St. Paul gears up for federal trial of former Minneapolis police officers

Thursday marks the first day of jury selection in the federal trial of former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane. They’re accused of depriving George Floyd of his constitutional rights under "color of law," or government authority.

Trial for 3 ex-Minneapolis police officers delayed until June

The trial for the three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter in George Floyd’s death has been delayed until this summer.

Judge open to delaying state trial for 3 ex-MPD officers charged in George Floyd's murder

Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill said he is open to delaying the state trial for the three former Minneapolis police officers charged in the murder of George Floyd.

Fencing goes up in St. Paul ahead of federal trial for officers in George Floyd death

Fencing was being put up on Tuesday outside the Federal Courthouse in St. Paul ahead of the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights.

Texas governor's decision: Whether to pardon George Floyd

Doling out pardons is a holiday tradition for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who around every Christmas grants them to a handful of ordinary citizens, typically for minor offenses committed years or decades ago.  But one name stands out on his desk: George Floyd.

Wichita chief, one of first to call Floyd death a murder, leaving

The Wichita police chief who was one of the first law enforcement officials to call the death of George Floyd a murder and received praise for his handling of Black Lives Matter protests has announced that he is leaving the department.

Derek Chauvin guilty plea expected in George Floyd federal case

Derek Chauvin has notified the federal court in Minnesota of a change of plea to charges that he violated George Floyd's constitutional rights. A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. at the federal courthouse in St. Paul. 

Juror questionnaires released in trial of 3 former MPD officers charged in George Floyd's murder

Potential jurors in the trial of the three former Minneapolis police officers charged in the murder of George Floyd are being asked about their media consumption, views on police and the criminal justice system in their questionnaires.

Derek Chauvin juror names released Monday

The names of the jurors who convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of murdering George Floyd were made public Monday.

Internal docs show Facebook overlooked Trump's rhetoric amid George Floyd protest

It wasn't until after Donald Trump posted about Floyd’s death that the reports of violence and hate speech increased “rapidly” on Facebook across the country, an internal company analysis of the ex-president’s social media post reveals.

Judge Cahill orders names of Chauvin jurors to be made public

The names of the people who served on the jury that convicted Derek Chauvin will be made public, a Hennepin County judge ordered.

Rebuilding Minneapolis: Pillsbury United invests in properties damaged after murder of George Floyd

From Lake Street in south Minneapolis to West Broadway on the north side of the city, hundreds of buildings were damaged or destroyed in the days following the murder of George Floyd. A local nonprofit is now working to buy some of those properties in a push to revitalize underinvested communities.

Derek Chauvin hires lawyer to represent him on appeal

Derek Chauvin has hired attorney William Mohrman to represent him as he appeals his conviction for the murder of George Floyd. Mohrman's firm was involved in a lawsuit in Arizona that sought to vacate the 2020 presidential election results.