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Authorities: Woman With 21 Aliases Arrested For Narcotics
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 46-year-old woman arrested for narcotics possession was discovered to have 21 aliases, according to Hennepin County District Court documents. On March 26, 2012, Traci Rankin...
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Mpls. Police Ponder 8 P.M. Curfew After Youth Mob Attacks
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There have been six mob attacks, in all, since February. Now, police are now wondering if an 8 o’clock curfew keeping anyone 17 and under from two downtown streets will stop the...
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After Teen Overdose, Hastings Police Plan To Investigate Drug, Alcohol...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Hastings authorities are vowing to aggressively investigate drug and underage alcohol access after an 18-year-old high school senior overdosed on heroin in March. The Hasting...
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Should Charities Have To Return Money Donated By Petters?; Gov. To Decide
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It has been more than two years since Tom Petters was found guilty of running a $3.5 billion Ponzi scheme. But the effort to recover money for Petters’ victims, some of which are...
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After 6 Months, Charges Come Down In St. Paul Woman’s Murder
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – After six long months of waiting, a St. Paul family now knows who investigators believed killed their loved one. Police found Megan Neely dead in her St. Paul apartment last...
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Ex-Firefighter Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Distribute Cocaine
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 34-year-old former Minneapolis firefighter has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. Brandon Josiha Granger entered his plea Monday...
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Immigration Officials Arrest 110 In Upper Midwest
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Immigration officials have arrested more than 100 people in the Upper Midwest as part of a nationwide sweep. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday announced the arrests...
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Man Charged In Connection With Police-Involved Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office charged a 43-year-old man Monday for assaulting a police officer in connection with Sunday’s officer-involved shooting. Robert John Yellow...
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St. Paul Man Sentenced To 36 Months In Prison For Bank Fraud
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A United States District Court judge sentenced a 41-year-old St. Paul man to 36 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to being involved in a bank fraud scheme, the Justice...
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Police: Thief Stole Car From Brooklyn Center Cars For Courage Lot
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Brooklyn Center police are asking for help after a thief stole a car from a Cars for Courage lot in late March. Poor surveillance video shows a white pickup truck with a metal tool...
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Police Ask For Public’s Help To ID Armed Robber
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police are asking for the public’s help to identify an armed robber. Officers responded to the CVS Pharmacy at 3655 Central Ave. NE on a robbery of a business call. Upon arrival,...
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Minneapolis Teenager Indicted In 2011 Murder Of 13-Year-Old
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Hennepin County Grand Jury returned a first-degree murder indictment against a Minneapolis teenager in the 2011 summer shooting death of 13-year-old Rayjon Gomez. Donquarius...
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New Charges Emerge For Veteran Firefighter
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A veteran firefighter faces new charges after being arrested during a drug bust at a Minneapolis fire station. Lawrence Wajda Jr., 42, has been charged with fifth-degree possession...
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Man Gets 35 Years In Prison For Murder Of 56-Year-Old Woman
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 36-year-old man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Tuesday for murdering a woman and trying to conceal her remains. Anoka County District Court Judge James Cunningham said Mo...
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3 Arrested In Armed Robbery Of St. Paul Pharmacy
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Three men were arrested Tuesday and are being held in Ramsey County Jail after an armed robbery of the West Seventh Pharmacy, according to St. Paul Police. Authorities...
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Rochester Mom Speaks For 1st Time About Child’s Stabbing
ROCHESTER (WCCO) — Around 6 a.m. on the morning of March 1, Chika Njemanze awoke to her son Xavier’s cries. But it wasn’t the normal sound of a toddler’s hunger, but rather a shriek of panic and pain....
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1 Injured In St. Paul Shooting
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — One person was injured in a shooting in St. Paul Tuesday afternoon, according to St. Paul Police. Police say they received a call of a shooting in the area of the 800 block of Selby...
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Was $12,000 A Restaurant Tip Or Drug Money?
(Update: As of Thursday, April 5, the attorney for the waitress said she will keep her $12,000 tip. Read more.) MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP/WCCO) — A waitress in Minnesota is suing after $12,000 was left at...
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Charges: Man Allegedly Solicited Sex With Teen On Craigslist
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Lakeville man has been charged with two counts of solicitation after police say he tried to meet up with a 13-year-old for sexual activity after the two met on Craigslist....
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1 Arrested, 2 At Large After Chase In Wisconsin
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police say one suspect has been arrested and at least two others are still at large after a high speed chase near Osceola, Wis., Tuesday night. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office...
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