Jeff Baenen
The Associated Press
Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Longtime Minnesota sports columnist Sid Hartman dies at 100
Minnesota sports columnist and radio personality Sid Hartman, an old-school home team booster who once ran the NBA’s Minneapolis Lakers, has died at age 100 → Read More
Legendary Minnesota sports columnist Sid Hartman dies at 100
Hartman's first newspaper column was published in 1945. He kept up his age-defying pace even after his 100th birthday party on March 15 was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
Minneapolis calm morning after man’s suicide sparked unrest
An emergency curfew expired and downtown Minneapolis was calm Thursday morning after unrest broke out following what authorities said was misinformation about the suicide of a Black homicide suspec… → Read More
National Guard activated after downtown Minneapolis unrest
The governor of Minnesota activated the National Guard on Wednesday night to help quell unrest that broke out in downtown Minneapolis following what authorities said was misinformation about the suicide death of a Black homicide suspect → Read More
Governor Walz deploys national guard and state patrol amid growing unrest
The governor of Minnesota activated the National Guard on Wednesday night to help quell unrest that broke out in downtown Minneapolis following what authorities said was misinformation about the suicide death of a Black homicide suspect. → Read More
Newly released body cam video captures crowd’s horror during George Floyd arrest
Newly released body-camera video from a third officer involved in George Floyd’s arrest captures for the first time the growing horror of onlookers who repeatedly pleaded with the officers to get off Floyd. → Read More
Ex-cop's video captures crowd's horror during George Floyd arrest
Newly released body cam footage shows onlookers demanding police help the man. → Read More
New police video captures crowd’s horror during George Floyd’s arrest – Twin Cities
Newly released body-camera video from a third officer involved in George Floyd’s arrest captures for the first time the growing horror of onlookers who repeatedly pleaded with the Minneapolis offic… → Read More
Ex-cop's video captures crowd's horror during Floyd arrest
Newly released body-camera video from a third officer involved in George Floyd’s arrest captures for the first time the growing horror of onlookers who repeatedly pleaded with the officers to get off Floyd → Read More
Ex-cop's video captures crowd's horror during Floyd arrest
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Newly released body-camera video from a third officer involved in George Floyd’s arrest captures for the first time the growing horror of onlookers who repeatedly pleaded with the officers to get off Floyd. The video made available Thursday comes from fired Officer Tou Thao, one of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of Floyd, a handcuffed Black man. → Read More
Prosecutors want joint trial for 4 ex-cops in Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to try four fired Minneapolis police officers jointly in George Floyd’s death. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a memo arguing that evidence against the four is similar and that a single trial would spare witnesses and family members from the trauma of multiple trials. → Read More
Prosecutors reject ‘rookie’ argument by ex-cop in George Floyd death – Twin Cities
State prosecutors have rejected an argument by a fired Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death that he was just a rookie overridden by a senior officer at the scene. Prosecutors … → Read More
Prosecution rejects rookie argument by ex-cop in Floyd death
State prosecutors have rejected an argument by a fired Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death that he was just a rookie overridden by a senior officer at the scene. Prosecutors on Monday opposed the fired officer’s motion to be dismissed from the case. Officer Thomas Lane is charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and manslaughter in Floyd's death. → Read More
Minneapolis panel rejects referendum on eliminating minimum police staffing requirement
The Minneapolis Charter Commission on Wednesday rejected sending voters a referendum on eliminating a minimum staffing requirement in the city police department. The 15-member commission voted 8-6 … → Read More
Frey: Officer who put knee on George Floyd’s neck should be charged
The mayor of Minneapolis called Wednesday for criminal charges against the officer seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd. → Read More
GRAPHIC: Officer who put knee on man’s neck should be charged, Minneapolis mayor says
The Minneapolis police chief said the department would conduct a full internal investigation, and prosecutors will decide whether to file criminal charges against the officers involved. → Read More
GRAPHIC: Swift firings for Minneapolis officers in death of black man
The Minneapolis police chief said the department would conduct a full internal investigation, and prosecutors will decide whether to file criminal charges against the officers involved. → Read More
GRAPHIC: Swift firings for Minneapolis officers in death of black man
The Minneapolis police chief said the department would conduct a full internal investigation, and prosecutors will decide whether to file criminal charges against the officers involved. → Read More
Police Fire Tear Gas At Crowd Protesting Against Killing Of George Floyd
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — To the general public, the video of a white police officer pressing his knee into the neck of a black man prone on the street… → Read More
Swift firings for Minneapolis officers in death of black man
To the general public, the video of a white police officer pressing his knee into the neck of a shirtless black man prone on the street, crying out for help → Read More