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3 Federally Indicted For Armed St. Paul Pharmacy Robbery
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Three Minneapolis men were federally indicted Wednesday for allegedly robbing a St. Paul pharmacy of one pound of Hyrdocodone and other drugs in April. Twenty-four-year-old Ray...
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Wis. Father Faces Charges Of Killing 3 Daughters
RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WCCO/AP) – Formal criminal charges are pending against the father of three girls found dead Tuesday in their home in River Falls, Wis., police said. Authorities won’t say how...
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Woman Pleads Guilty To Involvement In Multi-State ID Theft Ring
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 43-year-old woman pleaded guilty in a St. Paul federal court Wednesday to taking part in a large-scale identity theft ring that spanned multiple states and robbed businesses and...
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3 Mpls. Men Indicted In St. Paul Pharmacy Robbery
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Three Minneapolis men were indicted Wednesday in federal court for the April 3, 2012 armed robbery of the West 7th Pharmacy in St. Paul. Ray James Brown, 24, Rayshawn Earl Brown,...
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Man Fatally Stabbed In St. Paul ID’d, Suspect In Custody
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police have identified the man who was fatally stabbed early Wednesday morning in St. Paul near the intersection of North Rice Street and Aurora Avenue West as 25-year-old Desmond...
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River Falls Mourns The Deaths Of 3 Sisters At Tearful Vigil
RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WCCO/AP) – You don’t expect it in any community, much less the small, tight-knit one of River Falls, Wis. That’s what 11-year-old Amara Schaffhausen’s soccer coach, Jeff Parsons,...
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Man Agrees To Plead Guilty In ND Meth Conspiracy
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — One of three family members from Bakersfield, Calif., accused of supplying methamphetamine to buyers in North Dakota and Minnesota plans to change his plea. Henry Paredez Jr. and...
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Authorities: Man Shot After Pointing Shotgun At Officer
LYLE, Minn. (WCCO) — The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Mower County Wednesday. According to authorities, law enforcement responded to a domestic...
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Centerpoint: 500 Customers Victims In ‘Obama Scam’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Centerpoint Energy says that about 500 customers have fallen victim to a growing scam that claims President Barack Obama will pay their utility bills for them. Xcel Energy also...
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Police: Man Enters Dakota County Building With Fake Gun
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Officials in Dakota County said a building in the east Twin Cities metro was put on lockdown Thursday morning after a man was spotted with a gun, police said. Officials said they...
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4 More Charges For Petters Associate; Total Now 28
MINNESOTA (WCCO/AP) – The former associate of disgraced Minnesota businessman Tom Petters now faces additional federal charges in connection with Petter’s $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme. A second...
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St. Paul Woman Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering For ID Theft Ring
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 44-year-old woman pleaded guilty Thursday to receiving $600 in connection with a multi-state identity theft ring that stole about $2 million from retail stores and financial...
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Payroll Agent Pleads Guilty To Embezzling $1.1 Million
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A former payroll agent for Land O’ Lakes pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to embezzling more than $1 million from the company. Cynthia Carol Jacobsen, 58, of Brooklyn Park,...
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Group Asks MN High Court To Hear BWCA Tower Case
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A group wants the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that lets AT&T proceed with a 450-foot cellphone tower near Ely next door to the Boundary Waters...
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Ft. Snelling Grave ‘Significantly Disturbed’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities are trying to figure out who desecrated the grave of a Minnesota World War II veteran. The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and Veterans Affairs are investigating, but...
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Charges: Father Cut Daughters’ Throats
RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WCCO/AP) — A River Falls father was charged with three counts of first-degree intentional homicide Thursday in the deaths of his three young daughters. Eight-year-old Sophie,...
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Major Heroin Ring Dismantled After 15-Month Investigation
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Some of the biggest suppliers of heroin in the metro are behind bars after the Minneapolis Police and the DEA dismantled a major heroin ring Thursday. Police believe they’re...
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Good Question: Who’s Required To Stand Up For Children?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Even with all we knew about the disaster at Penn State and the accusations against Jerry Sandusky, the report released Thursday came like a blow to the gut. “The most powerful men...
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Why Would Schaffhausen Kill His 3 Daughters?
RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WCCO) – The charges released Thursday explain how police think the River Falls triple homicide happened, but they don’t answer the question on so many minds — why? Police say Aaron...
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Inver Grove Heights Man Indicted In Multi-Million Dollar Mortgage Scam
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – An Inver Grove Heights man was indicted Wednesday for soliciting buyers to purchase properties at inflated prices in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme. Christopher Jon...
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