Couple In Wis. Starved-Teen Case Seek Lower Bail
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Attorneys for a Madison couple accused of torturing and starving the man’s 15-year-old daughter have asked a judge to lower their clients’ bail, and the father has asked that he not...
View ArticleWar Vet On Injuries From A Vise Thrown At Windshield
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — An Iraq War veteran wants justice after someone threw a metal vise through his windshield, smashing his face. Jon Stacke was driving with a friend around 8:30 p.m. Monday night...
View ArticleGroup Home Worker Accused Of Rape By Knifepoint
RICHFIELD (WCCO) — A 43-year-old employee at a Richfield group home has been charged with raping a coworker by knifepoint, according to authorities. The Hennepin County District Court charged Peter...
View ArticleArsonist Pleads Guilty In St. Paul House Fire
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A 28-year-old man pleaded guilty to arson Thursday in connection with a St. Paul house fire in early January that displaced six people, including two young children. David...
View ArticleCharges: Man Exposed Himself To At Least 3 Children
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 30-year-old Farmington man is accused of exposing himself to children, asking them if they wanted to touch them and showing them pornography on his cell phone, according to...
View ArticleAuthorities Search Crystal Backyard For Human Remains
CRYSTAL, Minn. (WCCO) — Police in a Twin Cities suburb want to know if a baby is buried in the backyard of a home. So Thursday, they spent the day in Crystal digging up the yard of that home. They’re...
View ArticleMpls Man Sentenced For Stabbing, Killing Friend
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to over 20 years in prison for stabbing and killing his friend on a Minneapolis parking ramp in September, according to the Hennepin County...
View Article‘Beat Down Posse’ Leader Sentenced To 15 Years
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The head of the “Beat Down Posse” has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for racketeering. Joseph Robert Gustafson, 56, of Minneapolis was using his bail bond business as a...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Man After 2 Separate Chases
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police have taken a man into custody after two separate high-speed chases through the Twin Cities. The chase started around 11:30 p.m. Thursday in Minneapolis, when police were...
View ArticleSome Upset About Dahmer Walking Tour In Wis.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A marketing group in Wisconsin wants to give walking tours of the bar where serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer met and hung out with some of his victims. But when victims’ families and...
View ArticleCharges: Target Employee Stole Thousands From Stores
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 29-year-old Braham woman is accused of stealing nearly $2,000 worth of merchandise from several Target stores over the span of a month, according to charges filed Friday in...
View ArticlePolice: Woman Jumps From Window After Gas Incident
BLAINE (WCCO) — Police say two women had to escape a house – with one jumping from a 2nd floor window – after a man threw gas on them in Blaine, Minn. On Feb. 20, 2012, police were assisting a motorist...
View ArticleRochester Toddler In Critical Condition After Stabbing
ROCHESTER, Minn. (WCCO/AP) – Rochester police say the injuries a toddler sustained at the hands of an intruder are life threatening. The 2-year-old boy was stabbed in the abdomen by a male suspect...
View ArticlePolice Looking For Suspects In 5 Minneapolis Robberies
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police are looking for a several suspects who they believe were involved in at least five robberies over the past week in the Corcoran neighborhood of Minneapolis. Authorities said...
View Article1 Killed, 1 Injured In Richfield Stabbing
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A stabbing in Richfield on Friday left one man dead and another wounded, authorities said. Richfield Police said they responded to the scene, located on the 7000 block of Elliot...
View ArticleNo Immediate Charges In Crystal Baby Death
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) — Authorities confirmed Friday that bones found in a Crystal couple’s backyard belong to an infant boy who was born in 2008, but said they have no evidence at present to bring...
View ArticleMan Arrested For Throwing Vise Through Windshield
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Bloomington police arrested a 39-year-old man for allegedly throwing a metal vise through an Iraq War veteran’s windshield and breaking his jaw. Gerret Parks is currently in...
View ArticleBakdash Takes The Stand, Says He Didn’t Intend To Kill
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Timothy Bakdash was out celebrating his 29th birthday last April 15 at the Library Bar in Dinkytown. He was with his friend, Matt Dammon. On the witness stand Friday, Bakdash told...
View ArticleMan Arrested After Leading Police On Chase In Twin Cities
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It took officers from two police departments to end a dangerous high speed chase Thursday night. Authorities were following a driver throughout the Twin Cities metro who was...
View ArticlePolice: Woman Robs St. Croix Falls Wis. Bank
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police in western Wisconsin are looking for a female suspect after a bank was robbed Friday afternoon. Police say the incident happened at about 1:40 p.m. at the Eagle Valley Bank...
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