Tom Petters Breaks His Silence
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — For the first time since he was sentenced to 50 years in prison for orchestrating a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme, Tom Petters is breaking his silence. The one-time rising...
View ArticleSchool Bus Driver Accused Of ‘Sexting’ Boy
MERRILL, Wis. (AP) — A school bus driver from Lincoln County has been accused of sending nude photos of himself to an 11-year-old passenger. Fifty-one-year-old Bobb Bergman of Schley is charged with...
View ArticlePolice Seek Man Who May Have Seen Hit-and-Run
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police in Grand Rapids, Minn., are asking the public’s help in identifying a man who may have information on a hit-and-run incident. Police said the hit-and-run happened around...
View ArticleWis. Couple To Enter Pleas In Starved Girl Case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A husband and wife accused of torturing and starving the man’s teenage daughter and forcing her to live in their basement are expected to enter pleas in court. The Madison couple...
View ArticlePolice Search For Bank Robber In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police are looking for a man accused of robbing the Wings Financial Credit Union in Minneapolis on Monday. According to the Minneapolis FBI, a man entered the bank, located at 913...
View ArticleNo Charges In Jody Patzner’s Shooting Death
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – No charges will be filed against a man arrested in the shooting death of another man who was delivering lasagna to a family friend. Last week, police took 24-year-old Hezekiah...
View ArticleSenser Pleads Not Guilty To Talking On Phone, Speeding
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Amy Senser pleaded not guilty Monday to her latest and third felony charge, after a police investigation determined she was on the phone at the time she allegedly hit and killed a...
View ArticlePolice Seek Help In Rochester Homicide Investigation
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police in Rochester are asking the public’s help in figuring out how a 47-year-old man died Sunday. Police said they found David Alan Biester, of Rochester, a little after 9 p.m....
View ArticleParole Denied For Man Who Killed Robbinsdale Cop
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Department of Corrections denied parole Monday for the man who killed a Robbinsdale police officer in 1985, saying Ronald Schneider has not shown he’s met the criteria required...
View ArticleVictim’s Family: Hit-And-Run Driver Deserves 40 Years In Jail
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The man who killed a Twin Cities college student with his car is going to prison for 40 years. “We’re very happy. He’ll be older than us when he gets out, so we’re happy,” said...
View ArticleMore Than $15K In Copper Stolen From St. Cloud Business
ST. CLOUD (WCCO) – St. Cloud Police are asking for the public’s help after they say $15,000 to $20,000 worth of copper was stolen from a business. On Monday, police were dispatched to the 4800 block of...
View ArticleParole Denied For Man Who Killed Robbinsdale Cop
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Department of Corrections denied parole Monday for the man who killed a Robbinsdale police officer in 1985, saying Ronald Schneider has not shown he’s met the criteria required...
View ArticleLab Tests: ND Patrol Captain Was Over Legal Limit
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Lab tests show that a North Dakota Highway Patrol captain arrested in Minnesota allegedly had a blood alcohol level nearly twice that state’s legal limit for driving. Grand...
View ArticleServices Held In Mpls. For Triple Murder Victims
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Funerals were held Tuesday morning for three members of one family killed inside a home day care. DeLois Brown and her parents, James and Clover Bolden, were found dead last week...
View ArticleDog Breeder Charged With Cruelty, Killing Puppies
HASTINGS, Minn. (WCCO) – A Northfield, Minn. woman has been charged with 16 felony counts of animal cruelty after being accused of drowning dogs — both puppies and adults — and putting their corpses...
View ArticleMan Charged With Stomping On Pregnant Ex’s Stomach
ANOKA, Minn. (WCCO) – A 28-year-old man has been charged with stomping on his pregnant ex-girlfriend’s stomach in an attempt to kill her unborn child. According to the criminal complaint filed in Anoka...
View ArticleMan Takes Rosemount Police on 110 MPH Chase
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Last week, a suspected drunken driver was stopped by Rosemount police, only to flee and take officers on a 110 mph chase. According to the criminal complaint, on April 9, Robert...
View ArticleAppeals Court Hears Ex-Nurse’s Aiding Suicide Case
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The attorney for an ex-nurse found guilty of encouraging two depressed people to commit suicide is asking the Minnesota Court of Appeals to overturn his conviction on free speech...
View ArticleMan’s Felony Conviction For Shooting Dog Upheld
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A town of Fond du Lac man’s felony conviction for shooting his neighbor’s dog Shakes with a high-powered pellet gun has been upheld. The Second District Court of Appeals on...
View ArticleHopkins Council Approves Ban On Airsoft Guns
HOPKINS, Minn. (WCCO) – The city of Hopkins is one step closer to restricting a popular toy gun for kids, due to the threat some say they pose to police officers. The Hopkins City Council voted...
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