Family, civil rights leaders reflect on year since George Floyd s killing Hundreds rally to call for action on police reform. May 23, 2021 8:31pm Text size Copy shortlink:
There were plenty of nights over the last year when Bridgett Floyd couldn t sleep. Days when she thought she couldn t go on.
But in the year since her brother s death under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, she said she watched George Floyd become a catalyst for change in policing in America. When we say we have justice for George, we also have Black justice for families that nobody has seen behind the curtains, she said. Cases that were swept under the rug. My brother has opened all the cases.
Operation Safety Net kicking into high gear ahead of Chauvin verdict
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KTTC) With the jury now deliberating a potential verdict of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, state and city leaders coupled with law enforcement are now in Phase III of Operation Safety Net.
Phase III will feature the largest presence of law enforcement and national guard members since the beginning of the trial.
The Minnesota National Guard alone has 3,000 soldiers and airmen activated in communities to help assist law enforcement keep the peace.
Meanwhile the Minnesota State Patrol is spread so thin the state has asked for help from Ohio and Nebraska.
Kyle Brown and Tom Hauser Updated: April 15, 2021 07:16 PM Created: April 15, 2021 06:20 PM
“Operation Safety Net” kicked into its highest phase of security preparedness in the past 48 hours as the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin nears an end.
Minnesota National Guard soldiers and police are more visible than ever on the streets of downtown Minneapolis and nearby neighborhoods. But the elevated law enforcement presence is not entirely welcome as officers have clashed with demonstrators for nights on end following the shooting death of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center.
“We understand our communities, our cities, are going through a tough time,” says Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo. The chief, Mayor Jacob Frey and other city leaders spoke Thursday at their daily security briefing.
Group proposes land bridge to revitalize St. Paul s Rondo neighborhood
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - A pocket park at North Fisk Street and Concordia Avenue honors the memory of St. Paul s Rondo neighborhood, but Marvin Anderson hopes there s a way for it to live again. If the transportation took it away, the transportation can help us rebuild it, Anderson said of his hometown neighborhood.
Group proposes land bridge to revitalize St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood
Community members are proposing a land bridge to revitalize St. Paul s Rondo neighborhood, which was divided by Interstate 94.
For decades, Rondo was the heart and soul of the city s Black community, until the 60s when the construction of I-94 cut the neighborhood in half.