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Toddrick Barnette is in charge of the Office of Community Safety which oversees the Minneapolis Police, Fire, Emergency Management, 911 and Neighborhood Safety departments. The Minneapolis City Council voted 7–6 on Thursday to reject Toddrick Barnette for a second term as Community Safety Commissioner. Mayor Jacob Frey quickly announced he would veto the decision and keep Barnette in his cabinet. “ We can't just spend another year doing a search, another year getting someone

Designed by Terresa Hardaway of Blackbird Revolt, the new Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls (MMBWG) logo honors the lives of Black women and girls who have been lost or harmed and centers their stories in ongoing efforts to address systemic violence, support families and push for lasting change across the state.

Civil rights leaders are demanding accountability from Saint Paul Police and Mayor Her following the wrongful arrest of Emily Phillips who was detained while demonstrating against ICE near Cities Church on Easter. Charges were dropped by Monday morning.

Marcus Mitchell (left) was blinded in his left eye after being shot at Standing Rock as he stood to defend sacred water. Sophia Wilansky's (right) arm was blown apart when she was fired on by law enforcement while peacefully protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock. Nine years after the Standing Rock protests, two Water Protectors critically injured by law enforcement are awaiting decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in appeals challen

Philip Vance has been in prison for 22 years, serving a life sentence for a murder he maintains he did not commit. Despite no physical DNA evidence linking him to the crime, Vance was convicted based on testimony of several jailhouse informants who have since recanted.  On March 24, Dakota County Judge Michael Mayer denied Philip Vance's fifth petition for post-conviction relief, a legal step that would have allowed new testimony and evidence to be examined in court. Miss Nik

As pressure builds on Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty to decide whether to bring charges in the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, the candidates seeking to replace her are signaling how they would handle the cases if elected.