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Minnesota Police Association supports 10 times more Republicans than Democrats

The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association (MPPOA) has endorsed 10 times more Republicans than Democrats during the 2020 election season. The MPPOA released its...

Police unions file complaint against Ramsey County officer who endorsed John...

Three Ramsey County police unions filed a formal complaint with the county against an officer who publicly endorsed DFL House candidate John Thompson. “John is...

Police leaders say Walz’s ‘inflammatory’ comments ‘make it difficult’ for officers...

The leaders of nine Minnesota police unions have asked Gov. Tim Walz and members of his administration to “refrain from making statements specific to...

‘Calmer heads’ could have minimized riot damage, police union president says

Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis President Bob Kroll was interviewed on Alpha News' Facebook live Monday night by Devin Foley, CEO of the Charlemagne...

Police leader criticizes ‘careless’ security lapse in COVID-19 patient data 

The head of a Minnesota police union is calling for an investigation after a Monday report claimed that some personal information of COVID-19 patients...

911 lines were down nationwide

Police departments across the state are reporting that their 911 lines are down due to a national outage. "The 911 lines are not operational nationwide....

Police association slams Rep. Brad Tabke for refusing to condemn John...

Minnesota's largest police association is hitting back after a DFL lawmaker claimed black men are “murdered by law enforcement time and time again” without...

Minneapolis official who wants unarmed community patrols praises armed black militia

Sasha Cotton, the director of the Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) in Minneapolis, loves the city's armed black militia and wants to see fewer...

Report: White Minnesotans involved in more use-of-force incidents in 2019 than...

White Minnesotans were involved in more use-of-force incidents than any other race in 2019, according to a report from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal...

Minnesota police association rescinds DFL endorsements over support for John Thompson

Minnesota's largest police association has rescinded endorsements of several incumbent DFL lawmakers because of their refusal to condemn John Thompson, a St. Paul Democrat...