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The Trump administration announced the withdrawal of the plan just days before the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s killing.
Top cop Brian O'Hara said in an interview with The New York Post that "bourgeois liberal mentality" prevents facts from breaking through in city's approach to policing.
Sahra Mohamed Nur, 63 of Minneapolis, has been sentenced to 51 months in prison followed by 2 years of supervised release for her role in a $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nur was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $5,000,240.
Progress toward more fair policing could be undermined by a push from some activists and lawmakers on the political right to get President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, as his administration moves to end federal policing oversight.
Activists say they are not surprised the Trump administration pulled out of a consent decree covering Minneapolis police, but are frustrated the city didn't finalize it sooner.
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Sheraton Minneapolis Downtown reopens with a $40M revamp, featuring new dining, modern rooms, upgraded event spaces, and a redesigned lobby.
Two kids are in the hospital after a bus crashed into a playground in south Minneapolis Monday afternoon, according to police.
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is expanding overnight parking bans on the west and south sides of Lake Bde Maka Ska to address safety issues. The new hours, effective Thursday, ban parking from 8 p.