Climate change protesters are claiming victory in their effort to present an unusual ``necessity defense'' against felony charges stemming from efforts to shut down oil pipelines.
A jury has convicted a Minnesota man who shot and wounded five black men demonstrating against the fatal shooting of a black man by Minneapolis police officers.
A large crowd gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center to demand charges against two Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a black man.
A St. Paul police officer is apologizing for a post he made on Facebook urging drivers to run over protesters who rallied against the police killings of two black men in the Twin Cities last year.
The Bloomington city attorney has dismissed some charges against Black Lives Matter protesters stemming from a massive demonstration at the Mall of America in December. But other charges remain.