Louisville and Minneapolis say police will honor reform agreements even if Justice Department backs out
One day after the Trump administration injected fresh uncertainty into the fate of Justice Department agreements aimed at reforming local police departments with histories of misconduct and abuse, city leaders in in Minneapolis and Louisville pledged to follow through with agreed-upon reforms no matter what.
Minneapolis, Louisville police consent decrees may be abandoned by Trump's new DOJ
President Donald Trump's new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration.
Trump's DOJ reportedly moves to halt recent consent decrees. Will Louisville be affected?
The police reform consent decree, still pending in court in Louisville, stems from an investigation started after the police killing of Breonna Taylor
Frey: Minneapolis 'moving forward' with consent decree as Trump DOJ freezes civil rights litigation
"Our city worked hard on this agreement, we are prepared to implement the reforms," Frey told KARE 11.
Mpls handles own police reform as consent decree halts
Minneapolis police reforms agreed upon by the city council and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) may be reconsidered after new DOJ leaders said any agreements with police departments approved during the Biden administration would be reconsidered.
New ordinance may levy fee for off-duty Minneapolis police officers
The U.S. Department of Justice agreed and put concern about off-duty work in the consent decree approved by the City Council.
3 Minneapolis police officers cleared in fatal shooting of armed man
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has cleared three Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal shooting of an ...
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MPD: Stolen bike investigation leads police to wanted man
A man wanted for felony drug possession was arrested this week after police said officers located him while attempting to ...
4 shot, including boy, while sitting in car in south Minneapolis, police say
Three men and a boy were shot while sitting in a vehicle in south Minneapolis Tuesday night, police said. All four were ...
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‘Ripe for corruption’: Minneapolis may add oversight, fees for off-duty police work
Minneapolis council members are moving to increase oversight of off-duty police work, including a fee that the city would ...
No charges for Minneapolis police officers who fatally shot armed man
An investigation states the man appeared to begin to raise the gun towards officers, resulting in the shooting.
No charges for Minneapolis police officers who fatally shot Michael Ristow, officials say
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office announced Wednesday that it would not be filing charges against any of the Minneapolis ...
Minneapolis police chief vows not to help with federal immigration enforcement
The Minneapolis Police Department’s updated policy explicitly states the department is not responsible for enforcing federal ...
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Frey pushes back on Trump administration threats to police reform consent decree
President Trump’s new civil rights division head issued a memo that puts the implementation of the Minneapolis consent decree ...
New fee may be administered to Minneapolis police for off-duty shifts
Community concerns over police officers and staffing boil over into the City Council. WCCO's Reg Chapman has the story.
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Minneapolis police working to determine if 2 late-night shooting deaths are connected
If you have information which may help police, you're asked to contact CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or police at ...
Two shootings 15 minutes apart claim the lives of two men in south Minneapolis
Minneapolis police are investigating two fatal shootings that happened about 15 minutes apart on the city’s South Side on Monday night. Investigators on Tuesday were working to determine if the ...