4 Charged In ID Theft Ring Targeting State Employees
from left: Shauntell Burg, Roxanne Deflorin, Andrea Gunderson, Kristin Warren (credit: Ramsey County Jail) ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Ramsey County investigators say they have busted a major identity...
View ArticleHudson Police Search For Lone Female Bank Robbery Suspect
(credit: Hudson Police) MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police are asking for the public’s help as they search for the lone female suspect who robbed a Hudson bank on Thursday. Hudson police said the woman...
View ArticleMinnesota Man Gets 30 Years In Chicago Cold Case
CHICAGO (AP) — A 58-year-old Minnesota man has been sentenced to 30 years in an Illinois prison for a decades-old cold case killing. Bruno Salgado of Ramsey, Minn., was sentenced Friday. He was...
View ArticleExtramarital Affair May Have Led To Roseville Murder-Suicide
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) – Roseville Police have identified the two men involved in a murder-suicide that happened Thursday afternoon. Police say 44-year-old Cheng Vang from Roseville shot and killed...
View ArticleInfo On Minn. Officer-Involved Shooting Submitted
MINNEAPOLIS (AP/WCCO) — The Hennepin County sheriff’s office has completed its investigation into a man’s fatal shooting by a Brooklyn Center police officer last month. The sheriff’s office submitted...
View ArticlePolice: Man Shot At Brooklyn Center Denny’s
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (WCCO) – Brooklyn Center police are investigating after a man was shot early Saturday morning at the Denny’s on James Circle. According to authorities, it took place at 2:30 a.m....
View ArticleMan In Custody After Burnsville Gas Station Standoff
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) – One man is behind bars after a standoff with police that forced a busy highway to close early Saturday evening. According to Burnsville Police, a man with a sawed-off...
View Article2nd Person Dies In Granite Falls Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A second person has died in a Granite Falls, Minn. shooting, according to the victim’s family. Nearly a week after his girlfriend was murdered, 28-year-old Chris Panitzke of...
View ArticleState Patrol: 1 Dead, 1 Hurt In Crash After Drunk Driver Flees Police
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 20-year-old man was killed and a 24-year-old was seriously hurt after a suspected drunk driver being chased by authorities hit another car in downtown Minneapolis early Monday...
View ArticleSex Abuse Lawsuit Against Boy Scouts Postponed
(credit: CBS) ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The trial of a sex abuse lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America in Minnesota has been postponed. Court officials say Ramsey County District Judge Elena Ostby was...
View ArticleGay Marriage Law Causes Prisoner Dilemma
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Three same-sex couples in state custody as sex offenders are seeking marriage licenses under Minnesota’s gay marriage law. Minnesota Public Radio News reports Monday that the new...
View ArticlePolice: Wis. Grandmother Drove Drunk With Grandson In Car
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 40-year-old Wisconsin woman was arrested Saturday and is accused of driving drunk and crashing into a ditch with her 1-year-old grandson in the car, according to the Polk County...
View ArticleMan Who Held 3 Hostage At Burnsville Gas Station ID’d
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) – The man arrested Saturday for holding two employees and a customer hostage at a Burnsville gas station has been identified. According to police, 31-year-old Ariel Luis...
View ArticleCops: Pot Growing Operation Busted In Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (WCCO) – Police discovered an outdoor marijuana growing operation while serving a search warrant for an Alexandria man Friday, according to authorities. Alexandria Police, the Douglas...
View ArticlePatrol: Reconstruction Of Fatal Motorcycle, Police SUV Crash Complete
(credit: CBS) MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The reconstruction of a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a police SUV earlier this year in south Minneapolis is complete, the State Patrol announced Monday. The...
View ArticleMinn. Man Gets 20 Years For Child’s Murder
ADA, Minn. (AP) — A western Minnesota man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing his girlfriend’s young daughter. Raul Perez of Dilworth pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. He was...
View ArticleReindeer Murder Devastates Family Famous For Xmas Display
GLENCOE, Minn. (WCCO) – A Minnesota business that’s brought Christmas cheer to families for years is in jeopardy. Bob Kendall’s five-year-old reindeer bull, Claus, was shot and killed two weeks ago....
View ArticlePolice Seek Suspects After 3 Shot In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities are looking for suspects after as many as three people were shot late Monday night in Minneapolis. Police said the incident happened just before midnight in front of...
View ArticlePolice: Uncle Arrested In 2-Month-Old’s Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police said Tuesday an arrest has been made in the shooting last Thursday of a 2-month-old boy in north Minneapolis. Authorities said a 17-year-old boy, an uncle of the victim,...
View ArticleState Patrol Asking For Help Locating Fatal Hit-&-Run Driver
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota State Patrol is asking for the public’s help in locating a vehicle – and driver – in a fatal hit-and-run crash just north of Sauk Centre on Aug. 24. The State Patrol...
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