Minneapolis businesses assess damage after unrest overnight, 1 police officer seriously injured

Minneapolis businesses are assessing the damage Thursday morning after a night of unrest in the city sparked by misinformation regarding the apparent suicide of a homicide suspect on Nicollet Mall. 

Looters target Minneapolis businesses after homicide suspect takes his own life Wednesday

Groups of people looted multiple stores in downtown Minneapolis. This happened after a homicide suspect took his own life on Nicollet Mall, according to Minneapolis police.

Minnesota National Guard deployed, curfew set in Minneapolis following downtown looting

Governor Tim Walz has deployed the Minnesota National Guard, including a military police unit, following Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's request in response to the looting of businesses in downtown Minneapolis Wednesday night.

Governor on unrest: ‘Nothing to do with asking for reforms, it has everything to do with unlawful behavior

In a news conference following a night of unrest in Minneapolis in which he deployed the Minnesota National Guard, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz emphasized the difference between looters and those protesting for change.

Minneapolis police say shooting suspect died by suicide on Nicollet Mall, video released

Minneapolis police released video from city cameras that partially show what happened before a man's shooting death on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday. Police say the man died by suicide. Police identified the man as the suspect in a deadly shooting at the Ramp A parking structure earlier Wednesday.

4 Minnesota men indicted in arson of Minneapolis police Third Precinct

Four Minnesota men are now federally indicted in connection to the arson of the Minneapolis Police Department's Third Precinct, which was damaged during the riots following the death of George Floyd.

Revised Minneapolis Police Department policy requires officers to use lowest level of force necessary

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced an overhaul of the Minneapolis Police Department’s use of force policy Wednesday as part of the city’s attempt to reform the police department following the deadly arrest of George Floyd.

Vikings to start season with no fans at U.S. Bank Stadium for first 2 home games

The first two Minnesota Vikings home games of the 2020 season will be played without any fans in attendance amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the team announced Tuesday. 

Vigil held for 17-year-old girl killed in north Minneapolis shooting

A Minneapolis community came together Tuesday night to remember a teenage girl who was killed in the city's latest homicide.

Twin Cities private schools reopen without state-funded services like nurses and buses

Many private schools are returning to in-person learning in the coming weeks, but some are doing it without state-funded essential services because they are located in public school districts that have opted to remain all online.

Izzy's Ice Cream closing Minneapolis shop amid 'these challenging times'

Izzy's Ice Cream will be closing its Minneapolis shop near Gold Medal Park just months after the owners decided to permanently close their St. Paul location amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Court filings: Medical examiner thought George Floyd had 'fatal level' of fentanyl in system

New exhibits filed in the case against the four former Minneapolis Police Officers accused of murdering George Floyd suggest the Hennepin County Medical Examiner thought George Floyd’s fentanyl levels were at a potentially “fatal level”, but his and other medical examiner’s findings showed he died of a combination of factors.

Charges: 19-year-old pulled the trigger in 2 deadly shootings, 1 drive-by in 7 days in Twin Cities

A 19-year-old Minneapolis man has been accused of pulling the trigger in three shootings, two of which were fatal, that all occurred over the course of a week in the Twin Cities metro, according to court documents.

11 arrested after demonstrators damage Hennepin County Jail during protest over police shooting of Jacob Blake

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office said 11 people were arrested outside the jail in downtown Minneapolis overnight during protests over the police shooting of an unarmed Black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin.