Judge Denies Senser’s Motion To Throw Out Verdict
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Amy Senser’s motion asking a judge to throw out her guilty verdict in the hit-and-run death has been denied. District Court Judge Daniel H. Mabley said, “specifically, the...
View ArticleMistrial Declared In John Edwards Corruption Case
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – A mistrial has been declared in the campaign fraud trial against ex-presidential candidate John Edwards. Jurors on Thursday acquitted John Edwards of one of six counts involving...
View ArticlePolice: Forest Lake H.S. Student Had Knife, Nunchucks In Backpack
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – An investigation of a Forest Lake High School lockdown Wednesday found that a male student brought a knife and nunchucks to school, police said. Cpt. Greg Weiss, of the Forest Lake...
View ArticleMan Pleads Guilty To Driving Zamboni Drunk
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – An Apple Valley man pleaded guilty Thursday to driving a Zamboni while drunk – with a recorded blood alcohol content of 0.32 — at a hockey game in January, court records show....
View ArticleWitnesses: Police Shoot, Kill Man Holding Rifle On The Street
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police shot and killed a man in Brooklyn Center Thursday night after he was seen walking down a street with a rifle, witnesses said. The shooting appears to have happened on the...
View ArticlePolice Shoot Armed Man To Death In Brooklyn Center
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (WCCO) – Police say a man was shot to death in Brooklyn Center Thursday night after he was seen carrying a rifle down a residential street. The incident happened around 8:32...
View ArticleGarage At St. Paul Apartment Destroyed By Arsonist
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Police are searching for an arsonist after a fire caused extensive damage to several garages in St. Paul Friday morning. St. Paul firefighters responded to a report of a nine...
View Article1 Dead, 9 Injured in Wis. Crash Between Car, 10 bikes
MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say motorcyclists involved in a fatal highway crash in eastern Wisconsin are all from Muskegon County, Mich. One of the 12 bikers in the group, 59-year-old...
View ArticleMinneapolis Man Found Guilty In Murder Case
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minneapolis man was found guilty of second-degree intentional murder Thursday in Hennepin County Court. Lonnell Javey Powell, 23, had opted for a bench trial, and now sentencing...
View ArticleMan Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Home Invasion, Rape
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 25-year-old man was sentenced Friday in Ramsey County Court to 20 years in prison for robbing a St. Paul couple in their home, and then sexually assaulting the wife. Kimanie...
View ArticleRoseville Police Ask For Helping In Finding McCarron’s Lake Burglars
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Roseville Police Department is asking the public’s help in finding those responsible for about 10 burglaries in homes and businesses about McCarron’s Lake. Police said they...
View ArticleFriends Mourn For Man Killed By Police In Brooklyn Center
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Friends and family of a man shot and killed by police overnight visited the place where he died in Brooklyn Center Friday. Friends described Dantay Wright as being good with kids,...
View ArticleMother Of Boy Struck By Motorcycle Talks About Incident
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – The mother of a 4-year-old struck by a motorcycle in a hit-and-run spoke about the incident and her son for the first time publicly. Tyrell Baymon was holding his mother’s...
View ArticlePolice: Teen Killed In S. Mpls Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A teen died Friday after being shot in an alley in south Minneapolis, police said. Sgt. William Palmer, of Minneapolis police, said a male in his mid-to-late teens got into a...
View Article16-Year-Old Arrested In Connection With Shooting Mpls. Teen
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with Friday night’s deadly shooting in south Minneapolis. Sgt. William Palmer said the teenage suspect was in custody by 7:30...
View ArticlePolice: Vikings Player Arrested For DWI
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings fullback Jerome Felton has been arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired and refusing to submit to a chemical test. Eden Prairie police say Felton...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Fatal Shooting In St. Paul
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — St. Paul homicide investigators are asking for the public’s help with information regarding a fatal shooting Saturday night. Police say a man died shortly after arriving at Regions...
View ArticleApple Valley Police Break Up Fight At Graduation Party
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (WCCO) – A graduation party ended with a huge fight Friday night, which had to be broken up by police. An officer was forced to use a Taser to get a 15-year-old under control. It...
View ArticleKitten Thief Strikes Shakopee Pet Store
SHAKOPEE, Minn. (WCCO) – A metro pet shop and police are hoping you can help them catch a brazen thief who stole a kitten. The manager at Petland in Shakopee shared surveillance video with WCCO, which...
View ArticleShootout Between 2 Cars On I-94
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – One woman was hospitalized by shattered glass after a shoot-out near Interstate 94 in Minneapolis, according to police. Authorities say the incident started at about 6:47 p.m....
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