The proposition, known as a consent decree, is the culmination of a two-year federal investigation prompted by Floyd's death in 2020 at the hands of then-Officer Derek Chauvin. The DOJ's findings ...

A group of racial justice protesters reached a settlement with the federal government after filing a lawsuit accusing agents ...

Pro-Life Action Ministries, which has conducted sit-ins, protests and “sidewalk ministry ... Deena Winter is Minneapolis City Hall reporter for the Star Tribune.

The DOJ announced Minneapolis agreed to make systemic reforms to its police department after the 2020 murder of George Floyd ...

What happened to Black Lives Matter? In December, New York Attorney General Letitia James released multiple videos of state ...

A rally is scheduled Saturday to protest the Detroit Police Department’s budget and “invest in permanent non-punitive ...

The consent decree process started after a police officer killed George Floyd in 2020, sparking global protests. In 2023, the ...

Thousands of protesters in Portland and across the country took to the streets for months in 2020 in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis. The ...

Minneapolis is implementing its consent decree, prioritizing community trust and transparency over political expediency.

(Leila Navidi/The Minnesota Star Tribune) About 4½ years after the police killing of George Floyd triggered state and federal investigations and protests worldwide, Minneapolis officials have ...

Minneapolis leaders agreed to a police accountability plan with the DOJ that mandates changes aimed at curbing excessive force and racial discrimination.

Other elements of the Minneapolis agreement include bolstering protections for protesters, new data collection requirements aimed at reducing racial discrimination, guidelines restricting officers ...