Sheriff: Money Stolen From Church Fundraiser In Bemidji
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities in northern Minnesota are looking for suspects in a burglary last month after an empty money bag was turned into a Bemidji bank. The Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office...
View Article4 Arrested In Mankato Synthetic Drug Investigation
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Four people, including a 15-year-old boy, have been arrested and charged in connection with a Mankato, Minn. narcotics investigation involving the deaths of two people, according...
View ArticleStun Gun Used On Man Fleeing Benton County Court
FOLEY, Minn. (WCCO) — A stun gun was used to detain a Brooklyn Center man after he attempted to flee from custody during a probation violation hearing at the Benton County Court Facility on Thursday...
View ArticleDayton Downgrades Chance Of Medical Pot Passing
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP/WCCO) – Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday downgraded the chances of medical marijuana becoming legal in Minnesota this year before he met privately with those who want the drug to be a...
View ArticleTarget Under Fire For Ignoring Cybersecurity Risk
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Target is under fire once again after a front-page article in Bloomberg BusinessWeek says the company ignored an early warning from its own cybersecurity firm that it had been...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Shooting At Sartell Strip Mall
SARTELL, Minn. (WCCO) — Authorities are investigating the shooting of a 20-year-old man behind a strip mall in Sartell late Thursday morning. Police were first notified that a man was brought to St....
View ArticleMan, 26, Admits To 2006 Minneapolis Killing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A 24-year-old man has been convicted for killing a 17-year-old seven years ago in Minneapolis. Minnesota Public Radio News reports Tarius Gresham admitted this month to killing...
View ArticleSt. Cloud Diocese Releases More Priests’ Names
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (WCCO) – The Archdiocese of St. Cloud has released the names of four priests who have had substantiated claims of sexual abuse of minors in the past. According to Bishop Donald...
View ArticlePolice Looking For Suspect In Alexandria Robbery
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities are looking for a suspect in northwestern Minnesota after a man was seen on surveillance throwing a brick into a business and committing a robbery, according to police....
View ArticleMan Shot At Sartell Strip Mall Dies, Suspect Charged With Murder
SARTELL, Minn. (WCCO) — The 20-year-old man who was shot in the chest behind a strip mall in Sartell Thursday morning has died, according to Sartell Police. Maurice Galvin Jr. of St. Cloud passed away...
View ArticlePolice Chase Ends With Car Hitting House In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police said a man is in custody early Friday morning after a pursuit ended with an SUV crashing into a house in Minneapolis. The incident took place at about 1 a.m. Friday after...
View ArticleCambridge Man Convicted In Road-Rage Shooting
CAMBRIDGE, Minn. (WCCO) — A Cambridge man was convicted Friday on charges stemming from the shooting of a man during a road-rage incident outside of the Isanti Police Department in 2012. Joseph Duane...
View ArticleCousin Arrested In Exposure Death Of Bemidji 6-Year-Old
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police in Bemidji have arrested the cousin of the 6-year-old girl who died after being exposed to subzero cold late last month. Officers arrested 22-year-old Rachel Downer in...
View ArticleAs Sex Offender Program Marches On, Rising Costs
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers are getting nowhere over how to resolve constitutional questions about the state’s sex offender treatment program, but the same can’t be said about the...
View ArticleAttorney Weighs In On Arrest In Death Of Bemidji Girl
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO0 — Charges are expected Monday against a 22-year-old woman in Bemidji, who was arrested in connection with the death of her 6-year-old cousin. Rachel Downer is facing charges of...
View ArticleStray Bullet Hits Sleeping Woman In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A women was shot by a stray bullet while sleeping early Sunday morning, according to Minneapolis Police. The incident happen just after 2:30 a.m., when a bullet struck the woman in...
View ArticleSauk Rapids Man Fights Officers, Hospital Staff After Arrest
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (WCCO) — A Sauk Rapids man fought police officers, deputies and staff at St. Cloud Hospital after being arrested Saturday afternoon. Shawn Thomas Iees, 26, was spotted by Stearns...
View ArticleWoman Charged With Manslaughter In Bemidji Girl’s Death
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 22-year-old Bemidji woman is accused of manslaughter in the death of her 6-year-old old cousin in late February, according to charges filed Monday in Beltrami County Court....
View ArticlePolice Looking For 3 Suspects In Minnetonka Armed Robbery
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police in Minnetonka said they are looking for as many as three suspects after an armed robbery Monday morning at the Lone Spur Bar & Grill. Authorities were called to the...
View ArticleSheriff: Winona Man Found Dead, Bloodied In Backyard
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Winona County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death after a 57-year-old Winona man was found dead in the backyard of a house he was watching over the weekend....
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