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Hopkins Police: Aunt Leaves Toddlers In Cold Car To Drink
HOPKINS, Minn. (WCCO) – A 55-year-old woman is behind bars Monday after she allegedly left two kids, ages 2 and 3, alone inside a cold car while she drank alcohol. On Sunday night, Hopkins Police were...
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State Trooper Hit By Suspected Drunken Driver Speaks Out
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The state trooper who was injured in a weekend accident spoke out about the crash that sent him to the hospital. The accident happened Saturday night on the I-494 on-ramp at...
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Charges: Woman Left Kids In Cold Car While Drinking
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Twin Cities woman is in trouble with the law after police say she left two kids, ages 2 and 3, inside a cold car while she drank inside a bar. Authorities say 55-year-old Sarah...
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Anoka Man Charged After Crash Into Family Vehicle
ANOKA, Minn. (WCCO) – An Anoka man is charged with leading police on a chase while high and crashing his vehicle into another vehicle carrying a family of five. The criminal complaint says that police...
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Patrol: Woman Cited 4 Times In 1 Day For Speeding
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 49-year-old woman from Alabama got not one, not two, not three, but four speeding tickets on Friday after flying down on I-90 as fast as 112 mph, according to the Minnesota State...
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Man Pleads Not Guilty In Synthetic Drug Case
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Texas man accused of supplying the controlled substances used to make the synthetic hallucinogenic drugs that led to two teenagers’ overdose deaths pleaded not guilty Tuesday in...
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Report: Lowest Number Of Murders From Domestic Abuse
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota recorded the lowest number of murders from domestic abuse in 20 years last year. Even so, at least 18 people lost their lives. That’s according to the Minnesota...
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Charges: Maple Grove Councilwoman Stole From Dying Dad
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Maple Grove city councilwoman has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars from her dying father. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office says Leann Sargent had power of...
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More Than 4 Years In Prison For Investor Fraud
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge in Minnesota has sentenced a Colorado man to more than four years in prison for scamming investors out of $7 million. Thirty-seven-year-old Evan Flaxman, of...
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Woman Cited 4 Times In 1 Day For Speeding Identified
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The 49-year-old woman who received no fewer than four speeding tickets last week after flying down on I-90 as fast as 112 mph has been identified. Loretta Lacy, of Sioux Falls,...
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FBI Looking At Somali Man’s Intimidation Complaint
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The FBI says it is looking into allegations that two agents intimidated a Somali man. The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations sent the FBI a letter last...
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Minn. Woman Pleads Guilty To Giving Daughter Heroin
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 37-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to drug charges alleging she gave her 12-year-old daughter heroin, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Wednesday. Rebecca...
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Dems, GOP Clash At US Senate Gun Control Hearing
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords gave a brief, but emotional, testimony before a Senate panel looking into gun violence Wednesday. “Speaking is difficult, but I need to say...
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Rybak To Talk With City Suppliers Of Guns And Ammo
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The mayor of Minneapolis wants to reduce gun violence in the city and he’s taking a new approach. During Wednesday’s city council meeting Mayor R.T. Rybak said he’s going to...
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Texas Judge Backs Order On Boy Scout Abuse Files
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas district judge on Wednesday reaffirmed an earlier ruling that requires the Boy Scouts of America to turn over so-called “perversion” files kept on abuse claims, one of three...
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Inmate Attack At Stillwater Prison Sends 2 To The Hospital
STILLWATER, Minn. (WCCO) – An inmate attack Wednesday at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Stillwater, Minn., sent two people to the hospital, and hurt two others. The Department of Corrections...
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Officer Who Fled Cold Spring Cop Killing Resigns
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Cold Spring police officer who reportedly failed to get out of his squad car last November when Officer Tom Decker was shot and killed has resigned, city officials say. Greg...
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Authorities Investigating Inmate Attack On Stillwater Prison Staff
STILLWATER, Minn. (WCCO) – More details have been released in the assault of four Stillwater prison staff members by an inmate Wednesday. The Minnesota Department of Corrections is now investigating...
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Judge Demands Info On Schaffhausen’s Mental Health
HUDSON, Wis. (WCCO) – The father accused of killing his three daughters in River Falls, Wis. last summer made another appearance in court on Thursday. Police say last July, Aaron Schaffhausen called...
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SD Bill Seeks Medical Defense For Marijuana Charge
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Two South Dakota lawmakers with roots in law enforcement said Thursday that people charged with possessing small amounts of marijuana should be able to defend themselves in court by...
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