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How do I find out about concerts? How do I get more details about something I heard over the air? How do I submit events to WORT’s Music Calendars? Who do I contact with changes or cancellations? WORT’s Music Calendars are a great resource to find out about concerts in all genres and places. Usually you’ll find details in the online listing or links to get more information. There’s a link to to submit your event at the top of the calendar page. You can also submit events, changes and ...

Activists: All charges against Minneapolis protesters drop Black Lives Matter News Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States – Minneapolis activists have called for the suspension of all charges against police brutality and racism since the assassination of George Floyd, saying the arrests are an effort to address dissent. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin he was convicted on April 20 for second- and third-degree murder and second-degree murder related to Floyd’s death. The verdic...

Democratic mayor of Portland, Oregon urges residents to report “Antifa” protesters to the police Over the weekend in Portland, Oregon, Democratic Mayor Ted Wheeler issued a series of right-wing measures and statements encouraging residents to report anyone who they suspect could be affiliated with “Antifa” to help the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) crack down on left-wing protests. “They want to burn, they want to bash, they want to intimidate, they want to assault,” Wheeler stated on...

US police killings of Black Americans amount to crimes against humanity, international inquiry finds Ed Pilkington in New York © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Kerem Yucel/AFP/Getty Images The systematic killing and maiming of unarmed African Americans by police amount to crimes against humanity that should be investigated and prosecuted under international law, an inquiry into US police brutality by leading human rights lawyers from around the globe has found. A week a...

STILLWATER, Minn. - A Minnesota Department of Corrections employee has been placed on investigative leave after a profane confrontation with protester...

Outside audit to examine lopsided demographics.

But what about the rest of the barrel? April 26, 2021 Photo © Armastas / iStock / Getty In the trial of Derek Chauvin, the prosecution’s witnesses included several police officers, from peers of George Floyd’s killer to upper brass. Their testimony against Chauvin, in a trial that resulted in a guilty verdict on murder charges, may indicate some loose bricks in the blue wall of silence that has so often protected cops from what other cops know about them. But in tes...

In a misleading email to alumni, the leadership of Harvard University implied, without evidence, that police killed three people out of racism. It cited the "killings of Adam Toledo," "Daunte Wright," and "George Floyd" in railing against the "evil of racism" and police killings of people "by virtue of the color of their skin."

Vehicular traffic was rerouted in Elizabeth City, N.C. as the family of Andrew Brown Jr. were to be shown bodycam footage of his fatal shooting by a Pasquotank County sheriffs deputy. Louisville, Ky., Mayor Greg Fischer shot down a question about the citys former embattled police chief while speaking to reporters Monday about a Justice Department probe into the police department amid a push to enact police reform one year after the deadly shooting of Breonna Taylor.  Fischer and other official...

Chauvin Verdict Reignites Calls for Police Reform by John L. Micek, April 26, 2021 By John Micek With this weeks conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, America once again finds itself at an inflection point in its politics. Weve been here before: After Newtown, after Parkland, after the protests of 2020, after Atlanta, after Boulder - the chance to really reimagine public safety has sat right in front of us. And every time, thanks to inertia and the intractable nature o...