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This is how reporters documented 1,000 deaths after police force that isn’t supposed to be fatal
After George Floyd was killed under a Minneapolis police officer’s knee, reporters at The Associated Press wanted to know how many other people died following encounters in which law enforcement used not firearms but other kinds of force that is not supposed to be fatal. The U.S. government is...
Driving along and the roadway vanishes under you. What it’s like to survive a bridge collapse
You're driving along, and without warning, the roadway drops from beneath you.There are a few seconds of falling, with thoughts possibly racing about family or loved ones, followed by a jarring impact, and most likely injury.Tuesday's collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore following a ship strike brought back jarring memories of their own ordeals to people who survived previous bridge collapses.Linda Paul, 72, survived a bridge collapse in Minneapolis on August 1, 2007. The Interstate 35W bridge collapsed without warning into the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis during the evening rush hour.Paul was 55 then, working as...
Mixed results reported for school districts that removed police officers
Researcher Anna Bryant, a Loyola University graduate student focusing on criminal justice, looked at school districts in the 30 largest cities in the United States since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020.
Lessons for Baltimore: How Minneapolis recovered from its I-35W bridge collapse 17 years ago
Minneapolis (CNN) — The collapse of the the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday is unfortunately not the first deadly collapse of a major interstate bridge in the US. But the response to a bridge failure in Minneapolis 17 years ago, one of the most catastrophic bridge failures in recent memory, could serve as a roadmap for Baltimore moving forward.
City of Minneapolis announces 2-year main road reconstruction
MINNEAPOLIS — Noise will be made and roads will be closed, but the City of Minneapolis says it's all part of the plan to improve the corridor for its residents from Interstate 94 to Uptown. The first phase of the planned reconstruction will begin on Monday, April 1 from...
Driver in Carver County chase and standoff awaiting charges
CHANHASSEN, Minn — A 33-year-old Bloomington woman is jailed in Carver County on suspicion of several charges stemming from a chase and standoff Tuesday night. Traffic camera video after 7 p.m. captured an SUV barreling down Highway 41, a police pit maneuver and a rollover crash near the intersection of Highway 5 in Chanhassen.
Minneapolis closes homeless encampment in Phillips neighborhood
MINNEAPOLIS — The City of Minneapolis closed a homeless encampment in the Phillips neighborhood on Wednesday morning.The encampment was at 2305 Fifth Avenue South. Roughly 45 people were living at the site, and officials say they were given six days to gather their belongings and leave. They were also provided with information on shelter services, the city said."All our unsheltered residents deserve safe and dignified housing. An encampment — especially in cold weather — provides neither safety nor meets the minimum housing standard we are charged with upholding," the city said in a statement. "Additionally, the City must address the ongoing...
Former Gov. Jesse Ventura enters ‘the cannabis game’ with brand launch
MINNEAPOLIS (KARE 11)— Minnesotans know Jesse Ventura as a lot of things: former professional wrestler, actor, mayor of Brooklyn Park, 38th governor of Minnesota, MSNBC host, author, Cameo personality and conspiracy theorist. But if there’s one thing we know Jesse unequivocally still is, is a noted supporter of legalized...
Yia Xiong’s family ‘devastated’ by decision not to charge officer in fatal shooting
Yia Xiong’s family members and Hmong community members want St. Paul police to improve its training around non-English speakers and people with disabilities. The post Yia Xiong’s family ‘devastated’ by decision not to charge officer in fatal shooting appeared first on Sahan Journal.
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