George Floyd, a black man, was killed on May 25, 2020, after police officer Derek Chauvin pressed a knee on his neck for 9 1/2 minutes outside a convenience store where Floyd was suspected of using a counterfeit bill.
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, has been transferred to a federal prison in Texas. More
August 20, 2024
Thomas Lane, one of the four defendants charged in connection to the 2020 death of George Floyd, has been released from federal prison. More
August 20, 2024
Former Minneapolis police officers Thomas Lane and Derek Chauvin were convicted for their roles in the death of George Floyd. More
August 20, 2024
Derek Chauvin has returned to prison from the hospital where he was taken after he was stabbed 22 times by a fellow prison inmate. More
December 4, 2023
Inmate John Turscak, who stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times, is charged with attempted murder. Chauvin was convicted of killing George Floyd. More
December 1, 2023
Chanley Painter is live from the low country to preview Alex Murdaugh’s sentencing with Vinnie Politan. More
November 28, 2023
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in... More
November 27, 2023
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has suffered life threatening injuries after being stabbed by another inmate at a federal prison in Arizona. More
November 27, 2023
The justices did not offer any comment as they rejected former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's appeal of his murder conviction. More
November 20, 2023
Tou Thao, one of four police officers convicted in the 2020 death of George Floyd, has been sentenced to more than four years in prison. More
August 7, 2023
Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, has been sentenced to... More
August 7, 2023
Derek Chauvin's attorney said that pretrial publicity and concerns about violence made it impossible for his client to receive a fair trial. More
July 19, 2023
Ex-Minneapolis cop Tou Thao has been convicted of aiding and abetting manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. More
May 2, 2023
Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld most serious murder conviction against ex-Minneapolis cop officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd. More
April 17, 2023
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the 2020 killing of George Floyd pleaded guilty to two tax evasion counts. More
March 17, 2023
The order removed a longstanding requirement in Minnesota that both the defense and prosecution consent to camera coverage of most criminal proceedings. More
March 16, 2023
Attorney for ex-Minneapolis cop Tou Thao, who held back bystanders while colleagues restrained George Floyd, said his client and should be acquitted. More
January 31, 2023
Even if Derek Chauvin wins his appeal, his federal sentence will keep him in prison longer than his state sentence likely would. More
January 18, 2023
Ex-Minneapolis cop J. Alexander Kueng, who kneeled on George Floyd’s back while another cop kneeled on his neck, was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. More
December 9, 2022
Minneapolis will buy the gas station at the intersection where George Floyd was killed and turn it into a racial justice healing center and memorial. More
December 9, 2022
City of Minneapolis reaches $600K settlement with 12 protesters injured during demonstrations after the May 2020 police killing of George Floyd. More
November 30, 2022
The plea deal for J. Alexander Kueng calls for 3 1/2 years in prison, with prosecutors agreeing to drop a count of aiding and abetting second-degree murder. More
October 24, 2022
Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao. They're charged with aiding and abetting both murder and manslaughter. More
October 24, 2022
All parties have filed more than 100 motions to limit testimony or evidence, many relying heavily on what happened at the previous two trials in... More
October 10, 2022
September 21, 2022
In his plea agreement, Thomas Lane admitted that he knew from his training that restraining Floyd in that way created a serious risk of death. More
September 21, 2022
Texas board declines request that George Floyd be granted a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug arrest made by a now-indicted ex-cop. More
September 16, 2022
Derek Chauvin has been moved from a Minnesota state prison where he was often held in solitary confinement to a medium-security federal prison in Arizona. More
August 26, 2022
Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane, who was sentenced to 2 1/2 years for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, will do his time at a low-security federal... More
August 17, 2022
August 15, 2022
