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DNR’s ‘Operation Dry Water’ Targets Intoxicated Boaters
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – With the nice weather on tap for this weekend, many Minnesotans will be headed to the lakes. And to help keep everyone safe on the water, the DNR is ramping up patrols to crack...
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Man Killed In Northern Minn. Standoff ID’d
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The man killed by a SWAT team sniper during a standoff Wednesday night in northern Minnesota has been identified. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office announced Friday that...
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Mpls On Alert After 2 Reported Stranger Rapes
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police in Minneapolis are investigating sexual assaults of two women in separate attacks this week. Authorities don’t know if it’s the same suspect for both rapes, but are sure...
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OJ Simpson’s Ex-Girlfriend Sentenced In Drug Case
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — A former girlfriend of O.J. Simpson has been sentenced to 45 days in jail after a reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors in Minnesota. Thirty-eight-year-old Christie Prody,...
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Man Shot In St. Paul, Police Search For 2 Suspects
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A man was shot early Saturday night in St. Paul and two suspects are currently on the loose. According to St. Paul Police, a man was found shot at a house on the 600 block...
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Diverse Group Of Leaders Meet To Discuss MN Sex Trafficking
OAK PARK HEIGHTS, Minn. (WCCO) – A Twin Cities community is searching for solutions to a growing and disturbing problem – the sex trafficking of young girls. Faith leaders, law enforcement and...
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Bicyclist Killed In Hit-And-Run In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A hit-and-run on the city’s south side has claimed the life of a bicyclist, and now police are investigating it as a homicide. The hit-and-run happened Wednesday night at the...
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Waukesha Police: Man Bites Another Man’s Ear Off
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Waukesha police say a 24-year-old man bit off the ear of a 47-year-old man. Police Sgt. David Wanner says the suspect has been arrested on suspicion of mayhem. He says the attack...
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Man Killed In Fourth Of July Shooting Identified
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The man who was shot and killed in a shooting on the Fourth of July has been identified. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner said 26-year-old Muhyadin Mohamud Farah died of a...
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Officer-Involved Shooting After High-Speed Chase
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Grand Rapids police officer is on administrative leave after shooting at a suspect vehicle during a high-speed chase, according to authorities. The incident started around 5:35...
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Man Dies 2 Weeks After Minneapolis Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A man who was shot multiple times last month died over the weekend at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, Minn. According to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, Kevin...
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Police: Juvenile Charged After Stealing Jeep, Boat From Albert Lea Driveway
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police in Albert Lea say they arrested a 17-year-old boy Sunday after he allegedly stole a Jeep and the boat it was towing, and led officers on a not-so-high-speed chase through a...
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BCA Report: Minn. Saw Slight Rise In Serious Crime In 2012
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – There was a slight rise in serious crime documented in Minnesota in 2012, according to a report released Monday by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). The Uniform...
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DPS: 5 Road-Related Deaths, 560 DWIs During July 4th Holiday Week
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Five car crash-related deaths and 560 DWI arrests occurred during the Fourth of July holiday period, says the Department of Public Safety. During the holiday period – from...
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Man Gets 90 Days In Connection To March Hit-And-Run
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 27-year-old man was sentenced Monday to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to a March hit-and-run that fatally injured a bicyclist. Juan Hernandez-Campoceco pleaded guilty in...
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Man Arrested In Fatal Mpls. Hit-&-Run ID’d
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police have identified the man they arrested in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 24-year-old bicyclist in South Minneapolis last week. At 10 a.m. Monday, Abdirahman Abdi Ali, 24,...
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Forest Lake Police: Possible Kidnapping ‘An Attempt At A Prank’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A possible kidnapping caught on tape at a Wal-Mart Sunday was “nothing more than an attempt at a prank,” the Forest Lake Police Department confirmed Monday afternoon. On Sunday at...
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Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Hurt In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – One person is dead and another is hurt after a late night shooting in Minneapolis, according to police. Authorities were called to the 3600 block of Columbus Avenue South at about...
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Slipknot Singer Reports Iowa Theft Of $36K Of Gear
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The lead singer of the heavy metal band Slipknot says musical equipment worth $36,000 has been stolen from his home and storage units in Iowa. The Des Moines Register says...
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Charges: Man Attacked Mom, Husband Over Letting Dog Out
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 41-year-old Maplewood man is facing assault charges after he allegedly attacked his mother and her husband with a golf club over an argument about letting his dog out, according...
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