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5 years after anti-police protests, initiatives for officer mental health have traction

7:00am May 26, 2025

Efforts to improve officers' mental health have grown over the past five years. They were sparked in part by the death of George Floyd, which prompted a wave of anti- police protests.

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Trump's reelection victory pushes some LGTBQ Minneapolis residents to safety training

5:00am December 20, 2024

For some marginalized communities the second Trump term is fraught with fears over personal safety. In Minneapolis, one organization is helping with de-escalation services and gun training.

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Protests Continue Over Death Of George Floyd, Killed In Police Custody In Minneapolis

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A journalist shot by police while covering the 2020 protests is dying of her injuries

11:15am June 21, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Linda Tirado, 42, lost her eye and suffered a brain injury after being shot by Minneapolis police in 2020. The National Press Club said she developed dementia as a result and "is at life's end."

Leesa Kelly of Minneapolis, Minn., has been collecting plywood protest murals with the organization, Save the Boards, since the civil unrest following killing of George Floyd.

Plywood From Boarded-Up Shops Turned Into Art Commemorating Floyd Killing

5:12am March 18, 2021

by Leila Fadel

Put up to protect buildings from civil unrest, the boards have become vehicles of expression for devastated and angry Minnesotans.

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A press badge for Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri features the jail booking photo from her May 31 arrest while covering a Black Lives Matter protest.

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Iowa Reporter Found Not Guilty By Jury After Arrest At Black Lives Matter Protest

3:56pm March 10, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri was arrested by police as she was covering a Black Lives Matter protest. She was charged with failing to disperse and interfering with official acts.

Chicago Police officers watch demonstrators on Lake Shore Drive during a protest in honor of George Floyd, in June, in downtown Chicago. A new report says police were unprepared and ill-equipped to handle the summer's protests.

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'Confusion' Hampered Chicago Police Response To Summer Protests, Watchdog Report Says

10:37pm February 18, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Chicago's inspector general said Thursday that the department showed "confusion and lack of coordination" in the face of the Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the death of George Floyd.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was captured on cellphone video kneeling on George Floyd's neck for several minutes, still faces a higher charge of second-degree murder.

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Court Says Former Officer Who Kneeled On George Floyd's Neck To Stand Trial Alone

5:22pm January 12, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

A Minnesota judge cited the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as reason to have Derek Chauvin's trial start on March 8, while the other officers involved in Floyd's death will have their trial in August.

Thomas poses for a portrait at the African American Burial Ground for the Enslaved at Belmont. Thomas restored the graveyard and then used it to bury her teenage son when he drowned in June.

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A Pastor Rescues A Cemetery For Enslaved People, Then Buries Her Son In It

7:11am October 19, 2020

by Daniella Cheslow

After her teenaged son drowned, Pastor Michelle Thomas decided to bury him in a old burial ground she had come across earlier while searching for a new site for her church.

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The agony of George Floyd's final moments on Memorial Day, pinned below the knee of then-officer Derek Chauvin, ignited a national wave of protests against police brutality and racial injustice that are still ongoing.

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Derek Chauvin Can Await Murder Trial Out Of State Amid 'Safety Concerns'

7:05pm October 09, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

The former police officer charged with murder in the killing of George Floyd can leave Minnesota while he awaits trial. Floyd's family lawyer called it "an example of two justice systems in America."

Interim Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz addresses a news conference about changes being made at the department, earlier this month. The SPD announced Thursday that an officer seen on video rolling his bicycle over a downed protester was suspended pending

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Video Of Seattle Officer Rolling Bicycle Over Protester's Head Leads To Suspension

1:46pm September 25, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The unnamed officer will be placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into the incident that occurred during protests earlier this week.