March 15, 2019 When things go badly, I like to know somebody has my back. That somebody is there to help me get justice. Here in Minnesota, the Department of Human Rights is responsible for handling discrimination complaints, launching investigations and making sure perpetrators are held accountable. Today I spoke with the department’s new commissioner , Rebecca Lucero, about what we are talking about when we use the term “human rights.” Join me Monday when I’ll be talking about a new nationwide effort to address officer-involved shootings. We’ll hear from the mother of Philando Castile. ~ Angela Davis, MPR News host
Many community leaders from various faiths gathered in Minneapolis to condemn hate crimes and urge state law enforcement officials to form a task force to explore Islamophobia in Minnesota. Gov. Tim Walz and some state law enforcement officials also denounced religion-based violence on social media.
Brexit has convulsed Britain like no other political event in decades. At the end of a week in which Parliament held key votes, things look considerably different than they did on Monday.
A new survey shows people are open to the rather radical idea of free college. It also asked 1,003 adults nationwide whether they believed a four-year college degree was worth the cost or not.
Attorneys for Mohamed Noor want a judge to exclude testimony about body camera policy, the "blue wall of silence" and officers' experience with people approaching cars as they prepare for his trial in the killing of 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk.
Across much of Minnesota, warmer weather and rain are dealing a blow to the ice dams many homeowners have battled this winter. But now, melting snow and ice is creating a new problem in some houses: wet basements.
No major injuries were reported after a Union Pacific Railroad train derailed in southern Minnesota's Le Sueur County on Friday, but two crew members were taken to the hospital as a precaution.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit was short and to the point in ruling this week that giving the finger to a cop is free speech and you can't be pulled over for doing so.
The absence of a $3 part may have let tires roll off of a tractor-trailer, killing a Tulane University student from Minnesota, a Mississippi transportation official said.
