FILE – Tou Thao speaks during his sentencing hearing in Hennepin County District Court, Aug. 7, 2023, in Minneapolis, Minn. On Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the federal civil rights conviction of Thao, a former Minneapolis police officer who held back a concerned crowd while fellow officers pinned down […]
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Hundreds honor slain Hmong advocate and performer Tou Ger Xiong at Woodbury memorial
Hundreds of people turned out at a Woodbury high school on Saturday to honor the life of Twin Cities comedian, Hmong advocate and political campaigner Tou Ger Xiong, who was killed earlier this month in Colombia. The candlelight vigil was held inside East Ridge High School, which is near where he grew up. Along with […]