A silent statement is planned to be held in Tecumseh, Michigan on Saturday, June 6th. Tens of thousands of people have marched through American cities to mourn George Floyd and demand police accountability. Mid American News was on hand for the first series of Lenawee County protests. the first was in Adrian, Michigan on May 30th. … Read more
A retired police captain fatally shot during looting in St. Louis was passionate about helping young people. His son told the Associated Press that he “would have forgiven those behind the violence on the city’s streets.” 77-year-old David Dorn was killed while responding to an alarm at a pawnshop overnight on Monday. “There were 55 … Read more
Law enforcement and federal officials say outside elements from both far-right and far-left groups are helping fuel the violence across the country in recent days. President Donald Trump has condemned Antifa and the far left, but officials are now saying it may be both sides. Interference may indeed be what is happening, but at this … Read more
The death of George Floyd has ignited protests and violence across the United States of America. George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died after pleading for help as a police officer used his knee on Floyd’s neck to pin him. The officer kneeled on his neck for more than 8 minutes. Several people have been killed … Read more
The death of George Floyd has ignited protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota and at least six other cities across the US. Minneapolis has been the epicenter of the protests. George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died after pleading for help as a police officer used his knee on Floyd’s neck to pin him. Floyd was both unarmed and … Read more
A CNN crew was arrested while giving a live television report Friday morning in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The crew was eventually released about an hour later. State police detained CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez, his producer and his photojournalist shortly after 5am CT as Jimenez was reporting live from a street south of downtown, near where a … Read more
University Of Minnesota’s president Joan Gabel has announced the institution plans to cut ties to the Minneapolis Police Department after the now viral death of George Floyd. The 46-year-old was suffocated to death by police in the street, with an officer’s knee restricting Floyd’s airway for several minutes. Eventually he lost consciousness and was declared dead. Shocking … Read more
“Absolute chaos,” wrote one reporter. Fires burned and looters struck during protests over the death of a man in police custody rocked a Minneapolis, Minnesota neighborhood. The Associated Press reported that damage stretches for miles across the city. Amid the violence, a man was found fatally shot near a pawn shop. Mayor Jacob Frey has … Read more
