The Minneapolis City Council on Friday approved a 27 27 million civil settlement with George Floyd’s family over the death of a black man in police custody last year. The City Council voted 13-0 to approve the settlement, pointing to 38 and using 500 500,000 to benefit the George Floyd …
Read More »Protesters gathered in Minneapolis the day before the Derek Chauvin hearing
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Minneapolis on Thursday as tensions rose on the eve of the hearing of former soldier Derek Chauvin in the case of George Floyd’s death. The marchers showed a white coffin fluttering with flowers and called on police to stop racial justice and …
Read More »911 service re-installed after nationwide outage – WCCO
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The United States emergency phone lines are back online after a nationwide outcry on Monday evening. The WCCO first reported the outage at 6:30 p.m., after being warned by Minneapolis police. By about 7:15 p.m., the service was reportedly back online by law enforcement agencies in Minnesota. …
Read More »Sally Brewing Employees Protest Alleged Union Busting After Beer Hall Closing – WCCO
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Some employees of Surley Brewing Company are accusing the company of union busting. Dozens of people rallied outside Sully Beer Hall in Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon. This comes after it was announced on Wednesday that they would close the hall indefinitely on November 2 due to COVID-19 …
Read More »Unrest hits Minneapolis after misreporting reports of police shooting black man who shot himself
The governor of Minnesota activated the National Guard Wednesday night to suppress unrest that erupted in downtown Minneapolis following what authorities said was false information about the suicide death of a Black murder suspect. “We are once again seeing the unrest on our streets. And not just Minnesota, but as …
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