Charges: Man Whipped Boy Over Toilet Training
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 39-year-old Minneapolis man is accused of whipping a 3-year-old developmentally delayed boy near his private area after the boy had problems with toilet training, according to...
View ArticleOrganic Farmer’s Delivery Van Stolen
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — With his horses in the corral and a gaggle of geese on the ground, organic farmer Steven Schwen lives life about as basic as one can get. He’s been living off the land for more...
View Article3 Arrested After Drive-By Shooting Investigation In Bemidji
BEMIDJI, Minn. (WCCO) – Three people were arrested Tuesday night after an apparent drive-by shooting incident in Bemidji on Saturday, according to the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office. Nobody was...
View ArticleMan, 19, Accused Of Poaching 21-Point Buck In SE Minn.
CALEDONIA, Minn. (WCCO) — A southeastern Minnesota deer farmer is in shock over the loss of his prized trophy buck. Police believe a 19-year-old Rushford man entered the property early last Thursday...
View ArticleMinn. Woman Charged With Killing Boyfriend
ASHLAND, Wis. (WCCO) – A woman from Rice, Minn. has been charged with killing her boyfriend and leaving his corpse in a motel room. According to the criminal complaint filed in Ashland County, Wis.,...
View ArticleMpls. Police Report Increase In Car Break-Ins
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police are warning residents about an up-tick in car break-ins in a Minneapolis neighborhood. Minneapolis Police said there has been an increase in theft from auto in the last...
View ArticleMinnesota Priest Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Woman
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — A 47-year-old priest has been sentenced for sexually abusing a woman who was seeking his spiritual advice and counsel, according to the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office. Christopher...
View ArticleBixby Energy Takes Responsibility In Fraud Case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota-based energy company admits it defrauded investors of up to $7 million. Bixby Energy Systems Inc. in Ramsey entered an agreement with federal prosecutors Wednesday. Bixby...
View ArticleMan Arrested In Douglas County Meth Bust
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 37-year-old man was arrested in Douglas County on Wednesday for possessing about 240 grams of methamphetamine, authorities said. Chad Michael Larson was the focus of an...
View ArticleTeacher’s Aide Pleads Guilty To Criminal Sexual Conduct
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Shakopee teacher who was accused of engaging in multiple sex acts with a 16-year-old student has pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sexual conduct. Michelle Rose Chlan, 26...
View ArticleApple Valley Man Attacked While Helping Neighbor
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (WCCO) — A Twin Cities man needs surgery after he was brutally attacked while trying to help his neighbor. “I know he was mad. He’s not a big man. I’m a big man, and he wasn’t...
View ArticlePolice: Thieves Pocket-Dial 911, Leading To Arrest
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police in Wisconsin’s capital city barely had to try to catch a pair of unlucky suspected thieves. Madison police say two men in their late 20s stole DVDs and computer games from a...
View ArticleFBI: Man Robbed Bank In St. Paul At Gunpoint
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Authorities are looking for a man who robbed a St. Paul bank on Wednesday afternoon and they believe it could be the infamous “Man in Black.” It happened around 3:15 p.m. at...
View ArticleInvestigators Believe Arsonist Started Fires In Winona
WINONA, Minn. (WCCO) – Fire investigators think there may be a serial arsonist in Winona. In the past six weeks, there have been three fires in the same Winona neighborhood. The most recent one...
View ArticleWoman Gets 15 Days For Punching Child At School
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A South St. Paul mother who was charged in June for beating her daughter at school has been sentenced to one year in prison. Socorro Eaton, 26, was convicted in Ramsey County...
View Article2 Sentenced In New Brighton Armed Robbery
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Two men were sentenced in St. Paul Federal Court on Wednesday in connection with the Jan. 12 armed robbery of a New Brighton gas station. Terry Lamar Roberts Jr., 23 of...
View ArticlePolice: Woman Kidnapped, Raped In Coon Rapids
COON RAPIDS, Minn. (WCCO) — Police are investigating after a woman reported being kidnapped and raped near Highway 10 in Coon Rapids. According to police, the woman called Coon Rapids Police around...
View ArticleMan Gets 15 Years In Brooklyn Park Murder
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 19-year-old man was sentenced 15 years in prison Thursday in Hennepin County Court in connection with the murder of a teenage girl in Brooklyn Park back in July. Kivian Heard...
View ArticleCity Of Nowthen Can’t Afford County Deputies
NOWTHEN (WCCO) — Surrounded by rolling farmland at the northern edge of the Twin Cities metro, a former township turned city is struggling to pay its bills. There is one cost in particular that...
View ArticleAuthorities: Suspect Arrested In MN Courthouse Shooting
GRAND MARAIS, Minn. (WCCO/AP) — A gunman opened fire at small northern Minnesota courthouse on Thursday, shooting and injuring the local prosecutor and two other people, authorities said. A suspect...
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