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Minneapolis, Justice Department reach police reform agreement. What is a consent decree?
The DOJ announced Minneapolis agreed to make systemic reforms to its police department after the 2020 murder of George Floyd sparked a federal probe.
Minneapolis City Council approves consent decree with Dept. of Justice, with eyes on expansive police reform
The Minneapolis City Council has approved a deal between the city and the U.S. Department of Justice. The deal may bring expansive police reforms to the city.
Minneapolis Promises Police Overhaul in Deal With Justice Department
With only two weeks left in the Biden administration, officials hurried to finalize a plan in the city where George Floyd was murdered.
Minneapolis Police Dept. rebuilding with consent decree
Changes are coming to the police department in Minneapolis. Police and community leaders are looking to the future as soon-to-be-officers started their journey.
Minneapolis approves police reform decree
The federal consent decree calls on the department to track and investigate allegations of police misconduct, limit the use of force, and improve police officer training.
DOJ, Minneapolis seek judge approval for policing consent decree
A federal probe found the Minneapolis Police Department engaged in systematic discrimination and had a pattern of violating residents' constitutional rights. A new agreement between the city and the DOJ hopes to fix it.
Biden admin and Minneapolis agree to police changes, questions loom over whether Trump will strike them down
The consent decree agreement Monday with the Minneapolis Police Department follows a similar decree that the department ...
Minneapolis OKs police reform deal with the US government in the wake of George Floyd’s murder
The Minneapolis City Council on Monday approved an agreement with the federal government in response to the murder of George ...
Revisiting Bob Dylan’s first electric concert in Minneapolis
Folk music hero Bob Dylan notoriously switched to electric rock in July 1965 at the Newport Folk Festival, sending shock ...
Minneapolis Police Department welcomes largest group of new hires in 5 years
The Minneapolis Police Department welcomed its largest group of new hires in five years on Tuesday. "I chose Minneapolis ...
Minneapolis to overhaul police training, use-of-force policies in wake of George Floyd's murder
The Minneapolis City Council approved a deal to overhaul the city's police training and use-of-force policies over the 2020 ...
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‘This is just not humane’: Tenants in Minneapolis duplex left without heat for a week
The Verde Property Management Company property manager said as of Tuesday they've restored heat to about two-thirds of the building.
Minneapolis commits to police oversight following George Floyd probe
Minneapolis' City Council voted on Monday to agree to systemic reforms to its police department and to submit the department ...
Minneapolis approves police oversight plan with federal government
The agreement outlines how the Minneapolis Police Department will reform its training, discipline, and policies to address ...
Minneapolis approves federal oversight plan for police
The City Council went into closed session for about seven hours Monday to go through the details of a consent decree, a ...
Legendary Suburbs singer-guitarist drowns off California coast
Beej Chaney joined the Suburbs in 1978 and the group found fame for its original new wave-punk sound and Chaney's quirky ...