Graffiti Removed From Mpls Landmark
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A popular Twin Cities landmark is clean again. On Sunday, the Spoon and Cherry at the Walker Sculpture Garden was vandalized “Kony” was spray-painted on the spoon, a reference to...
View ArticleMan Charged In Minneapolis Parking Ramp Stabbing
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Charges have been filed against the man police say stabbed a woman at a downtown Minneapolis parking ramp last week. A 28-year-old woman was walking to her car in the McGladrey...
View ArticleWitnesses Give Emotional Testimony In Senser Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s already been an emotional day in the courtroom, with the first witnesses taking the stand in the trial of Amy Senser. She’s the wife of former Minnesota Viking Joe Senser and...
View ArticlePolice: Man Killed Ex, Self In Western Minnesota
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (AP) — Police believe a 51-year-old man killed his former girlfriend before committing suicide in western Minnesota last week. The Douglas County sheriff’s office says David Everett...
View ArticleDrunk Driver Charged In Brooklyn Center Weekend Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 22-year-old St. Paul man is accused of driving drunk, losing control of his vehicle and causing an injury accident early Sunday morning, according to charges filed Tuesday in...
View ArticleStepdaughter Takes The Stand In Amy Senser Case
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Amy Senser’s hit-and-run trial continued on Tuesday with fireworks from her own stepdaughter, Brittani, along with chilling testimony from witnesses who saw Anousone Phantahvong’s...
View ArticleStepdaughter’s Testimony To Continue In Senser Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Amy Senser’s stepdaughter is expected to take the stand again on Wednesday morning as the fatal hit-and-run trial continues. Prosecutors say Senser struck and killed Anousone...
View ArticleMinneapolis Police Chief Not Seeking 3rd Term
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The top cop in Minneapolis says he will not seek another term. Tim Dolan, who has been chief of the Minneapolis Police Department since 2006, has notified Mayor R.T. Rybak that he...
View ArticleMan Critically Injured In Brooklyn Park Shooting
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (WCCO) – Police are investigating in Brooklyn Park after a man was shot, sending him to the hospital in critical condition late Tuesday. Police say it all started as a fight...
View ArticleProsecutors Conclude Sex Trafficking Case
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have finished their case against a group of nine defendants charged in a conspiracy to commit sexual trafficking of children operated by Somali gangs. The...
View ArticleCharges: Liquor Distributor Swindled From Restaurants
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 40-year-old Owatonna man is accused of swindling more than $70,000 in liquor from stores in Farmington and Hastings, according to charges filed Wednesday in Dakota County Court....
View ArticleMan Stole iPad To Buy Meth, Police Say
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 27-year-old man from Blaine has been charged with theft, after police said he stole an iPad in an effort to buy methamphetamine. Charges filed in Dakota County Court state Scott...
View ArticleJoe Senser Takes The Stand In Wife’s Hit-And-Run Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Former Minnesota Viking Joe Senser took the stand Wednesday in his wife Amy’s hit-and-run trial. Senser testified about conversations he had with his wife the night Anousone...
View ArticleMinn. Nurse Sentenced For Stealing Painkiller
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A St. Paul nurse has been sentenced to four years probation for stealing a painkiller from patients at an assisted living facility where he once worked. Thirty-six-year-old Travis...
View ArticleGuilty Plea In Armed Walgreens Robberies
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 25-year-old man has entered a guilty plea in the robbing of three Walgreens in the metro area. Last Thursday, Vincent Mark Smith entered a petition to enter a guilty plea on two...
View ArticleMan Pleads Guilty In Deadly School Bus-Bike Crash
WINONA, Minn. (WCCO) — A 56-year-old man has pleaded guilty to careless driving in the crash that killed a 73-year-old bicyclist in Winona. On April 13, 2012, Thomas Vincent Weaver and the court...
View ArticleJoe Senser Admonished By Judge After Allegedly Talking To Jury Members
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — When back on the witness stand Thursday, Joe Senser, a former Vikings star, said that he believed his wife when she said she hit a traffic cone the night 38-year-old Anousone...
View ArticleCharges: Man Pulled Gun On Minneapolis Traffic Officer
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 32-year-old man is accused of pulling a gun on a Minneapolis Traffic Control agent last month after getting a ticket, according to charges filed Thursday in Hennepin County...
View ArticleWoman Fights Off Intruder: ‘I Fought Him Off As Hard As I Could’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A woman who fought off a man who broke into her house and attacked her is speaking out and sending a message to warn others. “I had no weapons,” she said. “I had nothing to defend...
View ArticleCharges: Group Home Resident Sexually Assaulted 2 Workers
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 36-year-old Pine City man is accused of sexually assaulting two workers in the group home where he resided in northern Minnesota, according to charges filed Thursday in Pine...
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