Tag: Black Lives Matter
![By Tony Webster from Portland, Oregon, United States (4th Precinct) [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://alphanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Untitled-design-12-324x160.jpg "Jamar Clark Protests Cost Taxpayers $1 Million")
Jamar Clark Protests Cost Taxpayers $1 Million
The 4th Precinct protests last November cost taxpayers a total of over $1 million according to records obtained by KSTP.
Over $900,000 was spent by...
Minneapolis Councilwoman Threatens Colleagues If Brought Up On Ethics Charges
A December 2015 Alpha News report cited a petition that had been started to recall Minneapolis City Councilwoman Alondra Cano (Minneapolis Ward 9) after...
Black Lives Matter St Paul Leader Resigns
In a surprising move the leader of Black Lives Matter St. Paul is leaving the activist organization.
Rashad Turner, who led Black Lives...
![By Fibonacci Blue from Minnesota, USA (Black Lives Matter protest in St. Paul) [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://alphanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Black_Lives_Matter_protest_in_St._Paul_21558513122-324x160.jpg "Black Lives Matter Ramps Up Activity During Busy State Fair Season")
Black Lives Matter Ramps Up Activity During Busy State Fair Season
Black Lives Matter and other groups concerned with police use of force are continuing to make their presence known around the Twin Cities area...
![By Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota (Hennepin EMS) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://alphanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Hennepin_EMS_Minneapolis_4th_Precinct_22780590349-324x160.jpg "Will Minnesota Pass a “Blue Lives Matter” Bill?")
Will Minnesota Pass a “Blue Lives Matter” Bill?
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include comments by the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association. 7/21/16 9:26 a.m.
A series of so called “Blue...
Black Lives Matter Cancels Rosedale Protest – Future Protests in the...
Plans to protest the death of Philando Castile at the Rosedale Shopping Center Sunday did not come to fruition after organizers with Black Lives...
BLM Controversy Fails to Increase Lynx Attendance
The expected outpouring of support for the Minnesota Lynx was not forthcoming Friday in the team’s first home game since off duty police officers...
Anonymous Calls for “Day of Rage” in Minneapolis, Threatens St. Anthony...
Hacktivist group Anonymous calling for national day of rage.
Minneapolis is one of 37 cities listed as part of a "Day of Rage" called for by...
Black Lives Matter Leader Runs for State Rep – Condemns I94...
The leader of Black Lives Matter St. Paul is running to unseat Rena Moran, the only black member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Rashad...
Group Demands Disarming Police; Shuts Down I-35W
A group called "Wake Your Ass Up Collective" has taken credit for the shutdown of southbound I-35W in Minneapolis this morning. The protest, in which...