The Minneapolis City Council approved the deal on Jan. 6 after a closed-door meeting with federal officials. The consent ...

One day after the Trump administration injected fresh uncertainty into the fate of Justice Department agreements aimed at ...

Pro-Life Action Ministries, which has conducted sit-ins, protests and “sidewalk ministry ... Deena Winter is Minneapolis City Hall reporter for the Star Tribune.

The proposition, known as a consent decree, is the culmination of a two-year federal investigation prompted by Floyd's death in 2020 at the hands of then-Officer Derek Chauvin. The DOJ's findings ...

People hold their hands up during a protest sparked by the death of George Floyd while he was in police custody in Minneapolis, Minn., May 29, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images MPD is already under a ...

Minneapolis leaders agreed to a police accountability plan with the DOJ that mandates changes aimed at curbing excessive force and racial discrimination.

(Leila Navidi/The Minnesota Star Tribune) About 4½ years after the police killing of George Floyd triggered state and federal investigations and protests worldwide, Minneapolis officials have ...

It further calls on police to avoid using handcuffs on children younger than 14 and restricts certain police tactics during protests. “This agreement places the City of Minneapolis and the ...

The consent decree process started after a police officer killed George Floyd in 2020, sparking global protests. In 2023, the Department of Justice released a report that found the Minneapolis ...