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Iowa Band Director Charged With Instrument Theft
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A Sioux City high school band director has been charged with theft involving more than $50,000 in musical instruments and other equipment apparently stolen from the school...
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Denny Hecker Moves To His 9th Prison
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Though he’s currently incarcerated, fallen auto mogul Denny Hecker remains a man on the move. Hecker has been moved to the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood in Littleton,...
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Trevino Enters Not Guilty Plea As Search For Kira Continues
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — The St. Paul man accused of killing his wife and hiding her body entered a plea of not guilty to charges Friday in Ramsey County Court. Kira Trevino, 30, was last seen more...
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Mpls Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing $150K From Charity
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 55-year-old Minneapolis man, a former food services director for Open Arms of Minnesota, pleaded guilty Friday to embezzling about $155,000. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office...
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St. Cloud Man Admits To Killing His Mom
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 40-year-old St. Cloud man admitted in court Friday to killing his mother last year, the Stearns County Attorney’s Office said. Chad Matthew Pulju pleaded guilty to intentional...
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Cloquet Admits Witness Tampering In 2000 Homicide
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A Cloquet woman has pleaded guilty to witness tampering and arson arising from a 2000 homicide case. Sandra Kay Couture pleaded guilty Friday. St. Louis County attorneys’ office...
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Sheriff: Meth Bust Shows Drug’s ‘Overwhelming Presence’ In Brainerd
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities say two people in northern Minnesota face charges for allegedly possessing 15 ounces of meth — an amount with a reported street value of $40,000-$50,000. Crow Wing...
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Esme’s Blog: Remembering The Schaffhausen Sisters
Of the many, many stories I have covered in my career, the murders of the three Schaffhausen sisters is one that stands out for its horror, its sadness and its tragic scope of loss. I do not in any way...
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Roseville Police Pursuit Ends With Crash In St. Paul
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Roseville Police arrested a 33-year-old St. Paul man after crashing in to another driver during a police chase early Saturday morning. According to authorities, police tried...
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Driver Arrested After Fatal Bike Hit-And-Run In Mpls.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) – A bicyclist who was the victim of an early morning hit-and-run in Minneapolis has died, and the driver has been arrested. Minneapolis Police Sgt. Bill Palmer they responded...
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Schaffhausen Trial For Daughters’ Deaths Begins Monday
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Wisconsin father who admitted to killing his three little girls is heading to trial Monday. Aaron Schaffhausen, on Thursday, entered a guilty plea in the deaths of 11-year-old...
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2 Arrested After Worker Interrupts Burglary
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two people were arrested late Saturday night in St. Cloud, Minn. after a worker found them inside a business, allegedly attempting to steal thousands of dollars worth of copper...
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2 Escape From Low-Security Federal MN Prison
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) — Two men convicted for fraud have escaped from a low-security federal prison camp near Duluth, Minn., according to authorities. According to a source from the U.S. Marshal...
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Family Remembers Bicyclist Killed In Mpls. Hit-&-Run
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A cyclist killed in a Minneapolis hit-and-run accident is being remembered for her sense of adventure. On Sunday, Elyse Stern’s loved ones placed flowers at the scene of the...
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3 Found Dead Inside Zimmerman Home; No Suspects Sought
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after the bodies of three people were discovered in a Zimmerman home Sunday morning. The Sheriff’s Office said the bodies...
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2 Inmates Still At Large From Minn. Federal Prison
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — The two inmates who disappeared from a low-security prison camp in Duluth over the weekend are still missing. The inmates are 64-year-old Michael Krzyzaniak and 67-year-old Gerald...
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Man Sentenced For Stabbing 2 Mpls. Park Police Officers
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man who ambushed and stabbed two Minneapolis park police officers has been sentenced. On Friday, Marsenior Johnson was sentenced to serve 17-and-a-half years in prison. In early...
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Man Gets Year In Prison For Shooting At Bouncer
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 34-year-old New Germany man will spend a year in jail for firing a gun at a bouncer after being kicked out of a Waconia bar in January of 2011. Michael Gregory Peterson pleaded...
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Sen. Franken Joins Police Chief To Promote Law That Protects Women
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – One in three women are assaulted by someone they know. Now the re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act will help protect women in Minnesota. There are two key provisions...
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Wis. Among States Where Drug Cartels Expanding
CHICAGO (AP) — Law enforcement authorities say Mexican drug cartel operatives who once stuck close to the U.S.-Mexico border are establishing a greater presence in the Upper Midwest. They point to the...
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