Month: May 2021

Less than a month after veteran police officer Kim Potter shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliot presented Saturday a series of proposals that would ultimately remove police from traffic enforcem

With a little over a week left before the end of the Minnesota legislative session, the House and Senate have yet to agree on policing reforms. Feven Gerezgiher reports.

The defense attorney filed a motion arguing that the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd was not given due process. The motion alleges that the publicity surrounding the trial intimidated the defense’s witnesses and influ

Brooklyn center Mayor Mike Elliot is addressing the concerns of residents following a week of tear gas being used in front of their homes to disperse protestors demanding justice for Daunte Wright. Two mothers in the apartment across from the Brooklyn Cen

18-year-old Jonah Ralph-Guentouri says he was protesting peacefully and volunteering as a medic when he was tear-gassed and arrested in Brooklyn Center. He was held for three days before being released without being charged.

In April, transit union leaders defended their drivers, who refused to transport people arrested for protesting the shooting of Daunte Wright. Labor organizers say the working-class experience overlaps with the experience of marginalized communities. Feve