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Rickia Russell wins $1 million police brutality settlement after burns from flashbang grenade

The flash-bang grenade caused third-degree burns to Rickia Russell's calf.​At around 8:30 p.m., two days after Valentine's last year, Rickia Russell was at her boyfriend's home. It was a week after her birthday, they were settled in for the night with a friend. They drank vodka and dug into a stea ... More >>

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The MPD takes a knee

The Human Shield

John Delmonico defends those who serve and protect. Whether they deserve it or not.

Payola Payout

In penance for Britney Spears, radio stations will play 11 hours of local tunes

Officer Down

Seven years ago Tony DiIoia was a bright-eyed Minneapolis rookie. Then came the beatings, the lawsuits, and the pink slip.

Off Beat

Hot Pursuit

Minneapolis police say the chase that ended in the deaths of two bystanders on I-94 was by-the-book. Some other cities are throwing out that book.

Speed Freaks

Minneapolis police are involved in too many dangerous high-speed chases, according to a local civil-rights attorney. He says the city needs to take steps to protect bystanders and do something about its "cowboy" officers.

Taken for a Ride

St. Paul police officers roughed up a quadriplegic man who couldn't obey orders to put his hands in the air. Chief William Finney upheld the man's complaint, but didn't discipline the cops.