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A video posted to Twitter Saturday night is going viral after apparently showing law enforcement in Minneapolis shooting paint rounds at residents on their porch after curfew went into effect.
Never before has the Minnesota National Guard been fully mobilized to respond to a crisis in the state, but that is what happened Saturday night, with an unprecedented show of force that aggressively cleared the streets following three nights of unrest since the death of George Floyd.
American religious leaders across faiths are grappling with the heavy burden of helping to heal two active traumas: rising civil unrest driven by the police killing of George Floyd and the coronavirus pandemic.
WCCO's award-winning veteran photographer Tom Aviles has been struck by a rubber bullet and taken into custody by the State Patrol Saturday night.
As protests over the death of George Floyd grow in cities across the U.S., government officials have been warning of the "outsiders" - groups of organized rioters they say are flooding into major cities not to call for justice but to cause destruction.
President Donald Trump is weighing in as the Minnesota National Guard mobilizes in the Twin Cities Saturday night.
This comes after three straight nights of widespread and growing protests and looting, and hundreds of businesses damaged or destroyed by fire.
Friday night's curfew was widely ignored by rioters, and as a result a reported 26 buildings went up in flames overnight. All state authorities are warning that Saturday night's events are expected to be even more serious.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Saturday called on the state National Guard to help support law enforcement in Milwaukee following protests over the deaths of George Floyd and a local man that turned violent overnight.
Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan on Saturday are urging Minnesotans to respect the curfew that's in effect for the Twin Cities following a fourth straight-night of unrest in the heart of the state.
Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Saturday, which authorizes the Commissioner of Public Safety to request firefighting, police and health assistance from cities throughout Minnesota and peace officer assistance from adjoining states.
What used to be an O'Reilly Auto Parts on the left and a Family Dollar on the right is now gone from an overnight fire started by agitators.
Several Minneapolis City Council members are asking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to appoint the state's attorney general as a special prosecutor in the death of George Floyd.
Minneapolis police officers booked 27 people into the Hennepin County Jail in relation to the protests on Friday evening against George Floyd's death.
Minneapolis officials say more than 100 calls for service were pending Saturday morning as resources remain thin after the city's fourth straight night of unrest following the death of George Floyd.
