Police Chase Ends With Crash In St. Paul
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Authorities say a chase with a stolen vehicle ended with a crash just outside of downtown St. Paul Wednesday morning, injuring two people. Police say the pursuit started with a...
View Article$5,000 Reward Offered In Duluth Copper Wiring Theft
DULUTH, Minn. (WCCO) – A $5,000 reward has been offered to anyone who can offer information leading to an arrest after approximately $40,000 worth of copper wiring from a Duluth construction site. The...
View ArticleInterrogation Video Shown In Schaffhausen Trial
HUDSON, Wis. (WCCO) — For the first time, we’re seeing the moments after a River Falls, Wis. father turned himself in to police for killing his daughters. For most of the interrogation, Aaron...
View ArticleMan Arrested On Train After 7 Pounds Of Pot Found
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — An Oregon man riding on an Amtrak train to Minnesota has been arrested in North Dakota after authorities found more than 7 pounds of marijuana in his luggage. The Grand Forks...
View ArticleTroopers: If We’ve Pulled Over, You Must Move Over
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Drivers who don’t move over for state troopers have become a growing problem. Dash cam video shows the most recent accident when a squad car was hit by a passing car on Friday....
View ArticlePolice Seek Access To Trevinos’ Facebook Accounts
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Police are seeking the content of Facebook accounts associated with a St. Paul man who’s charged with killing his missing wife. A search warrant affidavit released Wednesday says...
View ArticleGuilty Plea In Hit-&-Run Crash That Killed 1, Severely Injured 2
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minneapolis man has pleaded guilty to a hit-and-run crash that killed one person and severely injured two others, the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. Eugene...
View ArticleSchaffhausen Insanity Trial Enters Third Day
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Aaron Schaffhausen trial moves into its third day in Hudson, Wis. Wisconsin on Thursday as prosecutors will continue making their case. They believe he knew what he was doing...
View ArticleMSP Employee Accused Of Stealing Over $84K In Items From Luggage
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 23-year-old MSP Airport worker has been accused of stealing hundreds of items from checked baggage, including firearms, iPads and phones, according to charges filed by Hennepin...
View ArticleInmate Sentenced To Additional Time For Assault
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A 22-year-old inmate at a federal prison in Connecticut has been sentenced Thursday to nearly three more years of prison time for assaulting another inmate with a sock stuffed...
View ArticleDespite Recent Molotov Cocktail Case, Crime On Greenway Low
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s not something you would expect to see out on a bike ride on the Midtown Greenway. On Wednesday, a bicyclist narrowly avoided a Molotov cocktail, that was tossed from the...
View Article2 Duluth Prison Camp Escapees Arrested
DULUTH, Minn. (AP/WCCO) — The U.S. Marshals Service says it’s found the two men who walked away from the Duluth prison camp last week. Authorities say Gerald Greenfield and Michael Krzyzaniak were...
View ArticleMan Shot Dead In North Mpls. Identified
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A man who died after being shot in the head in north Minneapolis Tuesday afternoon has been identified. Police officers responded to a shooting on the 1000 block of Humboldt Avenue...
View ArticleBrooklyn Park Couple Pleads Guilty To Massive Fraudulent Lien Case
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Brooklyn Park couple pleaded guilty Friday in Ramsey County District Court to a massive fraudulent lien case, one that totaled more than $100 billion against multiple victims....
View ArticleCops: Man Groped Multiple Women In Stillwater Cub Foods Parking Lot
STILLWATER, Minn. (WCCO) – Stillwater police have arrested a man who admitted to sexually assaulting multiple women in a Cub Foods parking lot, and other locations within the community. According to...
View ArticleCall For Greater Safety Measures For Midtown Greenway Cyclists
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s not something you would expect to see out on a bike ride on the Midtown Greenway. On Wednesday, a bicyclist narrowly avoided a Molotov cocktail that was tossed from the...
View ArticleCaught On Camera: Alleged Airport Baggage Thief
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL AIRPORT (WCCO) – When you check your luggage in for a flight out of town you expect to land with all your belongings still intact. But beginning in July 2012, a number of...
View ArticleSchaffhausen’s Co-Workers Say He Spoke Of Killing His Kids
HUDSON, Wis. (AP/WCCO) — Former co-workers of Aaron Schaffhausen testified Friday that they heard him say several times that he wanted to kill his ex-wife, their children and the man she was dating in...
View Article1 Arrested At Site Of Schaffhausen Trial
HUDSON, Wis. (AP) — St. Croix County authorities say security will be tighter Monday at the western Wisconsin courthouse where a man is on trial in the killings of his three daughters. The sheriff’s...
View ArticleIowa Museum Says Tortoise Was Never Stolen
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — An African leopard tortoise thought to be stolen from an Iowa museum was actually trapped behind paneling in her enclosure, and a misguided employee who found her lied to keep up...
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