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May Trial Set For Minn. Man In Double Homicide
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Minnesota man accused of killing a La Crosse photography store owner and his son is set to stand trial in May. Investigators say Jeffrey Lepsch of Dakota killed Paul Petras and...
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2 Wis. Exotic Dancers Brawl Over $1 Bill
JUNEAU, Wis. (AP) – Two dancers at an exotic club in Juneau have been cited after they allegedly brawled over a dollar bill. A Post-Crescent of Appleton report says one of the women is pregnant. Dodge...
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Mpls. Man Shot, Killed While Visiting Father In Oklahoma
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minneapolis man was shot dead a week ago today while visiting his father in Oklahoma City. He had been reaching out to his father, trying to foster a relationship, when an...
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American Indian Gang Trio Face Racketeering Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three members of a violent American Indian gang are facing trial in what prosecutors say is one of the largest gang cases to come out of Indian Country. Thirty-four-year-old Wakinyon...
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Hastings Police Seek Suspects In Credit Card Fraud Case
HASTINGS, Minn. (WCCO) – Hastings Police are looking for two suspects in connection with a credit card fraud case in the city, authorities said Tuesday. Police said two people, a man and a woman, have...
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Charge: Health Care Worker Stole $4,000 From Vulnerable Adults
ALBERT LEA, Minn. (WCCO) – A health care worker at REM Woodvale Plain Inc. in Albert Lea, has been accused of stealing more than $4,000 from seven vulnerable adults who the employee took care of...
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Teen Critical After Hit-And-Run In St. Paul
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – St. Paul Police are asking the public’s help in finding the driver responsible for a hit-and-run that sent a 13-year-old boy to the hospital Monday afternoon. Brandon Smith...
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Murder Charges Added For 2011 Red Lake Robbery, Killing
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A federal superseding indictment unsealed on Tuesday charges a previously indicted man with murder in connection to the deaths of a couple on the Red Lake Indian Reservation on New...
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American Indian Gang Trio Face Racketeering Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three members of a violent American Indian gang known for terrorizing people from the Twin Cities to reservations in greater Minnesota, Wisconsin and beyond went on trial Tuesday in...
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Charges: War Vet Threatened Neighbors, Police
ROSEMOUNT, Minn. (WCCO) – A 32-year-old Rosemount man who is a war veteran is accused of threatening to kill his neighbors and police and then barricaded himself inside his home, according to charges...
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St. Paul Police ID Hit-And-Run Car; Victim Discharged From Hospital
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – St. Paul Police believe they’ve identified the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run accident this week, but they’re still looking for the driver. Authorities say a 1992 Buick Park...
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Man Gets 30 Days For Killing 2 Construction Workers
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 23-year-old man pleaded guilty to one count of careless driving Wednesday and was sentenced to 30 days in jail for a crash that killed two construction workers on Interstate 35W....
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Minn. Court Rules No DWIs On Segways
MEDINA, Minn. (WCCO) – A Medina man pulled over for driving a Segway under the influence has beat those charges – again. In fact, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Segways are exempt from DWI laws....
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Fridley Man Enters Guilty Plea For Groping Girl, 11, At Wal-Mart
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 29-year-old man Fridley man charged with criminal sexual conduct for allegedly groping an 11-year-old girl at Fridley Wal-Mart has entered a petition for a guilty plea on...
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Stats: Crime, Drinking Offenses Down At U Of M
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Serious crime at the University of Minnesota continues to drop every year, statistics show. In fact, overall crime at the U of M dropped 20 percent from 2011 to 2012. Serious...
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Minn. Sheriffs Propose Improved Gun Background Checks
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Citing a workplace shooting last fall in Minneapolis and other incidents, a coalition of law enforcement officers, prosecutors and others said it’s time for lawmakers to strengthen...
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Voice Actor For Charlie Brown Arrested In Calif.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The man who was the voice of Charlie Brown in several “Peanuts” television shows was charged Wednesday with stalking and threatening his former girlfriend and a plastic surgeon who...
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Packers Running Back Cited In Dog Attack
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers running back Cedric Benson has been cited for letting his dogs run loose and attack a neighbor’s livestock in Manitowoc County. A citation says Benson’s two...
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Authorities: Man Arrested With 33 Pounds Of Pot In Central MN
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (WCCO) — Authorities say they’ve arrested an Arizona man who was transporting 33 pounds of marijuana on an Amtrack train in central Minnesota. On Jan. 24, the Central Minnesota Violent...
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St. Cloud Cops Looking For Shoplifting, Knife-Wielding Suspect
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities in St. Cloud are asking the public’s help in finding a man who allegedly tried to rob a Target store Thursday and ended up brandishing a folding knife before an...
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