Jacob Frey: Last News

It’s game day, and fans are curious about whether Taylor Swift will be seen in the audience supporting rumored new beau Travis Kelce again at the latest Kansas City Chiefs game, this time against the Minnesota Vikings.

George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police officers was renamed in his honor Wednesday, among a series of events to remember a man whose killing forced America to confront racial injustice.Floyd's brother Terrence was among family members to attend as a commemorative street sign marked the corner of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue as «George Perry Floyd Square» on the two-year anniversary of his death.Floyd thanked hundreds of people who turned out to honor his brother, singing songs as they marched a block-long stretch to finish at the intersection.The renaming was followed by a candlelight vigil at a nearby ceremony.The intersection quickly became known informally as George Floyd Square soon after Floyd's death, with a large sculpture of a clenched fist as the centerpiece of memorials.«Today we honor two years since George Floyd was murdered by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin,» Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in a statement earlier Wednesday. «Each day since, we have remembered George Floyd's life and legacy as a friend, father, brother, and loved one.

officers, who then reportedly fired back and killed him. The suspect's female passenger was not hurt, nor were officers during the incident.Arradondo said police body camera footage of the shooting will be released Thursday.He added: "I want out communities to see that so they can see from themselves."The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is leading the investigation.Mayor Jacob Frey released a statement on Wednesday evening.

Officials in Minneapolis are considering bringing in police from other jurisdictions as the city faces a shortage of officers and a wave of violent crime, according to a report on Monday. Officers from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and Metro Transit Police would form Joint Enforcement Teams and primarily respond to violent 911 calls, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.  If the plan is approved by the City Council and Mayor Jacob Frey this week, the teams would form on Sunday and run through the end of the year.

Seven homeless people in Minneapolis are suing the city and Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly clearing encampments without notice amid the coronavirus pandemic. Minneapolis introduced a homelessness initiative in June allowing those suffering from homelessness to live in public parks "temporarily until dignified alternative spaces can be found" due to a lack of public housing and the "growing number of people experiencing homelessness," according to the city's website.  "We just filed a lawsuit with Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid to stop Hennepin County and Minneapolis officials from destroying encampments and evicting unhoused people from their homes there," the Minnesota ACLU wrote in a Monday evening tweet.

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo on Thursday warned that significant changes to the city's police budget could impact response efforts, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.  Mayor Jacob Frey and the Minneapolis City Council released a budget plan for fiscal year 2021 on Sept. 22 that includes a $14 million cut to the city's police department's funding.  "It’s really something I would rather not do," Arradondo told the Minneapolis Star Tribune, saying that a potential $14 million budget cut could impact the department's proactive police work.  In a Sept.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerA part of Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis where George Floyd died will be renamed in his honor, city officials have decided. The city will refer to the blocks between 37th and 39th streets as George Perry Floyd Jr. Place, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The City Council approved the renaming Friday, with Mayor Jacob Frey’s office confirming he will sign off on the change.Floyd died May 25 in a confrontation with police, sparking protests and riots in Minneapolis and other US cities, as well as marches in foreign countries.The intersection where Floyd died is barricaded and has a memorial.

On Thursday afternoon, the family and friends of George Floyd will gather in Minneapolis to honor him with a private memorial service, which will not be open to public attendance but will be broadcast and streamed across several national networks. The service will take place at the Frank J. Lindquist Sanctuary at North Central University, with Rev. Al Sharpton delivering a eulogy and attorney Benjamin Crump expected to make an address on criminal justice. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is also expected to attend.

Billie Eilish lashed out at U.S. leader Donald Trump over his response to the protests against police brutality in Minnesota on Friday.

Billie Eilish is the latest celebrity to pile on President Donald Trump for his tweets about protesters in Minneapolis, Minn. following the death of George Floyd.

Taylor Swift is calling out President Donald Trump.

"After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence?"

The US President suggested the military could shoot at protestors in Minneapolis in the tweet

George Floyd was "killed because he is black" and the arresting officer "killed someone," the city's mayor said today.

By Klaritza Rico

The killing of 46-year-old George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers on Monday led to large street protests on Tuesday, the day the four were fired from the force as the FBI launched an investigation into the manner of Floyd's death. From Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to democratic presidential candidate Joe B

National outrage is growing after a video of a Minnesota officer allegedly suffocating a Black man by kneeling on his neck surfaced on the Internet Monday night (May 25).

Distressing footage shows a black man pleading that he can't breathe as a white police officer kneels on his neck, shortly before he died.