Minneapolis

The Minneapolis mayor who found himself in the middle of turbulent times that included violent demonstrations over the death of George Floyd is running for reelection.

A former Minneapolis police officer who held his knee to the neck of George Floyd for several minutes will be tried separately from three other former officers accused in his death.

Search warrant documents say investigators were trying to buy a high-capacity pistol from Dolal Idd with help from an informant before the 23-year old was killed in an exchange of gunfire with Minneapolis police last week.

The Minneapolis mayor and police chief announced changes in the city's disciplinary processes for police officers in an effort to make it easier to hold them accountable for bad behavior.

Authorities say one man was shot and killed Thursday afternoon after a confrontation at a light rail station in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis police are investigating a shooting death at an apartment complex on the city's South Side.

Authorities say a man was fatally shot in north Minneapolis' Folwell neighborhood early Tuesday.

Prosecutors in the upcoming trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd want to introduce evidence of a 2017 arrest in which they say the officer held his knee on the back of a 14-year-old boy and ignored his pleas that he couldn't breathe.

The Minneapolis City Council has narrowly approved a $500,000 plan to bring in outside police officers to help fill a staffing shortfall.

Law enforcement officers arrested more than 600 demonstrators who marched onto an interstate in Minneapolis protesting President Donald Trump's threats to challenge the results of Tuesday's unsettled election, as well as a variety of social injustices.