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St. Paul Police Unveil New Crime Lab
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The St. Paul Police Department showed off its new and improved crime lab Thursday. Last year, the lab came under fire and suspended drug testing after defense attorneys challenged...
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East St. Paul Speaking Out After Rash Of Violent Crimes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Recent cases of violent crime in East St. Paul sparked a heated debate on Thursday night. Neighbors packed Arlington Hills Lutheran Church to voice their concerns to city...
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Source: DNA Of Man Killed By Police Found On Officer’s Gun
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The DNA of a man shot and killed by police has been found on the trigger of the gun they used to shoot him. That’s according to sources with direct knowledge of the struggle that...
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Authorities Looking For Suspect In Cologne Bank Robbery
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities said Friday they’re looking for a female suspect after a bank was robbed west of the Twin Cities on Thursday. The robbery happened at about 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the...
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Police: 1 In Custody & No Injuries After S. St. Paul Shooting
(credit: CBS) SOUTH ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Neighbors watched Friday morning as children playing soccer at Roosevelt Field in South St. Paul quickly fled after shots rang out. play pause Police: 1 In...
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Charges: Man Swindled $100K+ From Blaine Auto Company
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 59-year-old Plymouth man who had a business partnership with an auto sales company is accused of swindling more than $100,000 from that company, according to charged filed Friday...
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Farmington Man Charged With Careless Driving After Fatal Crash
HASTINGS, Minn. (WCCO) – A Farmington man has been charged with one count of careless driving after he allegedly caused a crashed that resulted in the death of his passenger, according to the Dakota...
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Officers ID’d In Crow Wing County Shootout That Killed 1, Injured Deputy
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities have identified the officers involved in the shootout that left a deputy injured and a man dead earlier this week in Crow Wing County. Crow Wing County Sheriff Todd...
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Man Accused Of Exposing Himself On Plane
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man faces federal charges of lewd and obscene behavior on an aircraft after being accused of exposing himself to a woman next to him on a flight to Salt Lake City. The woman...
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Franklin’s Family Questions County Atty’s Objectivity In Grand Jury Case
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Hennepin County grand jury will review the case of a man who died during a struggle with Minneapolis police. And on Friday, Michael Padden, an attorney for Terrance Franklin’s...
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Authorities Live-Tweeting DWI Arrests As Enforcement Increases
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – You may think you’ve heard it before, but troopers say people aren’t really listening. Lt. Eric Roeske with the State Patrol said Friday that “with over 500 killed in the last...
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Victim In Fatal South Mpls. Bar Shooting ID’d
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Officials have named the man killed in an early morning bar shooting last week on the city’s south side. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office said Friday that Mark Anthony...
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Dozens Rally Outside Mpls. Police Dept. For Terrance Franklin
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Chanting “no justice, no peace” a group of a couple of dozen protesters gathered outside the Minneapolis Police Department headquarters on Saturday afternoon. play pause Dozens...
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5K For Dani J Lifts Family, Raises Money For Domestic Abuse Project
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Saturday’s 5K was a run that carried a much deeper meaning than exercise. The “5K for Dani J” race was for Danielle Jelinek, who was found dead near her boyfriend Aaron Schnagl’s...
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State Patrol: 225 Drunk Drivers Caught Friday Night
MINNEAPOLIS (WCC0) – More than 200 drivers are facing drunk-driving charges after just one night of increased patrols. According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, 225 drivers failed...
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Police: Good Samaritan Helping Crash Victim Has Car Stolen
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A man was arrested in northern Minnesota Saturday night after rolling his car, then allegedly stealing a vehicle from a Good Samaritan trying to help him, according to the St....
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Police: Waite Park Man Arrested In Pine County Fatal Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A man is in jail on suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide and DUI after a crash in Pine County on Saturday that killed a Maplewood man, according to the Minnesota State Patrol....
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Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop Arrested Again
(credit: Madison Police Department) MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Madison man whose unusual name drew national attention last year after he was arrested for marijuana possession now faces drug charges in...
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Woman Gets 3 Years For Kidnapping Friend’s Baby
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 30-year-old Minneapolis woman who kidnapped her friend’s baby back in February, prompting an Amber Alert, was sentenced in Hennepin County Court on Monday. Isabel Diaz-Castillo...
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MnDPS: 400+ Arrested For DWI This Weekend
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — After a weekend of increased DWI patrols and live-tweeted arrests, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (MnDPS) has announced hundreds of DWI arrests. The MnDPS tweeted Monday...
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