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DOJ requests pause in consent decree with Minneapolis aimed at police reforms

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1 year ago

February 19, 2025

DOJ requests pause in consent decree with Minneapolis aimed at police reforms

Mpls mayor, police chief on federal consent decree

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara spoke about the U.S. Department of Justice federal consent decree that mandates reforms within the Minneapolis Police Department. FOX 9’s Leah Beno asked how this could impact policing in the city.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The U.S. Department of Justice has requested a pause in the federal consent decree agreement with the City of Minneapolis that would implement sweeping reforms within the police department.

Consent decree

The backstory:

On Jan. 6, the Minneapolis City Council voted to approve the federal consent decree between the DOJ and the city, which outlined sweeping reforms in how the Minneapolis police handle things like use of force, pursuits, training and discipline.

This agreement came after a two-year investigation following the murder of George Floyd. The DOJ found a pattern or practice of civil rights violations within the MPD. Some of its findings include the use of excessive force, including unjustified deadly force, unlawful discrimination against Black and Native American people and discrimination against people with behavioral health disabilities.

The day the decree was approved, recognizing that the incoming President Trump had repeatedly criticized such agreements, Mayor Jacob Frey insisted “this agreement is rock solid and our commitment to it, regardless of the circumstances, is also rock solid.”

DOJ requests a pause

What’s new:

While the Minneapolis City Council had approved the agreement, a federal judge assigned to review the case had not yet signed off. Now, the DOJ is requesting a temporary pause in the proceedings until March 20.

In a court document filed on Wednesday, the DOJ requested a stay so the recently confirmed U.S. attorney general, Pam Bondi, can get caught up in the case. Additionally, the DOJ argued the two pending motions have yet to be scheduled for a hearing so it wouldn’t substantially injure the other parties involved.

“The public interest weighs in favor of the United States’ receiving a temporary pause so that new leadership within the Department of Justice can be brought up to speed on this matter,” the document reads.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the judge has not ruled whether to issue a 30-day stay in the proceedings.

Dig deeper:

The Minneapolis Police Department remains under a similar consent decree with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, approved in 2023, that includes similar reform mandates.

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Child seriously injured after being struck by car while playing in alley

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June 21, 2026

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Child seriously injured after being struck by car while playing in alley

A child was seriously injured after a car hit them in an alley in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.

Minneapolis police say a child was playing in an alley near 29th Avenue North and Lyndale Avenue North around 11:30 a.m. when a car hit them. The child was brought to the hospital with potentially-life-threatening injuries, police added.

The child’s age was not released by law enforcement.

The driver of the car stayed at the scene and is cooperating with law enforcement, Minneapolis police said.

There have been no arrests at this time.

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Minneapolis man jailed after allegedly stabbing a woman on Pillsbury Avenue

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16 hours ago

June 20, 2026

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Minneapolis man jailed after allegedly stabbing a woman on Pillsbury Avenue

A Minneapolis man is behind bars after stabbing a woman early Saturday morning.

According to the Minneapolis Police Department, officers responded to a stabbing around 12:30 a.m. near the intersection of W 24th St. and Pillsbury Avenue. Officers found an adult woman with a non-life-threatening injury consistent with an edged blade.

Authorities said a man known to the woman stabbed her after a verbal argument escalated.

Police arrested a 49-year-old man and is currently at the Hennepin County Jail, pending a second-degree domestic assault charge.

Police said no one else was hurt. The case remains under investigation.

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MERAUDER, JUDGE, ARKANGEL and many more announced for Minneapolis’ Snow and Flurry 2026

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June 20, 2026

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MERAUDER, JUDGE, ARKANGEL and many more announced for Minneapolis’ Snow and Flurry 2026

The lineup has been announced for the 2026 edition of Snow & Flurry, set for October 10th and 11th at Underground Music Cafe in Minneapolis, MN. Judge, Merauder, and Arkangel will headline the two-day event also featuring 25+ more acts in total.

Weekend passes are available now, with single-day tickets and daily lineups to be announced later.

Passes are available here.

Line up in order of flyer:

Judge
Merauder
Arkangel
The Killer
Nehemiah
Another Enemy
Awaiting Eschiel
Basic Needs
Blistered Spirit
Blood Stained Concrete
Cudgel
Direct Order
Dose
Enemy Of Man
Enervate
Ethic
Eyes Of Sorrow
Fleshless Body
Lead Spirit
Madman
Meantime
Neolithic
Passion
Self Interest
Shits Creek
Sin Sufrir
Skewed
What Counts
Withdrawal
Wrath Of Sanity
Velocity