Answers Few In Shorewood Man’s ‘Suspicious Death’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Residents of a quiet Shorewood neighborhood are still in the dark as they seek answers in a man’s mysterious death. That man had been reported missing two weeks ago. On Wednesday...
View ArticleWoman Robs Bank In Stacy
Robbery suspect (credit: Chicago County Sheriff’s Office) STACY, Minn. (AP) — A female bank robber may have struck again in Minnesota. The Chisago County sheriff’s office say a woman robbed the Stacy...
View ArticleFamily Claims Man Was Killed By Cops While In Handcuffs, Police Investigating
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (WCCO) – The family of a man killed by police claim that he was handcuffed and tased before being shot. Brooklyn Center police won’t comment on that accusation, but said the...
View ArticleFriends Sentenced For Wildlife Crime In SD
(credit: Jupiter Images) PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Seven of eight people accused of illegally hunting geese in eastern South Dakota’s Miner County have now been sentenced in federal court. U.S. Attorney...
View ArticleAtt’y Wants Jail-Time Extension For Suspect In Shoreview Death
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) –The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office is seeking an extension to keep the person suspected in a suspicious death in Shoreview in prison. Jetaun Helen Wheeler, 29, is currently being...
View ArticleSt. Louis Park Offers $500 To Find Rock-Throwing Suspects
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – After numerous incidents of rocks being throwing through moving car windows in St. Louis Park, authorities are offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest of those...
View ArticleSt. Paul Man Charged For Crash That Severely Injured 2 Girls
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 47-year-old St. Paul man was charged Friday in Washington County in connection with a Lake Elmo crash that severely injured two young women. Washington County Attorney Pete Orput...
View ArticlePolice Investigating 4 Recent Group Muggings In Downtown Mpls.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police say a group of three to five black males have been targeting those walking alone – day or night – in downtown Minneapolis, and robbing them of their wallets, purses and cell...
View ArticleMan charged In Ex-Wife’s Death In Central Minn.
LONG PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a Long Prairie man with killing his ex-wife. Forty-six-year-old Craig Lamont Williams was charged Friday in Todd County with second-degree murder....
View ArticleMpls. Cops Issue Alert After Rash Of Downtown Muggings
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Four muggings were reported in downtown Minneapolis between Aug. 12 and Aug. 19, and police are still searching for the people responsible. Minneapolis Police put out an alert to...
View ArticlePolice: 2 Dead In South Mpls. Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police discovered two dead bodies after responding to a shooting in south Minneapolis Sunday night. Minneapolis Police spokeswoman Cyndi Barrington said police received the call...
View ArticleTalking Points: Dayton’s Investigation Into The Wilfs
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Vikings stadium is in trouble. Gov. Mark Dayton has ordered an investigation into the Wilf family’s finances in the aftermath of a New Jersey judge’s ruling that the Wilf...
View ArticleState Patrol Looking For Vehicle In Fatal Hit-And-Run With Motorcycle
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Minnesota State Patrol is asking for the public’s help to find a vehicle that fled the scene of a fatal crash involving a motorcycle Saturday night near Sauk Centre....
View ArticleDPS Releases Final 2012 Drunken Driving Report
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — As the statewide DWI crackdown continues through Labor Day, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety released the final 2012 drunken driving report. In 2012, there were 104 drunk...
View Article22-Year-Old Dies After ATV Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 22-year-old Monticello man has died after crashing his ATV Saturday, according to the Wright County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office said at 2:37 a.m. they were notified of...
View ArticleBomb Threat Prompts Evacuation Of Mpls. CVS
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police and bomb squad units are investigating after a bomb threat was called in at a local CVS Pharmacy on Monday. Officials say employees at the CVS Pharmacy at Franklin and...
View ArticleCharges: MI Man Had Sex With Underage MN Girl
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 20-year-old Michigan man faces numerous criminal sexual conduct charges for allegedly having sex and sexual contact with a 15-year-old Minnesota girl. Zachary Johnson faces two...
View ArticleShorewood Woman Accused Of Killing Boyfriend, Hiding Body In Freezer
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 29-year-old Shorewood woman has been charged with allegedly murdering her estranged boyfriend and hiding his body in a newly purchased freezer in her garage. On Monday...
View ArticleAuthorities ID Woman Killed In Minneapolis Stabbing
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities said Monday a 39-year-old woman was the victim in a fatal stabbing in Minneapolis Wednesday, according to a report released by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner....
View ArticleAuthorities ID Man Shot, Killed In Brooklyn Center
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities said Monday a 25-year-old Minneapolis man was the victim of an apparent murder in Brooklyn Center last week. Police responded to an incident at about 3:30 a.m. on Aug....
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