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Walz declares emergency, brings in police backup from Ohio and Nebraska as Chauvin verdict looms ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Gov. Tim Walz has declared a state of emergency in the seven-county Twin Cities Metro and is bringing in police backup from Ohio and Nebraska as a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial nears. "We can’t live like this. We simply can’t. But we can’t have thousands of businesses burned and people put at risk," Walz said at a Monday evening news conference when asked about t...

Protester addresses getting punched by Louisville police officer during arrest Denorver Garrett seen on video being arrested by 6 officers Denorver Garrett, the protester punched in the face by an LMPD officer multiple times during an arrest in Jefferson Square Park is speaking out. (Source: Jaime Hendricks) By Faith King and Dustin Vogt | April 19, 2021 at 3:08 PM EDT - Updated April 19 at 6:14 PM LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Denorver Garrett, the protester punched in the face by a Louisv...

A memorial rally for George Floyd and Daunte Wright is held in Minneapolis. In the wake of multiple police shootings of unarmed suspects, the world is watching and waiting to see if Chauvin is convicted. The former Minneapolis police officer faces manslaughter and murder charges in George Floyds death. The prosecution and defense get one last chance to be heard before the jury begins deliberation. Monday marks the beginning of the end in regards to the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer...

Prosecutor Steve Schleicher delivered the states closing statement in Derek Chauvins trial on Monday  He asked the jury to consider one question: Would George Floyd have died were it not for Chauvins restraint?  He discounted the myriad of factors the defense presented as contributing causes of Floyds death, including his drug use and heart problems  Schleicher also refuted the defense suggestion that Floyd had superhuman strength during his arrest because he was suffering from excited delir...

Prosecutors and defense attorneys ended closing arguments Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin after making their cases to jurors following weeks of testimony amid nationwide concerns over potential unrest that could follow once a verdict is reached.  Chauvin faces second- and third-degree murder and manslaughter charges in the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020.  At the end of the days proceedings, defense attorney Eric Nelson voiced concerns over the ...

Maxine Waters Accuses GOP of Using Get More Confrontational Comment to Fundraise With KKK On 4/19/21 at 3:02 PM EDT Representative Maxine Waters denied she incited violence with her recent words in Minnesota and accused Republicans of capitalizing on her remarks to advance their fundraising efforts. On Saturday, the California Democrat told reporters that she was going to "fight with all of the people who stand for justice" and that people need to "get more confrontational." At the time, she wa...

Font Size: Former Republican South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy criticized Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters, saying she has a history of saying “crazy as hell things.” Gowdy joined Fox News anchors Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino on “America’s Newsroom” to discuss the imminent closing arguments in the case against Derek Chauvin — the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the May 2020 death of George Floyd — and the conversation turned to Waters’ appearance at weekend prot...

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Attorneys in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin finished closing arguments on Monday  following weeks of testimony as the nation braces for a verdict while jurors deliberate.  Attorneys from both sides are seeking to distill three weeks of testimony in order to convince jurors to acquit or convict Chauvin on second- and third-degree murder and manslaughter charges in the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. Jurors in Hennepin County District Court first began hear...

Jury Hears Closing Arguments in Derek Chauvin Trial as City, Nation Brace for Verdict Claire Hansen © Stephen Maturen/Getty Images MINNEAPOLIS, MN - APRIL 19: A person demonstrates outside the Hennepin County Government Center on April 19, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Closing statements are scheduled for today in the Derek Chauvin trial. The former Minneapolis Police officer is charged with multiple counts of murder in the death of George Floyd. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/G...