Man Dies After Thrown From Motorcycle, Hit By Semi
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man is dead after being thrown from his motorcycle and hit by semi truck in Waite Park, according to police. Officers were dispatched around 1:25 p.m. Thursday to the...
View ArticlePolice: 1 Dead After Shooting Inside North Minneapolis Home
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police say one person is dead and a suspect is still at large after a shooting early Friday morning on the north side of Minneapolis. Authorities responded to a report of a...
View ArticleTeen Indicted In Murder Of Minneapolis 5-Year-Old
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 17-year-old boy has been indicted by a grand jury on first-degree murder charges in the death of 5-year-old Nizzel George. Stephen Terrell Shannon was indicted in Hennepin County...
View ArticleDowntown Minneapolis Building Evacuated After Threat
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A downtown Minneapolis building has been evacuated Friday afternoon after a threat was made against the M & I Bank, according to witnesses at the scene. Witnesses say a man...
View ArticleWillow River Boot Camp Marks 20 Years
WILLOW RIVER, Minn. (WCCO) – This week marks the 20th anniversary of Minnesota’s Challenge Incarceration Program. It’s a boot camp-approach to rehabilitate non-violent offenders. . The C.I.P. campus,...
View ArticleFormer Viking Caleb King Charged With Assault
ANOKA, Minn. (AP) — Former Minnesota Vikings running back Caleb King is charged with assault for allegedly punching a man outside a birthday party last April. King is charged in Anoka County with...
View ArticleAmy Senser Files For Appeal
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - The woman who was charged with hitting and killing a man on an I-94 ramp is appealing the verdict. Amy Senser is currently serving a 41-month sentence in the Shakopee Women’s...
View ArticleObama: Attack At Sikh Temple Assails Religion
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says an attack at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin is an assault on religious faith and has no place in the United States. He says such an attack “is an attack on the...
View ArticleSt. Paul Man Dies After Friday Shooting
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — A St. Paul man has died and another remains in custody as a result of a Friday afternoon shooting, police say. Just before 1 p.m. on Friday, St. Paul officers responded to a...
View ArticleCops Investigate Golf Ball Hate Crime
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) - Police are trying to figure out who’s responsible for busting a car window with a golf ball covered in hate speech. About 150 people were inside Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran...
View ArticleNorth Mpls. Neighbors Come Together For Gang Prevention
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — More gun violence in north Minneapolis has a group of concerned neighbors going door-to-door, advising parents to recognize signs that their kids could be criminals or involved in...
View ArticleAuthorities: Dead Cat Found In Mpls. Park With Political Message
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A dead cat has been found in a Minneapolis park with a political message attached to it Monday morning, according to the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation. The cat’s body was...
View ArticleM&I Bank Suspect Charged With Terroristic Threats
(credit: Hennepin County Jail) MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities have charged the man in connection with a threat made against a downtown Minneapolis bank Friday afternoon. Philip James Pariso, 33, was...
View ArticleDUI Crackdown Dedicated To West Fargo Family
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — Authorities in the Fargo-Moorhead area are dedicating a DUI crackdown to a family killed in a July wreck. The Forum reports that relatives of the Deutscher family urged an end to...
View Article2 Men Sentenced For Multi-State Bank Fraud
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two men were sentenced Monday in Minneapolis federal court for their involvement in a $50 million bank fraud scandal. Prosecutors say 44-year-old Julian Okeayaninneh, of...
View Article3 Accused Of Swindling $44K Out Of MN Apple Stores
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Three New York men have been accused of swindling two Apple Stores in Minnesota out of $44,041.79, according to charges filed Monday. The authorities have identified the suspects...
View ArticlePolice: Man Lured Shooting Victim With Craigslist Ad
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A 26-year-old Maplewood man is accused of robbing a man at gunpoint before shooting and killing him after the victim tried to buy a cell phone from him on Craigslist,...
View ArticleWoman Charged With Careless Driving In Dakota County Fatal Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 64-year-old woman is accused of careless driving in crash last October that killed one person in rural Dakota County, according to court charges filed on Tuesday. Vicki Lee...
View ArticleCharges: Man Threw Girlfriend Off Balcony In Rage
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A 57-year-old man is accused of throwing his girlfriend off a second story balcony while the two were arguing while they were naked on Sunday at his St. Paul residence,...
View ArticleBurned Cat Treated As Possible Obama Threat; Reward Offered
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) — Federal officials are treating the discovery of a burned cat in a south Minneapolis park as a possible threat against President Obama. A park employee found the cat’s body...
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