Police: Apple Valley Cop Shoots Man After He Pulls Out Handgun
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – An Apple Valley police officer shot a 48-year-old man during an investigation Sunday evening after the man pulled out a handgun, authorities say. The Apple Valley Police...
View ArticleTalking Points: Previewing A New Week In Senser Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There promises to be more courtroom drama Monday, as one of the most high-profile criminal cases in recent memory continues. Amy Senser could take the stand as soon as Monday in...
View Article5 Arrested In Fights After Concert At Mpls. Club
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Five people were arrested early Monday morning at a downtown Minneapolis nightclub following an 18+ concert performance. According to police, the arrests happened after a series of...
View ArticleCase Asks: When Is It A Crime To Harass Animals?
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Federal prosecutors are defending their use of an obscure law to indict two recreational Iowa pilots whose low flying may have disturbed thousands of resting migratory birds....
View ArticleCops: ‘Weapon’ That Caused Lockdown Was Tool For Ed Project
ST. CLOUD (WCCO) — A reported “weapon” that caused a lockdown at a St. Cloud State University building turned out to be a tool for an educational project, according to police. On Monday at 7:43 a.m.,...
View ArticleRybak Selects Assistant Chief To Succeed Dolan
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak announced his intention to nominate the current assistant chief of the Minneapolis Police Department to succeed Tim Dolan after his retirement. Rybak...
View ArticleMan Shot By Apple Valley Police Officer Dies
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) –- The man shot by an Apple Valley police officer on Sunday evening has died, according to Regions Hospital. The Apple Valley Police Department says the shooting happened after 5:40...
View ArticlePolice: Don’t Bring Corkscrews, Nail Clippers Or Brass Knuckles To Court
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office wants people to know the following items (or possible weapons) are not allowed in suburban courts: nail clippers, corkscrews, mace, razor...
View ArticleJury Begins Deliberating In Sex Trafficking Trial
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal jury will continue deliberations Tuesday in the trial of nine defendants accused in a sexual trafficking ring operated by Somali gang members. The jury of six men and...
View ArticleAmy Senser Takes The Stand In Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP/WCCO) – The wife of a former Minnesota Viking tearfully told jurors Monday at her fatal hit-and-run trial that she thought she hit a construction barrel or a pothole, not a person, the...
View ArticleSt. Paul Man Pleads Guilty To Sexual Assaults
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) - A St. Paul man pled guilty Monday of two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Courtney Lamont Osgood, 20, was charged in Ramsey District Court for two separate...
View ArticleNorth Branch Dairy Queen Damaged By Drunken Driver
NORTH BRANCH, Minn. (WCCO) – The Chisago County Sheriff’s Office reports that a drunken driver who stopped at a Dairy Queen drive-thru ended up causing a lot of damage. Investigators say a driver got...
View ArticleMan Stabbed To Death In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police in Minneapolis have taken a man in custody after a deadly stabbing Monday night. Officers say the stabbing happened around 10:15 p.m. along the 500 block of Cedar Avenue...
View Article45 Years For Fatal Shooting Of Ex-Girlfriend
WALKER, Minn. (AP) — A northern Minnesota man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend. Twenty-two-year-old Kandace Dunn, of Cass Lake, was shot in the head last...
View ArticleCharges: Man Made Deal With Undercover Cop To Kidnap, Kill Ex
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 45-year-old man is charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping after he unknowingly made a deal with a police officer to kidnap and kill his ex-girlfriend. Police say they...
View ArticleVikes Player Arrested In Beating Released From Jail, Team
ANOKA, Minn. (WCCO) – The Minnesota Vikings player accused of brutally beating a man over the weekend has been released from jail. Soon after, the Vikings announced he was waived from their roster. The...
View ArticleAmy Senser’s Fate Now In Jury’s Hands
MINNEAPOLIS (AP/WCCO) – The jury in the Amy Senser case has finished deliberating for Tuesday night without reaching a verdict, and will get together again at 9 a.m. Wednesday. A jury had spent six...
View ArticleAuthorities ID Cedar Avenue Stabbing Victim
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities say a 27-year-old Minneapolis man was stabbed to death late Monday night on Cedar Avenue. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim Wednesday...
View ArticleColumbia Heights Teen Dies In Brooklyn Park Shooting
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (WCCO) – Authorities have identified a Columbia Heights teen who died five days after being shot during a fight in Brooklyn Park last week. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s...
View ArticleMan Gets 33 Months For Beating Woman In Front Of Kids
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A 26-year-old St. Paul man will spend more than two years in prison for assaulting his girlfriend, threatening her kids and assaulting police officer. Sean Isaac Clark was...
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