3 Arrested In Sherburne County Drug Case
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Two women and one man were arrested Tuesday morning for possession of heroin, cocaine and marijuana in connection with the drug bust in Elk River, according to the Sherburne County...
View ArticleCharges: Man Stabbed Father 2 Dozen Times
CROOKSTON, Minn. (AP) — A 27-year-old man is accused of stabbing his father two dozen times in the head and neck while killing him in a Crookston apartment. Jacob Abel was charged Tuesday with first-...
View ArticleCops: Alcohol In System Of Hit-And-Run Driver
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The woman accused in a fatal hit-and-run accident near the Shoppes at Arbor Lakes has been identified. Police say 61-year-old Linda Lee Hamm was the driver of the vehicle involved...
View ArticlePolice: Offender, 16, Arrested After Fleeing Hospital
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A 16-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday after trying to flee from police following a trip to the doctor, according to St. Paul Police. Authorities said the incident started at...
View ArticleCharges: Man Shot Bouncer After Being Kicked Out Of Bar
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 27-year-old man has been accused of shooting the bouncer of a Minneapolis club after he was kicked out for disruptive behavior. James David Wren of Minneapolis was charged with...
View ArticleMan Indicted In Calhoun Square Bank Robbery
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A 54-year-old man was indicted in St. Paul Federal Court Tuesday in connection with the Jan. 2 robbery of a U.S. Bank in Calhoun Square. Thomas Scott Wright, who is currently...
View ArticleDenny Hecker Moved To Federal Prison Camp
DULUTH, Minn. (WCCO) — Former auto mogul Denny Hecker has been moved to a Federal Prison Camp in Duluth, Minn. Hecker is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence for bankruptcy fraud. The Federal...
View ArticleEmpty Bottle Of Vodka Found In Car Of Hit-And-Run Driver
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The woman accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian near the Shoppes at Arbor Lakes in Maple Grove was over the legal limit, according to a search warrant. The report states that...
View ArticleWitness: Driver In Senser Crash Had Light Hair
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Newly released court documents reveal witness accounts of the hit-and-run investigation involving Amy Senser. Senser’s the wife of former Viking Joe Senser, and she’s scheduled to...
View ArticleMinneapolis Police Investigate Possible Luring Incident
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minneapolis Police are looking for a suspect after an apparent luring incident on Monday. Authorities said a 16-year-old girl was approached by an adult male on Monday as she was...
View ArticleWis. Man Arrested For 7th DWI
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 43-year-old Spooner, Wis. man was arrested Wednesday morning for allegedly driving under the influence — his seventh offense. James E. Link was arrested around 10:20 a.m....
View ArticleCharges: Man Promised Boy Go-Kart, Unzipped His Pants
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A 60-year-old man is accused of unzipping the pants of a 7-year-old boy after luring him into his apartment by promising him a go-kart, according to charges filed Wednesday by...
View ArticleCharges: Man Accused Of Having 2 Wives In Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 41-year-old man from southern Minnesota is accused of getting married for a second time after not ending his first marriage, according to charges filed in Freeborn County Court....
View Article2 Redby Men Sentenced In Fatal Shooting
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Two men from Redby have been sentenced in a shooting that left one man dead and two others wounded on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota....
View ArticleMan Gets 12 Years In Sexual Assault Of Niece
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A 36-year-old St. Paul man was sentenced to 12 years in prison in Ramsey County Court on Wednesday in connection with a sexual assault case involving his then 13-year-old...
View ArticleDenny Hecker Moved To Higher Security Prison
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Former auto mogul Denny Hecker has been moved to a new higher security prison — this time to Wisconsin. Hecker was moved to central Wisconsin after a short stay at the Federal...
View ArticleMan Suspected In Several Metro Burglaries Caught
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man accused of burglarizing several high-end homes in the Twin Cities has been caught in the act. Police say 43-year-old Stewart Pesheck is suspected in at least seven break-ins...
View ArticleNeighbors Help Rescue Family From St. Paul Arson Fire
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — Neighbors helped rescue a family from a fire at a St. Paul duplex early Thursday morning. Firefighters were called to the 1000 block of Marion Street just before 5 a.m. St. Paul Fire...
View ArticleWoman Gets 18 Months For Stealing $300,000 From School District
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 44-year-old woman from Chokio, Minn., was sentenced to 18 months in prison in Fergus Falls Federal Court on Thursday for stealing $300,000 from the school district she worked...
View ArticleAlleged ‘Man In Black’ Indicted For 13 Bank Robberies
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minneapolis man who authorities believe may be the serial bank robber nicknamed “Man In Black” has been indicted in federal court. On Thursday afternoon, Mark Edward Wetch, 49,...
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