Protesters: We Knocked On The Mayor's Door, Her Husband Let Us In
Protesters of the Jamar Clark shooting say they were "pleasantly surprised" Wednesday night when they knocked on the door of Mayor Betsy Hodges' home and her husband let them in.
Watch CBS News
Protesters of the Jamar Clark shooting say they were "pleasantly surprised" Wednesday night when they knocked on the door of Mayor Betsy Hodges' home and her husband let them in.
A Ramsey County grand jury has determined the use of deadly force was justified for two police officers who fatally shot a homicide suspect. The officers killed 18-year-old Jonathon Dean Mar, of Kennewick, Washington, last December along Interstate 694 in Shoreview following a police chase.
Tensions remain high Thursday morning after a violent exchange between police and protesters overnight at Minneapolis Police Department's 4th Precinct. Police say they had to spray chemical irritant at the crowd in North Minneapolis after trying to remove tarps, and having rocks and bottles thrown at them.
Jamar Clark's family says Wednesday night they want closure and justice. As Black Lives Matter supporters chanted outside the Fourth Precinct in a tense night of protest, Eddie Sutton -- Clark's brother -- said they will hold their ground.
A Minneapolis man is charged with second-degree murder in the death of teen outside of a north Minneapolis church in October. The Hennepin County Attorney's Office says 20-year-old Jontrel Marquise Bolden is accused of shooting 19-year-old Elija Larkin several times outside of New Bethel Baptist Church on the night of Oct. 14.
What used to be a crime centered mostly in bigger cities is now becoming more common in suburbs and other outlying areas. A growing number of children and teenagers are being lured into prostitution and offered for sale online.
Minnesota authorities say they have located two teen-aged sisters from Lakeville who have been missing for more than two years. A lieutenant from the suburban police department said that the girls were found Wednesday at a horse ranch in western Minnesota.
Union officials with Minneapolis police say an investigation shows Jamar Clark was reaching for an officer's gun when he was shot early Sunday morning in north Minneapolis. The police union also says Clark was not handcuffed when the shooting took place and handcuffs were never on.
A 34-year-old Fargo man was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of driving under the influence after being involved in a crash in Moorhead that sent two people to a hospital, according to police.
A 63-year-old Mason City man who used a hammer to beat his dog has been given probation.
A state commission has set in motion major reductions to prison sentences for many drug offenders. The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission voted Wednesday to reduce some drug sentences by nearly half.
A white felon with Nazi tattoos repeatedly stomped on the face of a semi-conscious black man in a racially motivated attack at a northeastern Iowa bar last winter, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday.
The Minneapolis Police officers who tried to arrest and ultimately shot Jamar Clark have been interviewed by state investigators. The head of the Minneapolis Police Federation said the interviews wrapped up late Tuesday night.
Two people who were fatally shot in a vehicle in South Minneapolis earlier this week have been identified. Police were on routine patrol when they heard shots just before 2 a.m. Monday on the 2800 block of South 15th Avenue.
A Victoria teenager is facing criminal charges after police say he threatened to kill another student. Chanhassen police say a ninth grader at Chanhassen High School told them he received an email on Friday from a fellow classmate that read, "I'm going to shoot you."
