Ex-Minneapolis police officers plead not guilty to violating George Floyd's civil rights

The four former Minneapolis police officers accused of violating George Floyd’s civil rights pleaded not guilty to the charges against them in federal court Tuesday.

Woman shot with bean bag during 2020 protest sues City of Austin

An attorney for the victim says while attending a BLM protest in 2020, an APD officer shot her in the head with a beanbag shotgun round while she was running away from officers. 

George Floyd mural in Toledo collapses, cause disputed

Witnesses told Toledo fire officials lightning destroyed a mural of George Floyd. But a city inspector is telling a different story.

Derek Chauvin sentence: 22.5 years in prison for murder of George Floyd

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced Friday to 270 months, or 22 1/2 years, in prison for the murder of George Floyd.

George Floyd statues vandalized in Brooklyn, Newark

Officials say someone defaced the 6-foot sculpture located at Flatbush Junction with spray paint.

Sharpton on Derek Chauvin sentence: 'Justice would have been the maximum'

“Let us not feel we are here to celebrate because justice would have been George Floyd never having been killed,” Rev. Al Sharpton said in the wake of the sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

Gianna Floyd, 7, shares message for father at Derek Chauvin sentencing: 'I miss you'

George Floyd’s 7-year-old daughter Gianna shared a heartbreaking message for her late father during the sentencing of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin.

Legal experts share predictions for Chauvin sentencing

Minnesota legal experts are sharing their predictions for Friday’s sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

Explainer: What to know as Derek Chauvin sentenced in George Floyd's death

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin faces sentencing Friday in the death of George Floyd, with a judge weighing a prison term experts say could be as much as 30 years.

Expert predicts Derek Chauvin won't get maximum sentence Friday

An expert says former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin won't get the maximum 40-year sentence when he goes before a judge Friday.

Juneteenth Social Ride biking 8.46-mile route to honor George Floyd

Black History Bike Ride asking cycling and history enthusiasts to join them on a bike ride around Central East Austin to learn Austin’s Black history.

Darnella Frazier, teen who filmed George Floyd killing, awarded Pulitzer citation

The Pulitzer Prizes gave a special citation to Darnella Frazier whose video showing former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd’s neck played an integral role during his murder trial and sent shockwaves through social media.

144th reimagined APD cadet class now underway

One hundred recruits started their journey toward becoming police officers Monday as the Austin Police Department kicked off its 144th cadet class.

Students reenact George Floyd killing in photo, principal resigns

A high school principal in Colorado has announced she is resigning a couple weeks after a photo of three students reenacting the killing of George Floyd in the school parking lot was shared on social media.

APD interim chief looking to rebuild trust after last year's protests

Chacon was not the chief at the time of the protests but says he has been working on bettering the department to gain trust back with the public.

City crews remove barriers around George Floyd Square, activists restore them

City crews began removing the barriers and installing signs to reopen George Floyd Square to traffic. A spokesperson says it's a "community-led" effort.