Minnesota

Minority legislators sense moment to pass ‘bold’ legislation

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In July after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, Black and Latino members of the Connecticut General Assembly worked to enact sweeping changes to...

For 3 ex-cops, will blaming Chauvin for Floyd’s death work?

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MINNEAPOLIS — With Derek Chauvin convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death, activists and the Floyd family are turning their attention to this summer's...

March for policing reform planned in downtown Chicago

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CHICAGO — People plan to protest Saturday in downtown Chicago to call for changes in the city's policing. ...

35 minutes of chaos colored fatal shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A chaotic 911 call. An officer’s nearly nine-minute, non-emergency response without lights or sirens. A convulsive 11 seconds of violence ending...

Key moments in closing arguments of Chauvin trial

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MINNEAPOLIS — After nearly three weeks of testimony including heart-wrenching bystander statements and technical medical information, attorneys in Derek Chauvin's murder trial presented...

Evidence in Chauvin case contradicted first police statement

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PHILADELPHIA — Moments after former officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder in George Floyd's death, copies of the original Minneapolis police statement began...

EXPLAINER: Can Chauvin get his convictions tossed on appeal?

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MINNEAPOLIS — The unique circumstances surrounding Derek Chauvin's trial in George Floyd's death could offer the former Minneapolis police officer some shot at winning...

Court record: Chauvin to be sentenced June 16 in Floyd death

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MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, will be sentenced in...

Daunte Wright to be eulogized at Minneapolis funeral

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MINNEAPOLIS — Just days after guilty verdicts were handed down for the former Minneapolis police officer whose killing of George Floyd set off nationwide...

After Floyd, Congress ready to plunge into policing laws

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WASHINGTON — Bolstered with new momentum, Congress is ready to try again to change the nation’s policing laws, heeding President Joe Biden’s admonition that...