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Esme’s Blog: Gun Permits Set Minnesota Record
Minnesota sheriffs issued more than 30,000 gun permits last year — that’s 10,000 more than the year before. The anguish over Newtown, Conn., Aurora, Colo., and here in the Twin Cities with the Accent...
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Authorities: 2 Arrested After 5-Month Meth Investigation In St. Cloud
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (WCCO) — Two men have been arrested after a 5-month investigation into the manufacturing of methamphetamine in the St. Cloud metro region, according to authorities. On Tuesday, Central...
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Pranking 911? Minn. Bill Would Stiffen Penalties
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers want to put prank callers to 911 emergency lines on notice that future fake calls could come at a price. Bipartisan legislation introduced last week would...
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2 Injured In Shooting Outside Downtown Mpls. Bar
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — At least two people were injured in a shooting outside of a downtown Minneapolis bar. Police say just before bar close overnight, shots rang out outside of Augie’s Cabaret. It’s...
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Pedestrian Hit, Killed In Pine County
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 20-year-old pedestrian was hit and killed Saturday evening on Highway 48. The Pine County Sheriff’s Office and Minnesota State Patrol responded to the scene around 7:22 p.m....
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Police Investigating Murder In South Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police are on the scene of an apparent murder in south Minneapolis Monday morning. Authorities responded to a report of a shooting just before 4:30 a.m. in an apartment on the 2800...
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Police: Man Took Pictures Of Boys Changing At YMCA
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 53-year-old Coon Rapids is accused of taking pictures of young boys while they were changing at area YMCAs in the north Twin Cities metro, according to police. Authorities say...
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Interview: Sex Offender Program Under Scrutiny
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal court expects Minnesota to address the continuing concerns about the constitutionality of a program that keeps many sex offenders locked up past the end of their prison...
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Charges: Man Cuts Wires To Relieve Pressure On Brain
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police say a 65-year-old Hastings man admitted to cutting the wires behind an area business because they were contributing to the pressure on his brain. Raymond Bischoff faces one...
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3 Accused Gang Members Charged With Assaults, Burglaries
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said that three gang members have been charged with a number of Minneapolis-area crimes, including shootings and burglaries. The attorney’s...
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9-Week-Old Puppy Stolen From Shakopee Pet Store
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Petland store in Shakopee isn’t just a place to buy pets. It’s a place to watch them play, or even cuddle with them. So it wasn’t unusual when a man asked to see the chihuahua...
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OJ Simpson Ex-Girlfriend Sentenced For ND Robbery
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — O.J. Simpson’s former girlfriend of more than a decade has been sentenced to a four-year suspended prison term in North Dakota for allegedly trying to steal someone’s purse. Christie...
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Richfield Police: Man Stabbed In The Neck; 1 Arrested
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A man is in the hospital after suffering a stab wound to the neck in Richfield early Tuesday morning, according to police. At 1:29 a.m., Richfield Police were dispatched to the...
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Man Killed In South Mpls Shooting Identified
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities have released the identity of a man killed in a south Minneapolis shooting Monday morning. Just before 4:30 a.m., authorities responded to a report of a shooting in an...
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Tipline For Kira Trevino Receives 50 Leads
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — Though police still haven’t located the 30-year-old’s remains, a tipline created to help find Kira Trevino has given investigators more than 50 leads. Authorities said the tipline,...
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Man Charged With Allegedly Taking Pictures Of Boys Changing
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 53-year-old Coon Rapids man has been charged with allegedly taking pictures of young boys while they were changing at area YMCAs in the north Twin Cities metro, according to the...
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Last Of 3 Men Pleads Guilty In Mpls. Break In & Murder
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The home invasion murder of Shea Stremcha has ended with a guilty plea by the third man involved in the break-in and shooting in the summer of 2011. Xavier Demia Walker, 25,...
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Teen Charged With Murder For 16-Year-Old GF’s Death
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – After making a second request for an extension, the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office charged a 17-year-old boy with murder in the death of his 16-year-old girlfriend. Anthony Joseph...
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‘It’s Torture’: Man Says Mpls. Cops Beat Him For No Reason
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Minneapolis man says he was stopped by city police and beaten unconscious. Demario Booker describes his experience as torture — and the whole thing was caught on camera. It...
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Woman Pleads Guilty To Running Over Her Boyfriend
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A St. Paul woman has pleaded guilty to fatally running over her boyfriend in January. Arlene Garcia, 54, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of criminal vehicular homicide. Officers...
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