SD Gun Show Re-Enactor Faces 20 Years In Prison
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — An Old West gunbattle re-enactor never meant for anyone to get hurt when he accidentally fired real bullets instead of blanks last summer, his lawyer said Thursday. But three...
View ArticleJury Finds Gang Member Guilty In Fatal Mpls Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 26-year-old Plymouth man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a man in Minneapolis. After seven days of testimony, it took a jury less than...
View ArticleUMPD Arrest 37 People During DWI Crackdown
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The University of Minnesota Police Department said they arrested 37 people as part of a statewide DWI enforcement. The UMPD along with the Minneapolis Police Department said they...
View ArticleMan Released After Reported Abduction Attempt
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (WCCO) – Police have released a man arrested on Thursday after he was accused of an attempted abduction. The man was originally arrested on Thursday after a Brooklyn Park Junior...
View Article30 Animals Rescued In Apparent Warroad Hoarding
WARROAD, Minn. (WCCO) – An animal shelter is pleading for help after rescuing 30 pets found living in rancid conditions in Warroad, Minn. The Pennington County Humane Society got a call about a person...
View Article12 Indicted In Multi-State Identity Theft Ring
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors say an identity theft ring that affected banks and stores in at least 14 states has been broken up now that 12 people have been indicted. A superseding indictment...
View ArticleNew US Plan To Stop Drug Flow Over Northern Border
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Federal law enforcement agencies will help tribal officers obtain equipment and training on Indian lands near the U.S.-Canadian border as part of the White House’s newly released...
View Article‘Beat Down Posse’ Leader Found Guilty Of Racketeering
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Hennepin County jury found a 56-year-old man guilty of racketeering on Monday. Joseph Robert Gustafson of Minneapolis was using his bail bond business as a front, but was really...
View ArticleMan Accused Of Biting Man’s Fingertip Off In Altercation
EAGAN (WCCO) — A 42-year-old man is facing two assault charges after he allegedly bit off a man’s fingertip and threatened him with a knife, according to the Dakota County Attorney’s Office. Levi Deron...
View ArticleMpls. Woman Charged With Sex Trafficking A Minor
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 32-year-old Minneapolis woman has been charged with allegedly sex trafficking a minor in November of 2011, according to the United States Attorney’s Office. On Friday, Kimberly...
View ArticleNurse Gets 3 Years Probation For Stealing Narcotics
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A federal judge sentenced a 45-year-old nurse last week to three years probation for stealing the narcotic hydromorphone from a hospital for personal use, according to the United...
View Article3 Indicted For Allegedly Passing Bad Checks At Target
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Three people were indicted last Thursday in federal court for allegedly using counterfeit checks at multiple Target locations to purchase an amount of items totaling more than...
View ArticleCharges: Amy Senser Had Plenty Of Time To Avoid Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Witnesses say that the wife of an ex-Vikings star should have had ample time to avoid striking and killing a 38-year-old man last fall, according to amended charges. Prosecutors...
View Article1 Hospitalized In St. Paul Shooting
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — A person is in the hospital after a shooting in St. Paul early Tuesday morning. The shooting happened around 3 a.m. at an apartment complex along Van Dyke Street on St. Paul’s...
View ArticleTruck Goes Through Garage In Maplewood
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (WCCO)– Police arrested a driver who crashed a pickup into a Maplewood garage. Police said the accident happened around 2 a.m. Tuesday on Century Avenue near Maryland Avenue. The...
View ArticleMan Linked To Thefts In ND, MN And MT
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say they have linked a North Dakota man arrested in a large theft of tools to nine other crimes in Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota. Twenty-seven-year-old Brandon...
View ArticleCommerence Dept. Warns Elderly Of ‘Friendly’ Scammers
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Department of Commerce said they caught a man who allegedly took advantage of senior citizens and swindled them out of $71,500. Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman...
View ArticleKarate Teacher Indicted For Sexual Acts With Minors
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — An Eden Prairie, Minn. karate teacher was indicted Tuesday for engaging in sexual acts with minors at a South Elgin, Ill. karate school. According to the indictment, 43-year-old...
View ArticleMan Found Dead In Downtown Duluth Building
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – Duluth police are investigating the death of a 62-year-old man whose body was found in a downtown building. Police, firefighters and an ambulance were called to a medical emergency...
View ArticleCharges: Man Stabbed Wife, A Veteran, Held Her Hostage
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — A St. Paul man is accused of assaulting his wife, who is an Iraq war veteran, threatening to kill her and holding her hostage for five days, according to the Ramsey County Attorney’s...
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