Tag: George Floyd
Minnesota Vikings award first ‘George Floyd Legacy Scholarship’
The Minnesota Vikings awarded their first "George Floyd Legacy Scholarship" earlier this week.
Minneapolis native Meredith "Mimi" Kol-Balfour received $5,000 from the Vikings, a sum...
Minnesota community college course says ‘murder of George Floyd’ as ‘American...
Inver Hills Community College is offering a new course this semester on how the “murder of George Floyd” is “as American as apple pie.”
The...
27 charged so far in connection to August riots
A total of 27 individuals have been charged with various crimes in connection to the riots that erupted in downtown Minneapolis last month.
The 27...
Emails show Minneapolis mayor exempted NAACP from riot curfews
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey gave National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) "staff and volunteers" permission to disobey curfew orders amid riots...
Court documents show that George Floyd’s body contained a lethal dose...
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner found a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl in George Floyd's body during his autopsy, but was unable to identify...
Suspect bailed out by Minnesota Freedom Fund leaves bar manager with...
A violent daytime assault last week has left a well-liked Minneapolis bar manager with a traumatic brain injury and a long road to recovery....
Riot victims call for law and order during Trump’s Minneapolis event
President Donald Trump made a pit stop in Minneapolis Monday to speak with a group of business owners before heading to his final destination...
White House says Walz lied about Trump’s visit to Minnesota
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz falsely claimed that President Donald Trump wanted to use the George Floyd memorial "as a backdrop" during his Monday visit...
Minnesota group backed by Biden staff paid bail for alleged murderers,...
A Minnesota nonprofit that received financial support from Joe Biden’s campaign staff used its surge of donations to bail out violent criminals and a...
Walz appeals federal government’s riot relief rejection
Gov. Tim Walz said Friday that he has appealed the Trump administration’s decision to deny a request for federal financial assistance to help Minneapolis...