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By Kevin Shalvey, Meredith Deliso, and Ivan Pereira January 13, 2026 Resignations come amid questions about the probe into Good’s death. Minnesota sues to block ‘surge’ of federal agents to MinneapolisThe state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities are suing to end the law enforcement surge. President Donald Trump weighed in again on the situation in Minneapolis,…

The new law went into effect on July 1 By: Adam Friedman October 14, 2025 Hunter Demster pulled out his phone at a gas station in Memphis to record over half a dozen men in bulletproof vests gathered around the flashing blue lights of a Tennessee Highway Patrol car. Then one of those officers stepped…

by: Megan Fayard Updated: Apr 10, 2025 / 12:50 PM CDT MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A city of Memphis police reform task force member was arrested on Wednesday for disorderly conduct, according to Shelby County jail records. Amber Sherman, a vocal and passionate community activist who is widely known in the Memphis area, was also charged with obstructing…

MCAO dropped McAlpin’s charges the week after ABC15 broadcast video of the arrest A pair of Phoenix police officers involved in the violent arrest of a deaf man with cerebral palsy have been placed on paid administrative leave. By: Dave Biscobing Posted 4:00 PM, Nov 20, 2024 To watch video report, Click Here. PHOENIX — The deaf…

Experts say that without sufficient education about modern best practices, some officers may not even recognize incidents as bias-related. by Joshua Kornfeld  / October 28, 2024 When antisemitic graffiti appeared on the Western Washington University campus last November, student Maddie Pelkey took her concerns directly to the campus police chief.  “I became much more aware of me…

KJZZ | By Associated Press Published October 30, 2024 at 2:00 PM MST A man suffered third-degree burns this summer when Phoenix police officers held him down on pavement for four minutes on a day of triple-degree heat. ABC15 Arizona reported Tuesday that Michael Kenyon spent more than a month hospitalized with “unbearable pain” from burns on his face,…

By: abc15.com staff Posted 12:31 PM, Oct 16, 2024 PHOENIX — Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego has responded to ABC15’s report of a disabled and deaf Black man who was arrested by Phoenix police officers. Tyron McAlpin, a Black man, who is deaf and has cerebral palsy is facing felony aggravated assault and resisting arrest charges after he was repeatedly…

By Nate Rodgers Published  September 9, 2024 5:28pm CDT To watch video report, Click Here. Wrongfully convicted Chicago man awarded $50M in lawsuit Marcel Brown, who spent nearly a decade in prison for a murder he did not commit, was awarded $50 million by a federal jury on Monday in his lawsuit against the City of…

By  MICHAEL GOLDBERG and STEVE KARNOWSKI Updated 5:05 PM CDT, July 18, 2024 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Years after a movement to defund the Minneapolis Police Department and a severe officer shortage in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, the city approved a contract Thursday that would make Minneapolis officers among the highest-paid in the region. The Minneapolis City Council approved…

For decades, applicant vetting has often been less rigorous in smaller departments, according to experts, and a national police shortage has exacerbated the problem. By Simone Weichselbaum, Andrew Blankstein, Janelle Griffith and Kenzi Abou-Sabe Aug. 1, 2024, 6:17 PM CDT / Updated Aug. 2, 2024, 12:42 AM CDT To watch video report, Click Here. In the nearly three weeks since an Illinois deputy…