Police Accountability

Minnesotans see dozens of new protections in legislative session

The Minnesota legislature has had one of its most productive sessions in recent history. With DFL control of the House, Senate and the...

Ward 3 residents speak out against proposed police precinct

Nineteen different community partners, a council member, and a collection of neighbors stood together in the Minneapolis City Hall...

Ex-MPD officer pleads guilty to excessive use of force

Stallings poses for a mugshot with a fractured eye sockets and multiple cuts and bruises after an MPD officer assaulted him during an...

International human rights experts solicit local testimony on police brutality, racism

Representatives of the United Nations Human Rights Council met with Black community members in North Minneapolis Tuesday to gather...

Final officer involved in George Floyd’s death convicted

The mugshot of Tou Thao, the final officer to be convicted in the death of George Floyd (Via city of Minneapolis) Tou Thao, the last of...

North Minneapolis man shot and killed by FBI after standoff

A man was shot and killed by FBI agents Thursday afternoon in North Minneapolis after an hours-long standoff. Authorities say the...

Former Brooklyn Center cop Kim Potter released from prison after 16 months

Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer responsible for the death of 21-year-old Daunte Wright in 2021, was released from...

Plans for new MPLS police precinct face public backlash

The City of Minneapolis is considering where to build a new Ward 3 police precinct, three years after the previous precinct was burned...

Derek Chauvin appeal denied

The Minnesota Appeals Court rejected the former Minneapolis police officer’s argument that he was deprived of a fair trial for the murder...

Minneapolis pays out $9 million in settlements for police misconduct

Body camera footage from an incident where John Pope was violently restrained by former MPD Officer Derek Chauvin. (Via Robin & Kaplan...

Daunte Wright’s family remember him two years after his death

Katie Wright, the mother of Daunte Wright, releases balloons to remember him two years after his death. (Via Brian Few Jr.) The family of...

Minneapolis Residents respond to Minneapolis-MDHR settlement

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frye speaks at a press conference announcing the city's settlement with MDHR. (Elijah Todd-Walden/BLCK Press) As...

Former police union head barred from serving in 3 counties

Former Minnesota Police Union President Bob Kroll has been barred from serving in Hennepin, Anoka, and Ramsey counties following a...

Minneapolis Police policies to change with human rights settlement

MDHR Commissioner Rebecca Lucero speaks at a press conference about the settlement between MDHR and Minneapolis regarding police conduct....

Families rally at capitol for those lost to police violence

Bayle Gelle, the father of Dolal Idd, marches out of the Minnesota State Capitol to demand justice for those killed by police. (Elijah...

No-Knock warrant ban gets second committee hearing

Andre Locke, the father of Amir Locke, and Minnesota Rep. Brion Curran (DFL) testify in favor of a bill banning no-knock warrants (Elijah...

Minnesota House considers law to ban no-knock warrants

Andre Locke, the father of Amir Locke, testified in front of the Minnesota House of Representatives Safety Finance and Policy Committee...

Cordale Q Handy Remembrance Foundation holds ‘angel-versary’ for Cordale Handy and Brittany Glover

Kim Handy-Jones, the mother of Cordale Handy, embraces one of the many people who came to remember her son. (Elijah Todd-Walden/BLCK...

Police Footage Raises Skepticism In Death of Khalil Azad

The family of Khalil Amir Azad, Jamal Johnson(center), Ayisha Johnson(right) and Fatimeh Todd(Left) at a student protest Monday, Mar. 6...

Minnesota students demand transparency in Khalil Ahmed Azad's death

The brother of Khalil Ahmed Azad, Jamal Johnson, marches alongside dozens of Minnesota students demanding transparency in his brother's...