The department struggled with hiring and retention for years after the murder of George Floyd. MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Police celebrated 19 new hires at the department's first graduation ceremony of the year on Thursday evening.

New recruits and lateral officers from their respective programs graduated from the Minneapolis Police Department Thursday, in an effort to have more sworn officers on the force. They’re also focused on legacy hires,

Patty Day was sitting in her Volkswagen minivan on a snowy south Minneapolis street on Jan. 17, 2020, when a police officer came up to the car and soon yanked her out, threw her face-down on the street and ground his knee into her back.

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump spoke with ABC News on Tuesday to offer his thoughts on the move by the Trump administration regarding civil rights investigations.

Minneapolis is implementing its consent decree, prioritizing community trust and transparency over political expediency. Louisville should too.

Target's rollback on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is raising questions about the retail giant's philanthropic commitment to

What happened to Black Lives Matter? In December, New York Attorney General Letitia James released multiple videos of state corrections officers beating a handcuffed prisoner, Robert Brooks, at the Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate New York on the night of Dec.

Emboldened by a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions, conservative activists have used the courts and social media to target workplace programs.

Discount store chain Target says it’s joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

A Minneapolis City Council committee on Thursday tabled plans to build a pedestrian plaza at George Floyd Square, after a survey found a majority of property owners don’t like the idea.

The City of Minneapolis has received four applications to redevelop The People’s Way, which was formerly a Speedway gas station at the corner of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue.

The city of Minneapolis reached a settlement for $600,000 with a woman who accused ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and his former partner, Ellen Jensen, of using excessive force during an arrest in January of 2020.