Minneapolis Park Board, Park Police, First Avenue, Walker Art Center Join List Of Those Cutting Ties With Minneapolis Police
Several entities are cutting ties with the Minneapolis Police Department a week after the death of George Floyd.
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Several entities are cutting ties with the Minneapolis Police Department a week after the death of George Floyd.
George Floyd had tested positive for COVID-19 in April -- but it was not a contributing factor in his death.
Ben Crump called the loss of George critical but all too common listing a name of victims who've died in the hands of police, including Jamar Clark and Philando Castile.
Emotions were strong Wednesday at the memorial that has sprung up at the location where George Floyd died in south Minneapolis.
Crews spent the day cleaning up and blocking off streets on the campus of North Central University in downtown Minneapolis. Organizers were finalizing plans for a private memorial to honor George Floyd.
The University of Minnesota will be closed Thursday starting at noon in honor of George Floyd, whose private memorial service will be held in Minneapolis the same day.
Law firm Dorsey and Whitney has been helping the Minneapolis City Attorney's office prosecute cases for more 40 years, but ended their relationship on Wednesday.
Kooistra said that the closures were in "response to the past several days was focused on protecting the safety of our customers and our employees."
Four popular south Minneapolis restaurants are temporarily closed after workers tested positive for COVID-19.
The University of Minnesota's study determined approximately 12% of those given the drug developed COVID-19 symptoms, compared to the 14% given the vitamin placebo.
Overnight mandatory curfews have been in effect for the last five nights now, and they're not ending just yet.
Three Minnesota men face charges of rioting after police allegedly caught them driving in a plateless car with firearms during the May 31 unrest in Minneapolis.
A lightning strike is believed to be the cause of a house fire Tuesday afternoon as thunderstorms rumbled over central Minnesota.
Authorities in Stearns County say a lightning strike is believed to be the cause of a house fire Tuesday afternoon.
George Floyd's family on Wednesday demanded the arrest of all four police officers involved in his death, as they visited a makeshift shrine at the Minneapolis street corner where the black man died after a white officer pressed a knee on his neck as he pleaded for air.
