After deliberating for less than 11 hours, a jury has found the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd guilty of all three counts against him. Ex-officer Derek Chauvin was accused of 2nd-degree unintentional murder, 3rd-degree murder and 2nd-degree manslaughter in George Floyd's death. Charges were read to the courtroom and broadcast live around the world as millions watched in anticipation of the news.

Minneapolis firefighters battled a large blaze at a church on the northeast side of the city Monday, April 19. Heavy fire and smoke was seen from the roof and the steeple before crews were forced to evacuate to a defensive position due to the threat of its roof collapsing.

Burnsville police on Sunday, April 18, fatally shot an armed man who is believed to have previously carjacked a woman at gunpoint and fired several gunshots at officers during a pursuit.

Late Friday, April 16, 2021, Minneapolis squads were dispatched for a ShotSpotter activation in the area of 24th St. E. & Cedar Ave. S. ShotSpotter had detected four rounds fired from the street in front of a residence. Shortly after, a 911 caller reported there was a victim shot in the street. Before squads arrived, the victim was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle.

The Minnesota State Patrol responded to a fatal crash on eastbound Interstate 94 near Highway 25 in Monticello on Friday morning, April 16. The State Patrol has since reported that one driver involved suffered fatal injuries at the scene.

The former Brooklyn Center police officer who’s facing a 2nd-degree manslaughter charge for the killing of Daunte Wright made her first court appearance in court via Zoom Thursday, April 15, with her next appearance set for May 17.

An officer attempting to make a traffic stop in Hutchinson, Minn., was dragged by the suspect driver and struck in the head with a hammer during the altercation, police said.

The officer, who has not been identified, was hospitalized with injuries, but was in stable condition as of late Wednesday, April 14. The suspect, 61-year-old Luke Alvin Oeltjenbruns, of Hutchinson, was arrested at the scene after the assault, Hutchinson police said.

With the recent police shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minn., on April 11, 2021, where it appears a police officer meant to fire her taser but instead fired one shot from her service weapon, killing Wright, we looked around the nation at similar events that have occurred.

Kim Potter, the Brooklyn Center officer accused of fatally shooting Daunte Wright during a traffic stop on Sunday, April 11, announced her immediate resignation in an email to city officials Wednesday morning.

A state of emergency has been declared in the Twin Cities and a curfew has been set from 7 p.m. Monday, April 12, until 6 a.m. Tuesday.

There are exceptions for first responders, those going to work or the hospital and credentialed media members. The curfew covers Hennepin, Ramsey and Anoka counties, though other jurisdictions may follow suit.

New police body camera video just released from Brooklyn Center shows the officer apparently mistakenly reaching for her gun instead of her taser, shooting 20-year-old Daunte Wright once during a traffic stop Sunday, April 11, 2021.

A Brooklyn Center officer fatally shot a 20-year-old man during a traffic stop Sunday afternoon, with a large crowd forming in the aftermath and police in riot gear holding the area.

Months after the car he was in was stolen, Bentley the cat is finally back home in Richfield. Bentley and his owner Lukas were at a Richfield gas station in late November when the vehicle was taken, with Bentley in his cat tree inside the car. The vehicle was found in Minneapolis unoccupied the next day, but Bentley was missing for months and Lukas said he was losing hope.

Minneapolis police are seeking who they call a “person of interest” in the city’s latest homicide. A 38-year-old woman was found fatally stabbed inside a residence around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Police say the victim, Nikkiyia Robinson, had obvious signs of trauma to her body and a suspicious death investigation was started at the scene on the 400 block of Ridgewood Ave.

Three people from Minnesota have been federally charged in connection to the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, the latest in a nationwide sweep involving dozens of arrests of those believed to have been involved.

Minneapolis police are asking for help from the public in finding the man they believe stabbed three people—one fatally—in a string of apparently random and violent incidents on March 17.

A St. Cloud man and self-described member of an anti-government extremist group known as the Boogaloo Bois has been charged with possession of a machine gun and plotting an attack at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, according to new details filed in a criminal complaint.

Authorities say at least one person was killed in a one-vehicle rollover crash just after 8 p.m. Monday, April 6 on I-35W in Minneapolis. The State Patrol confirmed that the crash involved a fatality, but it was unknown as of late Monday night if there were other occupants in the vehicle.

Two people were hurt in an ATV crash about five miles east of St. Rosa, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office said. The crash happened around 8:40 p.m. Friday, April 3, in Krain Township. Two occupants were reportedly injured and trapped underneath the vehicle.

Oakdale officers were in pursuit of the driver of a white Monte Carlo early Sunday, April 4 after a domestic assault at a local hotel. EMS was requested for injuries the victim they sustained during the assault, but their condition was not available.