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Some Sex Offenders Could Go To Less Secure Setting
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Officials overseeing the Minnesota Sex Offender Program say six low-functioning sex offenders could be moved to a less restrictive facility in Cambridge next year, if a court...
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Man Sentenced For Shooting At 2 Cops After Fight With Brother
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 41-year-old West St. Paul man has been sentenced for shooting at two police officers after a fight at his home with his brother, according to the Dakota County Attorney’s Office....
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Boston Police Supt. Offers Advice on Marathon Security
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) – Police chiefs from across Minnesota received an eye-opening lesson Thursday on terror threats and police tactics from a man who has intense experience. Boston Police...
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Man Pleads Guilty In Mpls.’ First Homicide Of 2013
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 42-year-old man pleaded guilty to killing a man with a knife back on Jan. 6., in Minneapolis’ first homicide case of 2013. Mauricio Antonio Orochera pleaded guilty to...
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Victims Still Feel Cheated As ‘Professional Manipulator’ Goes Back To Work
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Despite owing his victims more than $1 million, a Twin Cities chiropractor twice convicted of fraud again has his license to practice. Fifteen years ago, Randy Miland served two...
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Good Question: What Are The Rules For Motorcycle Noise?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – We’ve all heard that sound — a motorcycle so loud it can hurt your ears. Some bikers say they do it to be safer on the road, but being too loud is against Minnesota law. So what...
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Charges Likely After 2 Gators Loosed In Scandia
SCANDIA, Minn. (WCCO) — A father and son in the northeast Twin Cities metro area will face charges after their alligators got loose. The two small alligators named Bonnie and Clyde escaped from a home...
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DPS: 1,500+ Arrested For DWI During Late Summer Crackdown
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – More than 1,500 drivers were arrested for drunk driving during the end-of-summer “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, according to the Minnesota Department of Public...
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2 Men Charged With Kidnapping Verizon Store Manager
MEDINA, Minn. (WCCO) — Two men have been charged with kidnapping a Verizon Wireless retail store manager in the west Twin Cities metro Wednesday night. According to the criminal complaints, William...
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Nightclub Owners Accused Of Tax Evasion Make First Court Appearance
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The owners of the downtown nightclub Envy appeared in court Friday after each being charged with multiple tax evasion charges earlier this summer. The Hennepin County Attorney’s...
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Police: Help ID These Armed Robbery Suspects
The two suspects from the June 23 robbery on Linden Hills Boulevard. (credit: Minneapolis Police) MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minneapolis police and Crime Stoppers are asking for the public’s help in solving...
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St. Cloud Police: Man Arrested After 72-Year-Old Woman Stabbed To Death
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (WCCO) – St. Cloud police are investigating after a 72-year-old woman died early Saturday morning from multiple stab wounds. Authorities were called to the scene at 3:58 a.m. on...
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Grand Rapids Kmart Evacuated After Bomb Threat
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (WCCO) – A Kmart in Grand Rapids was evacuated Saturday afternoon after a bomb threat, according to police. At 2:10 p.m., Grand Rapids Police responded to a reported bomb threat at...
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Crime Alert Issued After Dad Takes Daughters From Fla.
(credit: MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension) ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has released a missing person alert after two sisters were taken from a Florida...
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CodeRED Helps Police Find Missing Girl
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Twin Cities police department is crediting a phone message with helping them find a missing girl. The call came in from a frantic mom just a little after 11 a.m. on Sunday, her...
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St. Cloud Neighborhood Shocked After Man Accused Of Killing Mother
By WCCO’s Holly Wagner & Susie Jones MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man from St. Cloud is in jail tonight accused of killing his 72-year-old mother. Investigators say they were called to the Wimbledon...
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Rat Poison Found At Crystal Dog Park
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Crystal Police Department is investigating after someone put rat poison inside the fenced area of a local dog park. According to a post on the Crystal Police Department’s...
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Jeffery Trevino’s Trial For Wife’s Death Starts Monday
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Nearly seven months after Kira Steger was first reported missing, her husband Jeffery Trevino will stand trial for her murder. “It’s been real tough over the last several months,”...
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Head Shop Owner Set For Synthetic Drugs Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – To federal prosecutors and Duluth leaders, Jim Carlson is nothing more than a drug pusher and a scourge on the community. Carlson doesn’t dispute that his head shop, Last Place on...
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Police: University Of Minnesota Student Robbed At Gunpoint
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police are investigating after a female University of Minnesota student was the victim of an armed robbery late last week. Authorities said the incident happened at about 10:20...
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