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FBI Now Pushing For Terrorism Charges Against MN Man
(credit: Chippewa County Jail) MONTEVIDEO, Minn. (WCCO/AP) – More details have been released in the case of what the FBI is calling a “foiled terror plot” in western Minnesota. Authorities say...
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Warrant Issued For Predatory Offender Who Allegedly Violated Release Terms
(credit: Minnesota Department of Corrections) RICH CITY, Minn. (WCCO) – Authorities are searching for a Level 3 predatory offender, who has been on fugitive status since Sunday for allegedly violating...
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Off-Duty Belle Plaine Cop Sentenced For DWI
(credit: Scott County Jail) MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Belle Plaine police officer accused of driving under the influence in November 2012 while off-duty pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one gross...
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Police: Man ‘Openly’ Carrying Guns Near Wis. School Arrested
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police say they arrested a 23-year-old Somerset man after he was spotted openly carrying two firearms within 1,000 feet of Somerset Middle School. According to Somerset Police, at...
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Pine Co. Land Raided, 5,500 Marijuana Plants Seized
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Millions of dollars’ worth of marijuana went up in smoke Wednesday after a big find in a Minnesota field. Sheriff’s deputies in Pine County loaded 5,500 plants into a dump truck...
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MN Mom Of Girl Killed In Newtown School Shooting Speaks Out
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — In the days after Dec. 14, it was hard for Joel, JoAnn and Guy Bacon to imagine the day they’d be able to talk, even laugh, about their 6-year-old Charlotte. The feisty, smart,...
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Wis. Troopers Telling Drivers To Move Over After Close Call
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper survived a close-call on the side of the road, and it was all caught on camera. The trooper was walking back to his cruiser on Interstate-43 in...
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Glensheen Visitors Can Now Take Photos Inside
Photo Credit: d.umn.edu DULUTH, Minn. (AP/WCCO) – For the first time in 33 years, visitors to the historic Glensheen mansion in Duluth are being allowed to take photographs inside. Glensheen was built...
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Family Of Bride Killed In Crash: ‘We Are Absolutely Devastated’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The family of a woman who was killed in a crash while honeymooning with her new husband said they are “absolutely devastated and heartbroken.” Thirty-year-old Leah Fonda Preiss...
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Minnesota’s Prison Population Among Nation’s Lowest
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A new report shows Minnesota’s prison population rate is among the nation’s lowest. The U.S. Department of Justice statistics released Thursday says Maine had the lowest rate of...
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2 Charged In Large Cocaine, Meth Bust In Dakota Co.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two men have been charged after 6 pounds of cocaine and over 2 pounds of methamphetamine were recovered in Inver Grove Heights Tuesday, according to the Dakota County Attorney’s...
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Cloquet Man Sentenced For Cold Case Murder
DULUTH, Minn. (WCCO) – A Cloquet man pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder, witness tampering and aiding and abetting arson in connection to a cold case from 2000. According to the St. Louis...
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Mpls. Man Charged With Stealing Hundreds Of Hydrocodone Pills
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Minneapolis man was charged Tuesday with felony theft and felony possession of a controlled substance after he allegedly stole hundreds of Hydrocodone pills from the pharmacy...
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Man Serving Life For Murder Holding Up Daughter’s Adoption
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Twin Cities man in prison for murdering the mother of his daughter wants a say in how that little girl grows up. Tyler Wicklund is serving a life sentence for killing Jessica...
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2 Mpls. Police Officers Placed On Administrative Leave
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minneapolis Police Department announced Friday afternoon that two of its police officers have been placed on administrative leave and there is an active internal affairs...
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Police Hunt For Armed Robbers In Long Lake Home Invasion
LONG LAKE, Minn. (WCCO) – Authorities are investigating a violent home invasion and armed robbery in Long Lake Saturday afternoon. According to Wayzata Police, the robbery was reported at 3:38 p.m. on...
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New Minn. Law Cracks Down On 911 ‘Swatting’
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Pranksters who dial 911 without a real emergency to report face stiffer penalties under a Minnesota law hitting the books this week. The law effective Thursday targets those who...
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Crimes On Electronic Monitoring Rare In Minn.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Corrections uses electronic monitoring to track high-risk sex offenders, as well as other offenders who are finishing out their sentences on supervised...
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Birthday Celebration For Mpls. Boy Killed By Stray Bullet
(credit: Submitted Photo) MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Terrell Mayes, who died two years ago in his home in north Minneapolis, would have turned 5 years old Monday. Mayes and his family were eating dinner,...
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Records Reveal Accusations Against 2 Mpls. Cops Placed On Leave
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — More details are expected this week on why two Minneapolis police officers were placed on administrative leave. That’s when court records become available from an incident that...
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