to remove debris and makeshift barriers for the second time in an attempt to open the intersection of 38th Street and S. Chicago Avenue to traffic.
Local
Ramsey County leaves task force over body-cam dispute
Sheriff Bob Fletcher is pulling his agency from a task force whose members shot and killed Winston Smith Jr., saying they were forbidden to use body cameras and the U.S. Marshals Service "has been misleading" in public comments suggesting otherwise.
Local
Ex-college basketball player, TikTok influencer sentenced for burning Third Precinct
Bryce Michael Williams is the last of four men to be sentenced for burning down the police station during riots after the murder of George Floyd last summer.
Local
Protesters gather for third night at site of Uptown police shooting
On Saturday night, a crowd converged on W. Lake Street outside the parking garage where Winston Smith was killed and blocked off the street.
Medcalf: Changes to George Floyd Square threaten to scrub history
The city's move to reopen the intersection follows the playbook in a country that loves to move on when race is involved.
Business
Mpls. startup helps sellers boost presence on e-commerce giants
Asdal provides software that helps retailers get more sales and with a new service, help throughout the process.
Business
St. Anthony: Commerce, opportunity, hope must trump violence on North Side
Amid a surge in violence, developers and business leaders in north Minneapolis pour energy and money into economic expansion.
Local
3 fatally shot overnight in Mpls.; officer wounds suspect
The deaths of a man and a woman in separate incidents brought the number of homicides in the city to 37 for the year.
Local
BCA: Man shot, killed by police had fired from inside vehicle
Authorities said there is no video of the shooting of the man identified as Winston Boogie Smith, 32, in the Uptown area of Minneapolis. Grief mixed with anger for his family.
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