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Man Found Shot In Head In South Mpls. Identified
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities have identified the man found shot to death in south Minneapolis Sunday afternoon. Just before 4 p.m., police responded to a shots fired report on the 3400 block of...
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Man Charged In North Mpls. Fatal Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 37-year-old man is charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder in a shooting that left another man dead, according to the Hennepin County Attorney. Demiteras Al Cooper...
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Douglas Co. Animal Hospital Broken Into, Meds Taken
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Alexandria Police Department is investigating after the Douglas County Animal Hospital was broken into Tuesday morning. Police say at 8 a.m., police officers responded to the...
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Minn. Proposes Expanding Data-Breach Notification
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A data breach at hometown retailing giant Target is prompting a look at Minnesota data protection laws. The theft late last year of financial and personal data from millions of...
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Meth Found On Man After Arrest For Attempted Burglary
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A man was arrested Sunday night after an attempted burglary in Brook Park, Minn., according to authorities. Police said a witness reported a man exiting a home at 6:43 p.m. Sunday...
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Authorities Launch Cell Phone Protection Campaign
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Cell phone thefts are up in the Twin Cities, and across the country, according to authorities. To help combat the recent spike, AT&T and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office...
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Minn. Lawmakers Object To Data-Breach Bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Objections to a bill that would expand the victim-notification process after a retail or wholesale business data breach were strident and frequent during a hearing Tuesday...
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Mpls. Police & Fire Union Presidents Find Unanswered 911 Calls ‘Concerning’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — After a WCCO-TV investigation exposed what 911 operators call dangerous staffing levels in Minneapolis, first responders are demanding answers. On Monday at 10 p.m., WCCO-TV showed...
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Man Turns Self In After Walking From Incarceration Program
WILLOW RIVER, Minn. (WCCO) – Officials say a man who walked away from the Minnesota Department of Corrections’ Challenge Incarceration Program Tuesday night has turned himself in. At about 8:30 p.m.,...
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Woman Sentenced To 4 Years In Bicyclist’s Death
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 24-year-old Brainerd woman was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison in connection with an incident where she hit and killed a bicyclist while under the influence,...
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Report: Priest Searched Web For Pictures Of Boys
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A newly released police file shows a Minnesota priest remained in ministry even after church leaders learned he had searched online for sexual images of children. St. Paul police...
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Deaths Of Suspects In Officer-Involved Shooting Were Murder-Suicide
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The suspects found deceased after a Douglas County officer-involved shooting Monday have been identified and authorities now believe it to be a murder-suicide. Just before 9:20...
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Charges: Pharmacy Customer Kicks Robber In The Face
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 28-year-old man faces charges in connection to two robberies in St. Paul Monday night, one in which surveillance images show a customer intervening, kicking the robber in the...
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Charges: Northern Minn. Man Admits To Strangling 19-Year-Old Woman
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Menahga man faces murder charges after police say he admitted to strangling a 19-year-old woman over the weekend. Harley David Leritz, 21, is charged with second-degree...
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Teen Will Be Tried As Adult In Brutal St. Paul Beating
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – One of two 15-year-old boys accused of being involved in the brutal beating of a St. Paul man on the city’s east side last August will stand trial as an adult. Charles Kenneth...
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Former Viking Erin Henderson Charged With DWI, Drug Possession
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Former Minnesota Viking Erin Henderson is accused of driving drunk and possessing at least 10 grams of marijuana in an arrest last November, according to charges filed last week in...
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Documents Shed Light On 2010 Minnesota FBI Raids
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Newly unsealed documents allege Minnesota war protesters told an undercover FBI informant they believed in violent, armed revolution against the U.S. and raised money for Colombian...
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Homeland Security Reviewing Border Use-Of-Force
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is reviewing the department’s use of force policies, a Homeland Security official said Friday. The official said Johnson has been reviewing...
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Reward Offered In Dog Stabbing On Reservation
RED LAKE, Minn. (AP) — A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to whoever stabbed a male pit bull in northern Minnesota. The Humane Society of the United States announced the...
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Woman Arrested For DUI After Car, Train Collision
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities said a 53-year-old Virginia woman was arrested early Saturday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence after her car got stuck on train tracks and collided...
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