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Current Sports | April 23, 2021 | LeBron James Tweet Backlash, MSU Spring Game Eve

By • Apr 23, 2021
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Al weighs-in on the LeBron James Twitter backlash in regards to the death of Ma'Khia Bryant. Also, the MSU football spring game is tomorrow. We hear from the two leading starting quarterback candidates for the Spartans... Anthony Russo and Payton Thorne. 


Darnella Frazier, Teen Who Filmed Floyd's Murder, Praised For Making Verdict Possible

By • Apr 21, 2021

The Black teenager who recorded the now-infamous video of Derek Chauvin pressing his knee on George Floyd's neck for nearly 10 minutes last May is being hailed as a hero following the former Minneapolis police officer's conviction on murder and manslaughter charges.

Current Sports | April 21, 2021 | Reaction To Chauvin Verdict, Tucker / Harvey On MSU Spring Game

By • Apr 21, 2021
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We react to the verdict heard around the world as former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three charges for the killing of George Floyd. Also, hear what MSU football coach Mel Tucker and senior linebacker Noah Harvey have to say as we count down the days to Saturday's spring game!


Biden Says Chauvin Guilty Verdict Can Be 'A Moment Of Significant Change'

By • Apr 21, 2021

Updated April 20, 2021 at 8:05 PM ET

President Biden said the guilty verdict against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin "can be a moment of significant change" for the United States as it grapples with systemic racism.

Biden and Vice President Harris addressed the nation on Tuesday, after Chauvin was found guilty of murder for the death of George Floyd during an arrest last year.

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of George Floyd's Murder

By • Apr 20, 2021

Updated April 20, 2021 at 5:37 PM ET

The jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all the counts he faced over the death of George Floyd. The trial has been one of the most closely watched cases in recent memory, setting off a national reckoning on police violence and systemic racism even before the trial commenced.

Chauvin, 45, has been found guilty of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

Trial Of Derek Chauvin In The Death Of George Floyd Goes To The Jury

By • Apr 19, 2021

The fate of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, on trial for the killing of George Floyd in May 2020, is now in the hands of the jury.

Chauvin's trial entered its seventh week Monday with Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill's instructions to jury members, followed by closing arguments from prosecution and defense attorneys. Jurors will be sequestered during their deliberations.

In closing arguments, prosecutor Steve Schleicher said Chauvin directly caused the death of Floyd on Memorial Day after kneeling on Floyd's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds.

House Approves Police Reform Bill Named After George Floyd

By • Mar 4, 2021

Updated Thursday at 10:40 a.m. ET

House lawmakers on Wednesday passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, a reform bill that would ban chokeholds and alter so-called qualified immunity for law enforcement, which would make it easier to pursue claims of police misconduct.

The 220-212 vote, mostly along party lines, came nine months after Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was killed by Minneapolis police officers last spring.

Ingham Co. Takes On Criminal Justice Reform With Heightened Scrutiny For "Resisting And Obstructing"

By • Aug 6, 2020
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A new policy in Ingham County will affect how prosecutors examine and charge people with resisting arrest.

Lansing City Council Hears Largely Supportive Comment On Police Cuts

By • Jul 13, 2020
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The Lansing city council heard more than two hours of public comment during a meeting Monday night over a proposal to cut the city’s police budget in half over five years.


Lansing City Councilmember Calls For Police Budget To Be Cut In Half

By • Jul 9, 2020
Brandon Betz announces draft resolution to partially defund the Lansing Police Department.
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After a white police officer killed George Floyd in May, there have been nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic injustice. Now, calls to defund the police have grown louder across the country.

In Lansing, one city council member is proposing cutting the city’s police budget in half over a 5-year period and redirecting that money to other public safety initiatives.


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