1st confirmed omicron variant case in Minnesota connected to NY anime convention
The first case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Health announced Thursday. The confirmation comes one day after the first U.S. cases of the omicron variant were detected in California.
Kim Potter trial: 12 jurors seated after 3rd day of jury selection
After three days of jury selection, 12 jurors have been seated in the trial of Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright.
Kim Potter trial: 9 jurors seated after 2nd day of jury selection
Jury selection continued Wednesday in the trial of Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright.
Kim Potter trial: 4 jurors seated, Potter will testify in own defense
The trial for former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter, who is charged with manslaughter for shooting and killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop earlier this year, began Tuesday.
Minneapolis voters reject replacing police with new agency
Minneapolis voters have rejected a proposal to replace the city’s police department with a new Department of Public Safety — an idea that arose from the May 2020 death of George Floyd.
Minneapolis to vote on replacing police department this November
Minneapolis voters will vote this November on a charter amendment that will ask whether or not the city should replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a Department of Public Safety that "employs a comprehensive public health approach."
YouTuber charged with assaulting woman in Minnesota
A YouTube influencer who records video confrontations with public officials was charged Tuesday with assaulting a woman police had been assisting during a mental health call.
Minneapolis City Council committee moves forward with amendment to replace police department
After approval from the committee, the amendment to replace the Minneapolis Police Department will now go to the city council for a vote. If approved, the charter change would be added to the ballot in November.
Wonder Woman: Minnesota mayor’s superhero alter ego motivates girl through cancer battle
After meeting Wonder Woman, young Hailey Radtke would tell nurses that she was Wonder Woman too. Her family thinks the superhero motivation helped the little girl successfully battle through chemo.
Trial for 3 ex-officers charged in George Floyd's death delayed to 2022
The trial for the three ex-Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd will be delayed until March 2022, allowing the federal case against the officers to take priority.
Hostages safe, suspect taken into custody after St. Cloud bank standoff
Everyone is safe and a suspect is in custody, police say, after a robbery at a St. Cloud bank turned into an hours-long hostage situation...
Daunte Wright shooting charges: Second-degree manslaughter
Former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter is being charged with second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, Washington County Attorney Pete Orput confirmed Wednesday morning. Orput told FOX 9 he met with the family of Daunte Wright this morning to explain the charge and expressed his deep condolences.
Brooklyn Center forms crisis team in wake of protests to Daunte Wright shooting
In the wake of ongoing protests following the police shooting of Daunte Wright, Brooklyn Center city leaders announced the creation of the Brooklyn Center Community Crisis Team to promote peaceful protests and establish connections with community members.
Brooklyn Center police chief, officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright both resign
The Brooklyn Center police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright has resigned, Law Enforcement Labor Services announced Tuesday. Officer Kim Potter has resigned from her position, effective immediately, and submitted her letter to city staff this morning.
Daunte Wright shooting: Officer grabbed gun instead of taser, bodycam video released
The police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, 20, during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Sunday mistakenly drew her handgun instead of a Taser, according to the police chief.
Buffalo Allina clinic shooting victims: 1 dead, 3 others still hospitalized
Three of the victims in the Allina Health clinic shooting were still hospitalized as of Wednesday morning--one in critical but stable condition and the other two in fair condition.
1 dead, 4 injured in Allina Health clinic shooting in Buffalo, Minnesota, suspect in custody
Four people were injured and another died after a man, who was later arrested, opened fire at the Allina Health clinic in Buffalo, Minnesota Tuesday.
Bodycam video of Minneapolis police shooting at 36th and Cedar released
Minneapolis police have released body camera video that shows what investigators are calling an exchange of gunfire between a man and officers on Wednesday that left the man dead.
'Clouds,' by teen who died of cancer, hits No. 1 on iTunes
Seven years after his death to cancer at age 18, a Minnesota singer-songwriter has returned to the top of the iTunes chart with “Clouds.”
Minnesota halts COVID-19 study after reports of intimidation
Incidents occurred mostly in central and southern Minnesota — rural areas where there has been more resentment over COVID-19 restrictions.