Maplewood Teen Sentenced In Stabbing Death Of Girlfriend
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Maplewood teenager has been sentenced to nearly 22 years for the stabbing and beating death of his 16-year-old girlfriend, Anna Hurd, last February in Maplewood’s Hillside Park....
View ArticleMan Charged For Stabbing Death In Bloomington
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 20-year-old Minneapolis man was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of a 24-year-old Bloomington man, according to the Hennepin County...
View ArticleMan Pleads Guilty To Selling 11 Lbs Of Meth In Target Parking Lot
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 35-year-old Arden Hills man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to distributing about 11 pound of methamphetamine after trying to sell to an undercover cop at a Target...
View ArticleGood Question: Why Does Snowden Seek Ecuador?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Russian president Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the man who leaked secret documents about a U.S. surveillance program is holed up inside the Moscow airport. On Sunday, Edward...
View ArticleCops: 2 Adults, 4-Year-Old Child Shot In N. Mpls
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police found two adults and a 4-year-old child suffering from gunshot wounds Tuesday night on the city’s north side. Cyndi Barrington of Minneapolis Police said officers responded...
View ArticleMan Arrested In 5 Cab Robberies In 2 Days
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police have arrested a man in connection with five robberies of cab drivers over a two-day period. Authorities say Tonio James Weaver was arrested at a residence on the 5100 block...
View Article14-Year-Old Pleads Guilty In 2 Minneapolis Shootings
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A now 17-year-old boy pleaded guilty Wednesday to two shooting incidents from 2010 and 2011, according to the Hennepin County Attorney. Kyreon Tyrell Keangelo Watkins pleaded...
View ArticlePublic Helps Locate Suspect In Hinckley Hit-And-Run Death
HINCKLEY, Minn. (WCCO) – A public tip has helped authorities arrest a man in connection with the hit-and-run crash that killed a man from Wyoming, Minn., earlier this month. According to the Department...
View ArticleVictim In Fatal Mpls Shooting ID’d
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities have identified the victim in Tuesday’s fatal shooting on the city’s north side. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office said 21-year-old Landon Pederson, of St....
View ArticleDad Whose Son Accidentally Shot, Killed Brother Gets Probation
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minneapolis father who was found guilty of manslaughter and child endangerment after his son accidentally shot and killed his brother has been sentenced to serve 10 years’...
View ArticleCharges: Man Tried To Set Ex-Girlfriend’s Home On Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 33-year-old St. Paul Park man is accused of trying to set his ex-girlfriend’s home on fire after she apparently stole items out of his vehicle, according to charges filed...
View ArticleWoman Pleads Guilty To Embezzling $1,500 From USPS
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — An Otsego woman now faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling postal funds from the Brooklyn Park Post Office, the United States Attorney’s Office...
View ArticleAnimal Cruelty Charges For Man Accused Of Trying To Behead Dog
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Felony charges for animal cruelty are rare, but charges have been filed against a Twin Cities man who police say tried to cut a dog’s head off with a machete. Jack, an 11-pound...
View ArticleBCA Investigating After SWAT Team Sniper Fatally Shoots Suspect In Standoff
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities are investigating after a SWAT team sniper fatally shot a man Wednesday in rural Beltrami County during a standoff. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)...
View ArticleGood Question: Where Does Traffic Ticket Money Go?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – In Hennepin County alone, people paid nearly $60 million in court fees last year — mostly from people who got caught doing something wrong on the road. Karl Kohn of West St. Paul...
View ArticleCrash Kills Motorcyclist In Apple Valley, Driver In Custody
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities said a 29-year-old motorcyclist is dead and a driver is in custody after a two-vehicle crash in Apple Valley Thursday night. The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleCharges: Duluth Little League Coach Sexually Assaulted Player
DULUTH, Minn. (WCCO) – A Duluth man is accused of sexually assaulting a boy on his Little League baseball team, including photographing the two of them together naked. Peter Jay Olson, 47, is charged...
View ArticleNew Hope Police: Man Found Dead In Car With Gunshot Wounds
NEW HOPE, Minn. (WCCO) — New Hope police are investigating after finding a man inside a car late Thursday night, dead from an apparent gunshot wound. According to the New Hope Police Department, the...
View ArticleMan Charged In Hit-And-Run That Killed Army Veteran
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 31-year-old Wyoming, Minn., man faces multiple charges in connection to the hit-and-run crash that killed an Army veteran earlier this month. Dereck Sanders is charged with three...
View ArticleMan Suspected In Rogaine Thefts Arrested
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A man suspected of stealing almost $10,000 in teeth-whitening strips, weight-loss pills, condoms, Rogaine and other products from Walgreen stores in Colorado has been arrested in...
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