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Copy shortlink: Long before former officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyds neck, the Third Precinct in south Minneapolis had a reputation for being home to police officers who played by their own rules. One officer kicked a handcuffed suspect in the face, leaving his jaw in pieces. Officers beat and pistol-whipped a suspect in a parking lot on suspicion of low-level drug charges. Others harassed residents of a south Minneapolis housing project as they headed to work...

Created: June 24, 2021 01:19 PM Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22½ years (270 months) in prison for the murder of George Floyd.  The punishment — which fell short of the 30 years that prosecutors had requested — came after Chauvin broke his more than yearlong silence in court to offer condolences to the Floyd family and say he hopes more information coming out will eventually give them "some peace of mind." With good behavior, Chauvin, 45...

Article content The last of the four men who admitted to torching a Minneapolis police station last year during the angry demonstrations that resulted from the death of George Floyd was a “good person who made a terrible mistake,” said the U.S. district court judge who sentenced him. Bryce Michael Williams was sentenced to two years and three months in federal prison and ordered to pay $12 million in restitution. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ...

The American left attempted to stage a "color revolution" in Lafayette Square to force President Donald Trump to resign.

A U.S. District Judge on Monday sentenced the last of four men who pleaded guilty to setting fire ...

There's a push to change state liquor laws in Minnesota to allow breweries and other businesses more flexibility in direct sales to consumers.

Miranda Devine, New York Post May 31, 2021 It was one year ago on Friday that Minneapolis soy-boy mayor, Jacob Frey, issued the order to police to evacuate the Third Precinct and leave the station to be overrun by the mob and burned to the…Read Full Article »

More than 1,500 businesses - most of them restaurants and retail stores throughout the Twin Cities - were damaged or destroyed last year in wake of George Floyds death in late May.

The nonprofit for Native youth will operate in a new building in 2022.

The opportunity on Lake Street and in the other damaged areas still exists.