Driver Cited For Using Mannequin In Mpls Fast Lane
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A woman who put a mannequin in the backseat of her car then used the fast lane on Interstate 35W is now facing two traffic citations. The Minnesota State Patrol says they stopped the...
View ArticleMan Sentenced In Attempted Rape Of 16-Year-Old
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 25-year-old Bloomington man has been sentenced in two sexual assaults committed in the vicinity of public transportation. On Thursday, Dominique Darrough was convicted of...
View Article9-Time Convicted Rapist Up For Parole Again
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It was a crime that changed the Twin Cities, state law and attitudes toward violence against women. But now the nine-time convicted rapist and killer behind the “Honeywell Ramp...
View ArticleFBI: 2 Minn. Men With Supremacist Ties Had Weapons
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two Minnesota men with suspected ties to white supremacist groups amassed several weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition as part of a plan to attack the government, minorities...
View ArticlePolice: Alleged H.S. Hazing Ritual Under Investigation
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities in Todd County are investigating a high school hazing ritual they describe as having multiple victims and possibly being sexual in nature. Todd County Sheriff Peter...
View ArticleAudit: Car Dealer Employee Gives Friend Access To 3,700 MN Vehicle Records
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Letters are on their way to 3,700 Minnesotans whose vehicle records were illegally viewed by someone at a car repossession company, the Department of Public Safety said. The...
View ArticleMan Sentenced In SD For 400 Pounds Of Pot
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — An Oregon man caught with nearly 400 pounds of marijuana in South Dakota has been sentenced to six years in prison. The drug charge against 49-year-old Darrell Hughes of Portland,...
View ArticlePolice: Drunken Driver Flees Cops With Infant Son In His Arms
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis Police say a 32-year-old man is in jail after fleeing police in a SUV with his infant son in his arms – while intoxicated. On April 22, police responded to a domestic...
View ArticleME: St. Bonifacius Toddler’s Death Ruled Homicide
HASTINGS (WCCO) — Authorities are investigating the death of a St. Bonifacious toddler, whose death has been ruled a homicide. On Feb. 10, 2012, authorities were dispatched to 19-month-old Cottrell...
View ArticleArmed Robbery At Plymouth Guaranty Bank
PLYMOUTH, Minn. (WCCO) – The Plymouth Police Department is requesting the public’s help in identifying the man who used a handgun to rob a Guaranty Bank inside a Plymouth, Minn. Rainbow Foods Friday....
View ArticleAmy Senser’s Eldest Daughter: ‘I Never Have Seen Her Drunk’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Molly Senser, Amy Senser’s eldest daughter, testified Friday morning that her mother was not drunk the night 38-year-old Anousone Phanthavong was killed in a hit and run accident....
View ArticleAudit Reveals Vehicle Database Breach
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — When vehicle owners renew their titles or license plates, all that information is kept in a central computer. It’s known as the Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS)...
View Article18-Year-Old Charged In Brooklyn Park Shooting
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (WCCO) – An 18-year-old man has been charged in Tuesday night’s shooting in Brooklyn Park. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has charged Deshawn Roberts with attempted first-...
View ArticleJury Deliberates Monday In Sex Trafficking Case
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal jury will begin deliberating in Nashville on Monday in the trial of nine defendants accused in a child sexual trafficking conspiracy operated by Somali gangs....
View ArticleWis. Police Rescue Pets From Animal Hoarder
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WCCO) – Dozens of animals have been removed from a Wisconsin woman’s home. Police say they removed 33 cats, five dogs, and four birds from the home in Fond du Lac. The Humane Society...
View ArticlePolice: Man Tries Luring Girl Into Car
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 13-year-old girl was almost lured into a man’s car as she was walking home from school on Thursday afternoon in Columbia Heights, police say. The incident took place at 3:45 p.m....
View ArticlePolice: Vikings Player Arrested After Birthday Party Beating
MINNEAPOLIS (AP/WCCO) – A Minnesota Vikings running back is in jail after he allegedly beat up a 22-year-old man early Saturday morning at a birthday party in Oak Grove. Twenty-four-year-old Caleb...
View ArticleGun Reportedly Pulled On Bar Bouncer
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A disruptive bar patron pulled a gun on the bar’s bouncer Friday night in Jordan before ending the evening shooting his gun in his own parents’ house. Brewers Bar owner Ron Fry...
View ArticleMan Arrested For Threatening 3 With Handgun
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 53-year-old man is in custody after police say he threatened three men with a handgun. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said Loren Koenen was arrested around 8:58 p.m. near...
View ArticleWis. Woman Held In Puppy-Napping At DMV Office
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Sun Prairie woman is being held for allegedly stealing a 6-month-old puppy from a car parked at a Division of Motor Vehicles office. Madison police say the 21-year-old was...
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