University of Minnesota to reinstate relationship with Minneapolis PD
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The University of Minnesota announced they're reinstating its relationship with the Minneapolis Police to help increase safety on campus.

New Minneapolis safety commissioner plans review of community policing measures

Dr. Alexander also rejected efforts to defund the Minneapolis Police Department, saying: "Something I’m going to be very, very clear about. We’re going to have public safety in this city and we’re going to have police in this city."

Key George Floyd witness will not testify in upcoming trial

A key witness in George Floyd's murder plans to invoke the Fifth Amendment during the next trial connected to Floyd's killing.

Federal investigation of MPD may soon enter new phase, city attorney says

Minneapolis officials think the U.S. Department of Justice is wrapping up the discovery phase of its patterns and practices investigation of the city's police department, but no one knows the feds' timeline, a key city official said Tuesday.

Frey seeks eight extra MPD classes over two years to counter departure wave

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is proposing a budget aimed at returning the city's depleted police force to the court-ordered level of 731 officers sometime in 2023 as part of a realignment of public safety that he now more closely controls.

Some Minneapolis neighborhoods seeing increase in robberies, carjackings

There's been an increase in the number of robberies and carjackings reported to Minneapolis police in four neighborhoods in the third precinct.

Man killed in Minneapolis apartment shooting, gun tossed on television station roof

A gun believed to be used in a deadly shooting inside a downtown Minneapolis high-rise apartment was apparently tossed onto the roof of a neighboring television station on Sunday evening.

Council approves new leader of Minneapolis public safety ‘rebranding’

"I found his answers about lives lost to be broad and evasive. It makes me wonder how things are going to be different here in Minneapolis.” said one council member prior to the vote.

Minneapolis woman, 71, missing since June frequents casinos

Carol Ann Swigart, 71, is known to frequent the Mystic Lake Casino, Treasure Island Casino and North Memorial Hospital.

Kueng, Thao sentenced for violating George Floyd's rights

The final two former Minneapolis police officers who violated George Floyd's civil rights were sentenced Wednesday in federal court.

Mekhi Speed sentenced to 16 years in prison for murder of Otis Elder
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Mekhi Speed, who plead guilty to the killing of Otis Elder in May was sentenced to 16 years and three months today in Ramsey County courthouse. In January, Minneapolis Police were serving a search warrant for Speed when they entered his apartment and shot and killed his cousin Amir Locke.

Tekle Sundberg shooting: Witness says he heard MPD officer say 'drop it' before police fired fatal shots

A witness who was at the scene of Tekle Sundberg's standoff with police tells Fox 9 he heard an officer tell Sundberg “drop it” and “hands up" before police fired the fatal shots. The bodycam footage released so far doesn't capture officers saying those words.

Tekle Sundberg shooting: Bodycam video released by Minneapolis PD
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The Minneapolis Police Department has released several clips of bodycam videos showing moments from the night Tekle Sundberg was shot by police snipers