Man Who Impersonated Cop Pleads Guilty To Fridley Sex Assault
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Brooklyn Center man is pleading guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct after he impersonated a police detective, abducted a woman and sexually assaulted her, according to...
View ArticleRoseville High School Put On Lockdown After Bank Robbery
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Roseville Area High School was put on lockdown Thursday morning after a suspect fled towards the school following a bank robbery. Roseville Police say the TCF Bank located inside...
View ArticleWife Of Man Who Killed New Brighton Neighbor Faces Criminal Charges
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The wife of a man accused of killing his neighbor in New Brighton, Minn. now faces criminal charges, according to the Ramsey County Attorney’s office. Paula Zumberge, 50, was...
View ArticleMinneapolis Man Gets 81 Months In Man’s Punching Death
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 22-year-old Minneapolis man has been sentenced to nearly seven years – 81 months – in prison in connection with a man’s punching death, but steadfastly maintains that he was not...
View ArticleMinnesota House Advances Smartphone ‘Kill Switch’ Bill
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota House took action today to slow down a surge in smart phone thefts: requiring new smart phones to include a “kill switch.” Lawmakers say smart phone thefts make up 40...
View ArticleTerrance Franklin’s Family Files Suit Against MPD
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – One year after Terrance Franklin was shot and killed by Minneapolis police, his family is filing a lawsuit over the incident that seeks damages of more than $1 million. On May 10,...
View Article1 Pup Dead, Another Recovering After Being Left In Dumpster
By Jennifer Mayerle, WCCO-TV ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Police want to know who dumped two puppies in a recycling dumpster behind an animal hospital in St. Paul this week. By the time they were found,...
View ArticlePolice Chase Ends With Car Crashing Into Arden Hills Home
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A police chase ended with a car crashing into an Arden Hills home early Saturday morning. St. Anthony Police say the chase began after officers tried to pull over a suspected...
View ArticleMan Takes Metro Police On 30-Min., Multi-City Chase
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man suspected of driving under the influence took police on a half-hour, multi-city chase early Saturday morning, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy...
View ArticleLocal Attorney: New Brighton Shootings ‘Borne Out Of Emotion’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Neal Zumberge, 57, is charged with second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder for the May 5 shootings of 46-year-old Todd Stevens and Jennifer Cleven, 48. Twin Cities...
View ArticlePolice Chase Ends With Car Crash In St. Paul Home
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A police chase ended with a vehicle crashing into someone’s yard in St. Anthony, according to authorities. Around 3 a.m. Sunday morning, a car crashed into a home on the 1600 block...
View ArticleSt. Paul Police Say Woman Dies In Dispute
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — St. Paul police say a woman has died in a dispute at a home on the city’s East Side. Police were called to the home just after 5:30 p.m. Saturday. The woman was dead when...
View ArticleFormer Gophers QB Arrested For Assault In Mankato
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Former Minnesota Gophers quarterback Philip Nelson was arrested early Sunday morning in Mankato, Minn. for an alleged assault, according to authorities. The Mankato Police...
View ArticleFormer Mpls. Cop Faces Sentencing In Criminal Sexual Conduct Case
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A former Minneapolis Police officer will be sentenced Monday afternoon for using social media to prey on young girls. Bradley Schnickel, 33 of Andover, pleaded guilty in Anoka...
View ArticlePolice ID Woman Killed In St. Paul Dispute
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – St. Paul Police said a 46-year-old woman was killed Saturday night as a result of a dispute and a 54-yard-man is in custody in connection with the incident. Police were called...
View ArticleMan In Critical Condition After Fight Outside Perkins
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man is in critical condition after a fight broke out at a Perkins restaurant in Hastings, Minn., according to authorities. Police say officers responded to the Perkins at 1206...
View ArticleTeen Accused Of Waseca Plot Pleads Not Guilty
WASECA, Minn. (WCCO/AP) – A 17-year-old boy in Waseca has pleaded not guilty to charges that he plotted to kill his family and then stage an attack on his school. John LaDue appeared in court late...
View ArticleFormer Gophers QB Charged With 1st-Degree, 3rd-Degree Assault
MANKATO, Minn. (WCCO/AP) — Former Minnesota Gophers quarterback Philip Nelson has been charged with one count of first-degree assault and one count of third-degree assault in an incident that left a...
View ArticleMinn. Man, 18, Accused Of Sex Assault At Air Force Base In Japan
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — An 18-year-old White Bear Lake man is accused of sexually assaulting a minor at an Air Force base in Okinawa, Japan, the Minneapolis FBI announced Monday. Ricky Isiah Sherwood, an...
View ArticleMinnesota Pot Debate Centers On Plant Access
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – With time running short, Minnesota lawmakers trying to come up with a medical marijuana bill that Gov. Mark Dayton would sign honed in on critical differences Monday between...
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