Liz Sawyer
Reporter
Breaking news, crime and correctionsSawyer graduated from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications with a degree in newspaper and online journalism. She worships her alma mater's college hoops team and thinks an orange is, in fact, a suitable mascot.
Latest from Liz Sawyer
North Minneapolis records a decade low in shootings
Mayor and police chief hail double-digit reductions in violent crime on city’s North Side amid targeted enforcement campaign and federal prosecutions.
March 21, 2025
Trump says he hasn’t considered Chauvin pardon in Floyd's murder
Trump adviser Elon Musk recently posted on X that a federal pardon for Derek Chauvin was “something to think about.”
March 7, 2025
Teen arrested, charged with fatal late-night shooting inside car in Anoka County
The teenager was arrested in Minneapolis.
March 4, 2025
Allison Lussier’s death was suspicious. Her family says Minneapolis police didn’t fully investigate.
An abusive ex was immediately identified as a possible suspect. A year later, he’s never faced charges. Authorities believed evidence pointed to drug use instead.
February 25, 2025
Minneapolis ‘beyond policing’ efforts are stuck while accusations of wrongdoing fly
After the murder of George Floyd, the city felt unified behind new initiatives to prevent violence. Now it seems like no one can agree.
February 17, 2025
Man shot in jaw amid crime spree vows to stay in city: 'Minneapolis is worth fighting for’
Police are asking for the public’s help finding the three armed suspects connected to six incidents throughout south Minneapolis.
February 14, 2025
Police seek help identifying suspects in ‘brazen’ South Side robbery spree that left two seriously wounded
Three adult suspects are believed to have committed multiple burglaries, a carjacking and armed robbery over a two-hour span Tuesday morning.
February 12, 2025
In first Minneapolis police graduation of 2025, officials hail ‘turning point’ in department’s history
Applications are way up and pipeline of diverse new officers signals positive trajectory for police force following years of attrition.
January 31, 2025
Minneapolis ‘beyond policing’ efforts are stuck while accusations of wrongdoing fly
After the murder of George Floyd, the city felt unified behind new initiatives to prevent violence. Now it seems like no one can agree.
February 17, 2025
Man shot in jaw amid crime spree vows to stay in city: 'Minneapolis is worth fighting for’
Police are asking for the public’s help finding the three armed suspects connected to six incidents throughout south Minneapolis.
February 14, 2025
Police seek help identifying suspects in ‘brazen’ South Side robbery spree that left two seriously wounded
Three adult suspects are believed to have committed multiple burglaries, a carjacking and armed robbery over a two-hour span Tuesday morning.
February 12, 2025
In first Minneapolis police graduation of 2025, officials hail ‘turning point’ in department’s history
Applications are way up and pipeline of diverse new officers signals positive trajectory for police force following years of attrition.
January 31, 2025