In celebration of Black History Month in February, MPR News is highlighting Black history throughout the state. From a fur ...

If progressive social movements are to rise again after the Trump-led backlash, they need to overcome not just their ...

Todd Bettison, who had been interim Detroit police chief since James White stepped down late last year, had served with the ...

A memorial for George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in police custody last week, filled the Huber Park stage in Shakopee June 1. It was small, but it carried weight. As onlookers walked or ...

George Floyd's family filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Minneapolis and the four police officers charged in his ...

A policing project at the School of Law is working to inform Minneapolis’ public safety practices throughout the year, ...

After President Trump ordered a temporary freeze on civil rights litigation, the future of the DOJ's consent decrees with ...

Minneapolis council member voted to delay a decision on the future of George Floyd Square, as members consider a pedestrian mall at the memorial site.

The Climate and Infrastructure Committee voted 4-2 to put the city’s plan “on ice.” Council member Katie Cashman said the ...

Multiple times now, the plan that city staff is recommending — known as the 'flexible-open' plan — has failed to move on. And now, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS is learning more about why that is.

He is the last of 26 people charged or cited by Erie police during the incidents downtown to have his case resolved.

City Council members belonging to the Climate & Infrastructure Committee will meet on Thursday to vote on how to move forward.