Woman Indicted For Interfering With Flight Crew
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Fresno, California, woman has been arraigned on federal charges that her unruly behavior prompted a Delta Air Lines flight to divert to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport...
View Article5 Charged In 17-Year-Old Girl’s Drug Overdose Death
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) — Two adults and three juveniles have been charged in connection to a Woodbury teen’s death earlier this year, the Washington County Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. County...
View ArticleMinn. ‘Yacht Couple’ Accused In 2nd Fraud
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Their story made national headlines. A Minnesota couple accused of taking more than $150,000 in welfare benefits while living in a lake home and aboard a $1 million yacht. But in a...
View ArticleAuthorities Suspect Wildfire Was Intentionally Set
CASS LAKE, Minn. (AP) — Authorities suspect a wildfire in Cass County that caused an evacuation and a heavy firefighting response was intentionally set. The sheriff’s department says ten homes were...
View ArticlePolice Seek Suspects In St. Paul Attempted Kidnapping
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A St. Paul high school has issued a warning to its students after an attempted kidnapping in the area earlier this week. Police said the incident happened Tuesday afternoon at...
View ArticleCharges: Man Drunk While Mud-Covered Kids Played Alone In Hotel Parking Lot
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Farmington man has been charged after three young children he was taking care of were found playing alone in a hotel parking lot, covered in mud, according to the Dakota County...
View ArticleMinneapolis Teacher In Court For Alleged Underage Sex Charge
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 23-year-old social studies teacher has been charged with trying to solicit a minor for sex after being arrested Tuesday in an undercover investigation. According to the criminal...
View ArticlePolice: Neighbor Fired Shots At Man, 11-Year-Old Son
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota man was in jail Thursday night after police said he shot at his neighbors while they planted corn. Bullets shattered the windows of a tractor as a man and his...
View ArticleMinnesota Prep School Suit Moved To Federal Court
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal courts will hear a new lawsuit alleging that a southern Minnesota boarding school knew a former teacher was sexually abusing male students but took no action. Attorney Jeff...
View ArticleAmy Pagnac’s Mother, Sister Thankful For Thorough Investigation
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (WCCO) — The family of Amy Pagnac talked Thursday about what officers took when they searched the family home last week. The Maple Grove 13-year-old went missing in Osseo in 1989....
View ArticleMan Pleads Not Guilty To Illegal Gambling Charges
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Trial has been set for a Minnesota man accused of running an illegal gambling operation in North Dakota. Gerald Greenfield pleaded not guilty in federal court Thursday to three...
View ArticleTeen Allegedly Starts Forest Fire Because Mosquitoes Were Bugging Him
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Cass County teen has been charged with felony wildlife arson after intentionally setting a blaze Wednesday that damaged over 70 acres and endangered several homes. Anthony James...
View ArticleMan Gets 30 Years In Prison In Minn. Student’s Death
PHOENIX (AP) — A man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the beating death of his girlfriend, an Arizona State University student from Minnesota. Maricopa County prosecutors say 23-year-old...
View ArticlePolice: Officer Shoots Suspect During Chase In Mpls.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A gunfight between two men on the city’s north side ended Friday afternoon with police chasing the suspects on foot and shooting one of them. The foot chase happened after officers...
View ArticlePolice Seize Pounds Of Marijuana, $48K In Cash In New Hope
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) A tip back in April led investigators to a big drug bust in the Twin Cities on Sunday, which will take a lot of marijuana off the streets. According to Richfield Police, officers...
View ArticlePolice: 17-Year-Old Shot, Killed In North Mpls.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minneapolis Police are looking for a suspect after a 17-year-old boy was shot early Sunday morning and later died. Police were called to the 1600 block of Newton Avenue North just...
View ArticlePension Changes Spur Minnesota Police To Retire
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota police officers and firefighters are retiring in greater numbers, apparently because of changes in the state pension rules that will take effect in July. About 300...
View ArticleMinn. Storm Causes Massive Sinkhole, Mobile Park Damage
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — We’re seeing the effects of all that rainfall in several spots around the metro. Strong winds and soggy ground were too much for the trees at a mobile home park in Princeton. More...
View ArticlePolice: St. Cloud Man Masturbated While Staring At Woman
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 27-year-old St. Cloud man was arrested last Friday after allegedly exposing himself and masturbating while staring at a woman in public, according to police. St. Cloud Police...
View ArticleCops: Man Threatened To Shoot Neighbor Giving Daughter Bike-Riding Lesson
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Minnesota man is charged with two felonies after police say he admitted to pointing a shotgun at his neighbor over how he was teaching his daughter to ride a bike....
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