Police Search For Suspect After Woman Shot In Leg In North St. Paul
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police are searching for a shooting suspect in North St. Paul, after a woman was shot in the leg after a possible domestic disturbance. Authorities were dispatched around 4:40 a.m....
View ArticleQuestions Linger After Chase, Fatal Shooting In Eden Prairie
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two days later, questions remain about why two people led police on a high-speed chase in Eden Prairie during the Friday morning rush hour — and whether it was a possible hostage...
View ArticlePolice: Mother Wanted After Shooting Daughter In Leg
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — North St. Paul Police are searching for a mother accused of shooting her daughter in the leg after a dispute on Sunday. According to authorities, an active pickup and hold has been...
View Article2 Killed After Hwy. 212 Chase Wanted In Attempted Auto Theft
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The two people who were killed after leading police on a high-speed chase through Eden Prairie, Minn. were also suspects in an earlier auto theft case, according to criminal...
View ArticleRoseville Police: 14-Year-Old Arrested After Stealing School Bus
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Roseville Police say they are holding a 14-year-old boy in custody after he stole a school bus Monday morning. At 7:51 a.m., Roseville police officers were dispatched to a Shell...
View ArticleEx-Republic Airlines pilot pleads guilty to threat
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Republic Airlines pilot has pleaded guilty to threatening to torture and kill the company’s CEO and his family. The U.S. attorney’s office says 37-year-old Matthew...
View ArticleCar Owners Scammed With Phony Insurance Policies
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – When Cynthia Davis had her Buick backed into by a cab driver on Saturday, she did what anyone should: She called her insurance company to report the accident. “Luckily, it...
View ArticleEx-Cop Pleads Guilty To Criminal Sexual Conduct Involving Minors
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 33-year-old Andover man and former Minneapolis police officer has pleaded guilty to criminal sexual conduct involving minors Monday. The Anoka County Attorney’s Office said...
View ArticleSheriff: $2 Million In Marijuana Seized In Wis. Drug Bust
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities said about $2 million worth of marijuana was seized in a large drug bust in Wisconsin late last week. The Marathon County Sheriff’s Office executed several search...
View ArticleMan Charged After Shoving 11-Year-Old Boy At Pool
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 49-year-old Shoreview, Minn. man is now charged with disorderly conduct for shoving an 11-year-old boy at a community pool. The incident happened at the Shoreview Community...
View Article14-Year-Old Charged After Stealing School Bus
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The 14-year-old boy accused of stealing a school bus Monday and crashing it into a gas station has been charged. The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office charged the boy with felony...
View ArticleMpls. Police Mounted Patrol Retiring ‘Ollie,’ Oldest Horse
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — He’s served longer than any other horse on the Minneapolis Police mounted patrol. But after 13 years of working everything from violent protests to summer parades, Oliver the horse...
View ArticleRamsey Co. Judge Orders Deposition Of Archbishop, Fmr. Vicar General
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The head of the Catholic Church in the Twin Cities will soon answer questions from lawyers about alleged church abuse. At a hearing Tuesday, a Ramsey County judge ordered the...
View ArticleCops: 2 In Custody Following Mpls. Armed Robbery
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Two people are in custody Tuesday night after a home was robbed and shots rang out on the city’s north side. The robbery happened at a home on the 4000 block of Bryant Avenue...
View ArticleMinn. Tax Preparer Faces 28 Tax-Related Felonies
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 64-year-old Minnetonka man has been accused of stealing clients’ refund money and committing other crimes while working as a tax preparer, the Minnesota Department of Revenue...
View ArticleArchbishop Deposition Stems From Lawsuit Against Father Adamson
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Twin Cities archbishop is going to have to answer questions under oath about clergy sex abuse cases. A Ramsey County judge has ordered Archbishop John Nienstedt and former Vicar...
View ArticleBCA: 2 Shot By Officers In Eden Prairie Had Knife; Officers ID’d
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has released more information in the deadly highway shooting in Eden Prairie Friday. Police say a preliminary investigation found that police...
View ArticleSecurity Expert: Target Phishing Attack ‘Just The Beginning’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The cyber reporter who first broke the news about Target’s massive data breach says he now knows how the hackers got in. An employee at an outside vendor was tricked into clicking...
View ArticleCops, Lawmakers Not Seeing Eye-To-Eye On Medical Marijuana
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The fight over legalizing medical marijuana in Minnesota again faces fierce opposition from law enforcement agencies. Gov. Mark Dayton has said he won’t support a law unless police...
View ArticleMinn. Man Gets 40 Years In Missing Man’s Murder
WALKER, Minn. (AP) — A northern Minnesota man convicted of killing an acquaintance and burying the man’s body has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. Cass County Attorney Christopher Strandlie says...
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