High school students across the state walked out of school Monday afternoon in a show of solidarity against racial injustice. - Nick Brey, Gabriela Trapero and Briar Lenz This moment is ‘more than a trend’ - Muntaas Farah and Yezi Gugsa Teenagers lead the charge for equity in Rochester - Voices of Minnesota Calls for change across the state
A Hennepin County jury on Tuesday found ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. - MPR News The killing of George Floyd and trial of Derek Chauvin
The court system says a verdict has been reached in the Derek Chauvin murder trial and will be read in court between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. MPR News will carry the announcement live on the air and online. - Watch live Chauvin verdict to be read between 3:30-4 p.m. - The jury What we know about the 12 jurors
A Minnesota political icon, Mondale rose to national prominence as a vice president and then as a presidential candidate. He once said he hoped Americans would remember him simply as a decent person who tried his best to do the right thing. - Archive A collection of MPR News stories about Walter Mondale - Joe Biden and Walter Mondale On the modern vice presidency - Listen Walter Mondale on the role of the vice president - Mondale remembered As effective policymaker, public servant
Turn to MPR News for coverage of the trial of Derek Chauvin. - Full coverage The killing of George Floyd and trial of Derek Chauvin - Timeline George Floyd's death, protests and Derek Chauvin's trial - Daily recaps How the trial is unfolding - Videos Watch recordings of previous days in court - In Front of Our Eyes Listen to the podcast - Jury deliberations Key questions, answered - In Minneapolis Schools to shift to distance learning in advance of Chauvin verdict - NPR live blog The Derek Chauvin trial - NPR reporter's notebook Impressions of a city as trial nears its end - Biden administration Weighing how to respond after verdict in Chauvin trial - Remembering George Floyd, the man A ‘gentle giant’ who sought a fresh start - Voices of Minnesota Calls for change across the state - Timeline Floyd’s death, protests and Chauvin’s trial
The climactic chapters of Derek Chauvin’s murder trial begin Monday morning at the Hennepin County Courthouse. Prosecution and defense attorneys will deliver closing arguments and then hand the case to jurors to await perhaps the most consequential verdict in Minnesota history. - Jury deliberations to begin Key questions, answered - In Minneapolis Schools to shift to distance learning in advance of Chauvin verdict - NPR live blog The Derek Chauvin trial
As one former police officer is tried for murder in the killing of George Floyd, a young Black man named Daunte Wright is shot and killed by another officer during a traffic stop. Host Angela Davis talks about the trauma, grief, anger and fear in our communities. - From KARE11 Emmett Till's cousin reflects on his legacy and racial tensions in Minnesota
Federal authorities are investigating blood clots in six women who got the vaccine. While the side effects appear to be exceedingly rare, state officials say they are pausing use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in an abundance of caution. - Clot reports U.S. recommends 'pause' for J&J vaccine - What you need to know Johnson & Johnson vaccine and blood clots
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The family of Daunte Wright and their attorneys said Thursday they welcomed the criminal charge against the former police officer who fired the shot that killed him Sunday, but questioned why she wasn’t charged with murder. - Wednesday Officer charged with 2nd-degree manslaughter - Daunte Wright Known as jokester, doting dad - Former officer Kim Potter From veteran who trained colleagues to defendant