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Wis. DNR Ranger Faces Excessive Force Charge
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors have accused a state park ranger of threatening a motorcyclist at gunpoint. Bernard Mark Garvey of Argyle faces one misdemeanor count of endangering safety by use of a...
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Minn. State Patrol Looking For Trooper Applicants
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota State Patrol is looking to add more troopers to its ranks, and they turned to social media Monday to help them reach a larger pool of applicants. For the first time...
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Man Sentenced For Destroying Nests, Killing Chicks
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — A 59-year-old man has been sentenced for killing and attempting to kill a large number of American white pelicans, which are protected under federal law. In U.S. District Court in St....
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2 Plead Guilty In Mpls. Teen’s Shooting Death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two teenagers have pleaded guilty in the shooting death of another teen near a Minneapolis school where children were present. The Hennepin County Attorney’s office says Ishmael...
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Mother, Another Man Arrested In Abduction Of Child
RICE LAKE (WCCO) – Rice Lake Police say a mother and a 59-year-old man have been arrested for taking a 3-year-old child in violation of a recent court order. On Monday at 12:52 p.m., police officers...
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Woman Charged In Maple Grove Hit-And-Run
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 61-year-old woman has been charged in the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian near the Shoppes at Arbor Lakes in Maple Grove. According to the felony complaint, tests showed Linda...
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Guilty Plea Entered In Bixby Energy Scam
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota businessman who solicited investors for an alternative energy company that’s admitted to fraud has pleaded guilty to federal charges. In a plea agreement with...
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6th Suspect Sentenced In MN-ND Drug Conspiracy
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Minnesota man has been sentenced in federal court in North Dakota for his role in what authorities say was a large-scale cocaine trafficking conspiracy in the two states in 2010....
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Police: Man Exposed Himself To 2 Young Girls
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police are looking for information regarding two incidents of a man who allegedly exposed himself to young girls and a third incident where a man tried to get a girl into his...
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Prosecutors Form Coalition To Fight Crime, Drug Abuse
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Representatives from Ramsey, Dakota and Washington counties got together Tuesday to talk about what they can do about the growing concern in the metro about prescription drug...
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Jury Convicts 2 In $50M Bank Fraud Conspiracy
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two people have been convicted for their roles in a $50 million bank fraud conspiracy that spanned several states. A federal jury found 43-year-old Julian Okeayaninneh, of Colton,...
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More Women Taking Conceal-And-Carry Classes
LAKEVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) – Thousands of Minnesotans carry guns. The latest numbers show 20,000 people applied for permits to carry last year. A big number of those who carry are women. The female trend...
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Driver Struck In Face By Thrown Vise
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) – Police are investigating what appears to be a string of incidents involving objects thrown at motorists in Bloomington. On Monday evening, a motorist was facially injured on...
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2 Arrested On ‘Possibly Suspicious’ Infant Death
CRYSTAL, Minn. (WCCO) – Two people have been arrested as police investigate a possible infant death they believe may be suspicious in Crystal, Minn. According to police, the death was reported to have...
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Charges: Former Teacher Threatened To Blow Up 2 High Schools
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 50-year-old Maple Grove man is accused of threatening to blow up two Twin Cities high schools by posting a cartoon on the social media site Facebook, according to charges filed...
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Prior Lake Man Gets 18 Months For Making Fake Stamps
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 32-year-old Prior Lake man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for making fake postage stamps. Andre George Mehilove was sentenced on one count of counterfeiting postage...
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ND Attempted Murder Suspect To Argue Self-Defense
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Minnesota man accused in a shooting outside a North Dakota movie theater last summer plans to argue self-defense when his attempted murder trial begins. Felipe Estrada could face...
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Police: Drunk Zamboni Driver Had 0.32 BAC
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — An Apple Valley man accused of driving a zamboni while drunk had a blood alcohol content of 0.32, according to a criminal complaint. Police say they were dispatched around 8 p.m....
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Judge Imposes Sanctions In Ariz. Sweat Lodge Case
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A judge has imposed $4,000 in sanctions against prosecutors in the Arizona sweat lodge case but then stayed the penalties. Yavapai County Superior Court Judge Warren Darrow...
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Child, 2, Among Stabbing Victims In Rochester
ROCHESTER, Minn. (WCCO/AP) – A 2-year-old child was among three people reportedly stabbed by an intruder in Rochester, Minn. Thursday. Police said that a man armed with knife broke into a home at about...
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