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MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police Officer J. Alexander Kueng told a federal jury Wednesday he'd never encountered such a struggle as when he tried to push George Floyd into a squad car on May 25, 2020.

The officers who killed George Floyd and Daunte Wright were also training officers

Minnesota prosecutors have apparently backed away from their pursuit of a longer-than-usual sentence for the suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist

MINNEAPOLIS — With former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao under cross-examination for a second day, a federal prosecutor pressed him on his failure to say anything to his partners about the crowd's concerns about George Floyd falling silent while he was restrained on the street.

What’s needed is a fundamental reevaluation of "dynamic entry" tactics, which should be reserved for life-or-death emergencies.

MINNEAPOLIS — Football coaches tend to be optimists. At least, the employed ones are. They're fixers. They're confident because without confidence they couldn't function. The good ones believe that they can take their players and defeat your players, and take yours and defeat theirs.

A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's killing is scheduled to resume testifying Wednesday, after telling the court that his role was to control traffic and onlookers

Former officer also claimed he thought squad mates were taking care of Floyd’s medical needs

MINNEAPOLIS — Breaking his public silence for the first time since George Floyd's killing, ex-Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao took the witness stand Tuesday morning and testified about his abusive childhood and Minneapolis police training techniques.

A funeral service will be held Thursday in Minneapolis for Amir Locke, the 22-year-old Black man shot by Minneapolis police executing a search warrant earlier this month

Officer training has become central to the continuing controversy over Minneapolis Police Department practices. The city administration, cops and many others say new and improved training are key to shifting the culture that has contributed to civilian injuries and deaths at the hands of police.