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Former Brooklyn Center cop Kim Potter released from prison after 16 months
Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer responsible for the death of 21-year-old Daunte Wright in 2021, was released from...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Apr 24, 20231 min read
Is there a future for FLOW?
Singer Sarah Greer at the 2022 FLOW Northside Art Crawl (Photo Credit: Courtesy of the West Broadway Coalition) Earlier this month the...
Jasmine McBride
Apr 23, 20232 min read
Minnesota Senate expands enrollment eligibility for MinnesotaCare
The Minnesota Senate passed a bill that would allow more Minnesotans to buy into MinnesotaCare, the state’s health care assistance...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Apr 20, 20231 min read
Plans for new MPLS police precinct face public backlash
The City of Minneapolis is considering where to build a new Ward 3 police precinct, three years after the previous precinct was burned...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Apr 19, 20232 min read
Report finds MN school districts could have saved students millions in tuition
A report conducted by the student-led nonprofit People for PSEO (Post-Secondary Enrollment Options) found widespread non-compliance by...
Jasmine McBride
Apr 18, 20232 min read
Derek Chauvin appeal denied
The Minnesota Appeals Court rejected the former Minneapolis police officer’s argument that he was deprived of a fair trial for the murder...
BLCK Press Staff
Apr 17, 20231 min read
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