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2 Suspected In Multiple Bank Robberies Charged In Dakota Co.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two people have been charged in connection with a TCF Bank robbery in Burnsville and are suspected in another bank robbery in Maple Grove. On Wednesday, 50-year-old Rory Alan...
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FBI Investigating Deephaven Welfare Fraud Duo
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The FBI is now investigating more claims against the self-declared “Scottish aristocrats” charged with welfare fraud – including the possibility they also defrauded members of a...
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Charges: Driver Was Drunk When He Fatally Struck Couple At 95 MPH
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Golden Valley man was driving drunk at over 100 miles per hour the night he smashed into and killed a young couple in Minneapolis. Melvin Jones and Brandy Banks-Sutta were...
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Good Question: How Often Do Mistrials Occur, And What Causes Them?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Lawyers for Byron Smith, the Little Falls man accused of killing two teenagers in his home on Thanksgiving 2012, have now asked for a mistrial twice. On Tuesday, the attorneys...
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Amy Senser Released From Shakopee Women’s Prison
SHAKOPEE, Minn. (WCCO) — She hasn’t served her full sentence yet in a deadly hit-and-run crash, but Amy Senser was released from prison on Thursday. It also doesn’t mean she’s free and going home. The...
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Accused Shoplifter Charged With Assaulting Macy’s Employees
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) – An accused shoplifter has been charged with attacking store employees when he was confronted about the theft. According to a criminal complaint, 20-year-old Carlos Antoine...
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Doctor: Slain Teen Was Intoxicated On Cough Syrup
LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (AP) —The two Minnesota cousins killed by a man who claimed he was defending himself after they broke into his home were each shot multiple times, a medical examiner testified...
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Father Kevin McDonough Deposition Released
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — For the second time in a week, a videotaped deposition of a top official with the Twin Cities Catholic Archdiocese has been released. The former No. 2 person in the archdiocese...
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Minn. AG Backs Bill Surrounding Lawmaker Immunity
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has advised the Legislature to forge ahead with a bill making clear that lawmakers can’t avoid arrest for drunken driving or other crimes...
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Man Accused Of Cutting Girlfriend With Steak Knives During Arguments
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 35-year-old West St. Paul man is accused of cutting his girlfriend with a steak knives during an argument last week. Raymond Everett Hill was charged with second-degree assault –...
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More Charges Against Man In Ex-Girlfriend Beating
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — A rural Moorhead man accused of trying to kill his ex-girlfriend with a baseball bat is now accused of trying to call her from jail. Prosecutors have charged 34-year-old Michael...
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Police Looking For Suspect In Minneapolis Homicide
Authorities are looking for a suspect after a man was shot to death in Minneapolis early Thursday morning, according to police. The shooting happened at about 12:45 a.m. at a residence on the 1100...
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Neighbor: Minnesota Man Fearful After Burglaries
LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy testifying in the trial of a Minnesota man who killed two teens when they broke into his house on Thanksgiving Day 2012 testified Friday that the homeowner...
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Teachers Under Investigation For Allegedly Cheating On Important Test
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Department of Education wants to know if middle school teachers were cheating on the state’s most important math test. The Prior Lake-Savage School District is investigating if...
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Girl Expelled After A Pocket Knife Was Found In Her Locker
WELLS, Minn. (WCCO) – A small southern Minnesota community is in an uproar after a popular student learned she can’t return to school for having a pocket knife in her locker. Alyssa Drescher, 17, cried...
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Cops: 2 Injured In Downtown St. Paul Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police are investigating after two men suffered non-life threatening gunshot wounds Friday evening in downtown St. Paul. At around 7:30 p.m., St. Paul police tweeted that officers...
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Montevideo Man To Be Sentenced On Weapons Charges
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Acting on a perceived threat to blow up a west-central Minnesota police station, dozens of FBI agents and other law enforcement officers converged on a Montevideo trailer park last...
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Police Arrest Driver Who Fled After Killing Pedestrian On Mpls Sidewalk
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A driver who fled on foot after hitting and killing a man who was walking on a Minneapolis sidewalk Friday night has been arrested. According to Minneapolis Police, the accident...
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Talking Points: Week 2 Of The Byron Smith Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Week two of the Byron Smith trial will begin Monday. The defense is expected to continue to present witnesses who will testify that Smith was living in a state of fear because of a...
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Militia Member Facing Sentencing In Federal Court
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A militia member indicted in what the FBI once characterized as a terror plot to blow up a Minnesota police station is facing sentencing. Twenty-five-year-old Buford Rogers is...
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