February 3, 2005 - Mainstreet Radio’s Dan Gunderson reports on the opera "One False Move" opening in Fargo, which focuses on the emotional pain of girls who are ostracized and bullied. The opera composer says it's a very serious subject that's too long been ignored.
February 4, 2005 - Authorities believe last night's fatal shooting outside a Columbia Heights pool hall involved a gang, but investigators say it wasn't gang related. Anoka County Captain Robert Aldrich says two people were killed and four injured when two large groups of young people clashed.
February 4, 2005 - A grand jury today cleared a Minneapolis police officer of any wrongdoing in the shooting death of a north Minneapolis teenager. Officers say 15-year-old Courtney Williams was carrying a realistic-looking pellet gun.
February 7, 2005 - Late Friday a Hennepin County grand jury decided against charging an officer who shot and killed a teenager last October. But a group of community activists and members of the victim's family are skeptical. The police say 15-year-old Courtney Williams was holding a pellet gun when he was shot by officer Scott Mars. Family members say Williams didn't have the gun when he was shot. And they say there are other questions about the night of the shooting that don't make sense.
February 7, 2005 - Minneapolis police officials support a Hennepin County grand jury decision against charging an officer who shot and killed a teenager last October. But a group of community activists and members of the victim's family are skeptical of the grand jury's findings. The police say 15-year-old Courtney Williams was holding a pellet gun when he was shot by officer Scott Mars. Family members say Williams didn't have the gun when he was shot. Williams' aunt Ella Davis Suggs says they have other questions as well.
February 8, 2005 - MPR’s Marianne Combs reports on Suzen Murakoshi’s play Slippery When Wet.
February 8, 2005 - A Hennepin County grand jury found that a Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed a teenager with a pellet gun was justified in his actions. But relatives of the teen say they have unanswered questions about his death. Last October officer Scott Mars shot 15-year-old Courtney Williams. Police say Williams was carrying a pellet gun that resembled a real gun and was shot after he didn't follow the officer's request to drop it. Family members say Williams didn't have the gun at the time of the shooting. But Sgt. John Delmonico says witnesses saw Williams carrying the gun.
February 8, 2005 - St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly has acknowledged that one of his staff members is under investigation by the FBI. Kelly says Hmong community liasion Sia Lo has been the target of a federal corruption probe for about 10 months. The mayor made the announcement today in response to a Star Tribune article that named Lo. The article includes an allegation made by an unnamed source that says Lo demanded a bribe from a businessman in exchange for help from the mayor's office. Lo told the paper the allegations were false. Kelly urged the media to give Lo a break.
February 8, 2005 - MPR’s Brandt Williams report that St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly confirms that as far as he knows his aide Sia Lo is the target of a federal corruption investigation. The mayor made the announcement in response to a Star Tribune article that named Lo.
February 8, 2005 - St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly confirmed today that his liasion to the Southeast Asian Community, Sia Lo, is the target of an FBI corruption probe. The mayor made the announcement in response to a Star Tribune article that named Lo. The article lists allegations by unnamed sources that Lo had offered a businessman help from the mayor's office in exchange for money. Lo told the paper the allegations were false. Some people who know Lo and his family say they are surprised by the news. Ilene Her is the director of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans. She is also well-acquainted with Lo's family and says people should wait until all the facts come out before passing judgement.