Charges: St. Paul Man Impersonated Cop, Burglarized Victims
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — A 48-year-old St. Paul man allegedly impersonated a police officer and burglarized victims in the process, according the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office. Morgan Terrett Wilson entered...
View Article2012 Was Bad Year For Poachers In Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — 2012 was a bad year for poachers in Minnesota. The Department of Natural Resources says a surge in calls to its Turn In Poachers hotline led to a significant increase in poaching...
View ArticleMan Gets 15 Years In Wife’s Totem Pole Death
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (AP) – A northern Minnesota man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in the death of his wife who was crushed by a totem pole. Carl Muggli faced a possible life sentence...
View ArticleMan Pleads Guilty To Pulling AK-47 On Alleged Candy Thieves
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A father has pleaded guilty to aiming an assault rifle at group of children he thought had stolen Halloween candy from one of his children. Orrin Hager pleaded guilty to one felony...
View ArticleTeen Gets 28 Years In Shooting That Killed 5-Year-Old
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 17-year-old boy was sentenced Tuesday in the June shooting that killed a 5-year-old boy who was sleeping on his grandmother’s couch in North Minneapolis. Last summer, Nizzel...
View ArticleLawsuit Brewing Over Ex-DNR Worker’s Improper Data Access
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The law firm of Sieben, Grose, Von Holtum & Carey says they are joining Sapientia Law Group to represent Minnesotans whose data was improperly accessed by a former employee of...
View ArticleMN State Patrol: 120 DWIs On Super Bowl Sunday
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There were 120 DWI arrests on Super Bowl Sunday in Minnesota, according to the State Patrol. Sgt. Jesse Grabow tweeted the numbers Tuesday afternoon and said the State Patrol is...
View ArticleTeen Pleads Guilty To Killing 13-Year-Old In Mpls. Alley
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to what the Hennepin County Attorney calls “an almost incomprehensible crime,” which resulted in the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy....
View ArticleMpls. Police Officers To Undergo Performance Training
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – On Monday, Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau introduced President Barack Obama. But on Tuesday, the chief said she was doing something more important — kicking off a two-day...
View Article12 Home Burglaries In Minneapolis In 23 Days
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis Police have issued a crime alert, warning residents of a string of home burglaries that occurred last month. Between Jan. 4 and Jan. 27, there were 12 similar home...
View ArticleWorker Accused Of Neglect In Nursing Home Patient’s Death
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A former worker at a Waconia nursing home is accused of neglect after a patient with known breathing problems died in a bathroom, wasn’t given CPR and 911 wasn’t called,...
View ArticleAnoka Woman Sentenced In Death Of 3-Year-Old Son
ANOKA, Minn. (WCCO) — A 41-year-old Anoka woman has been sentenced for failing to get help for her 3-year-old son who died after being severely abused, the Anoka County Attorney’s Office announced...
View ArticleShoe Store Armed Robber Indicted
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 41-year-old Fridley man was indicted Wednesday in federal court in connection with the armed robbery of two Twin Cities-area shoe stores back in early January. Peter Christopher...
View ArticleWoman Gets 10 Years For Role In McDonald’s Robbery
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Rochester woman was sentenced Wednesday to more than 10 years in prison for her role in an armed robbery of a McDonald’s in June of 2011, the Justice Department said. A district...
View ArticleND Man Sentenced For Sex With Disabled Girls
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — A Grand Forks man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for having sex with two mentally disabled girls over a period of two years. Fifty-six-year-old Gregory Frohlich could...
View ArticleDriver Flees Police, Gets Stuck In Median In Dodge County
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police say a man is in custody after fleeing police during a traffic stop Wednesday and eventually getting stuck in a median after trying to ram a squad car with their pick-up...
View ArticleRoseville Police: Dead Dog, Illegal Narcotics Found During Search
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) – A dead dog and a malnourished canine were discovered – in addition to illegal narcotics, drug paraphernalia and a large sum of cash – during a search warrant the Roseville...
View ArticleCharges: 2 Found Drunk With Baby Inside ‘Putrid’ Home
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (WCCO) — Two people have been arrested and charged after police found them drunk inside a “putrid” Maplewood residence with a 22-month-old child inside. Both Clayton Steven Johnson,...
View ArticleAuthorities: Woman Attacks Family Members With Knife, Starts Fire
ORR, Minn. (WCCO) — A 26-year-old woman is in jail after she allegedly attacked two family members with a knife a started a fire in the family’s basement, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleMan Pleads Guilty In Grand Rapids Murder, Kidnapping Case
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 26-year-old Bovey, Minn., man is facing at least 35 years in prison after pleading guilty in Itasca County Court Thursday to charges in connection with the murder of one person...
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