Driver Arrested After Bloomington Hit-And-Run That Injured 2
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Two people suffered injuries and a man was arrested Wednesday night after a vehicle ran a stop sign, collided with another vehicle and drove off, Bloomington Police said. The hit...
View ArticleMan Accused Of Videotaping Inside Mall Restroom Sentenced
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man who secretly videotaped shoppers in a mall bathroom will not serve any more time in jail. Twenty-five-year-old Joshua LaValle was just sentenced Thursday morning for...
View ArticleMan, Woman Found Dead In Swift County
BENSON, Minn. (AP) — Authorities in Swift County are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman at a home north of Benson. The sheriff’s office says deputies were called to the home Wednesday...
View ArticleCharges Filed Against Man Shown In YouTube Arrest Video
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO/AP) – Criminal charges have been filed against the St. Paul man whose arrest earlier this week was caught on video and posted on YouTube. Thirty-year-old Eric Ronnell Hightower...
View ArticleBetter Business Bureau Gives Advice To Avoid Romance Scams
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Singles beware: Internet romance scams are growing and targeting singles over 40, who are divorced, widowed and/or disabled, the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota says. “Online...
View ArticleMpls. Man, 20, Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Murder
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 20-year-old Minneapolis man has been sentenced to more than 25 years in prison for a man’s shooting death in January 2011, according to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office....
View ArticleCops: Man Found Asleep In Middle Of Road With Meth
SHERBURNE COUNTY, Minn. (WCCO) – Police arrested a 46-year-old Princeton, Minn., man after they found him asleep in his car in the middle of the road with methamphetamine. According to the Sherburne...
View ArticleND Man Pleads Guilty In Synthetic Drug Overdose
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota teen has pleaded guilty to dealing synthetic drugs that led to the overdose death of a Grand Forks teen. Wesley Sweeney, of Manvel, appeared Friday in federal court....
View ArticlePolice Search Envy Night Club For Alleged Tax Fraud
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police executed a search warrant at the Envy Night Club in downtown Minneapolis on Friday with probable cause for various alleged tax fraud violations. The Minneapolis Police...
View Article2nd Officer On Leave Over YouTube Arrest Flap
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A second St. Paul Police officer has been put on paid administrative leave as the department continues to investigate potential police brutality. The two officers are...
View ArticleFmr. Blaine Coach Sentenced For Criminal Sexual Conduct
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The 20-year-old former high school basketball coach who pleaded guilty to engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old girl was sentenced to 120 days in jail for...
View ArticleSavage Woman Sentenced For Role In Mortgage Fraud Scheme
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 49-year-old real estate agent from Savage was sentenced on Friday for her participation in a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that victimized lenders across the...
View ArticleRenville Co. Authorities Seeking Info On Man’s Death, Disappearance
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Renville County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about the death of a Cosmos man who disappeared about a year ago and whose body was found, months later, in a cornfield....
View ArticlePolice Search Envy Nightclub For Alleged Tax Fraud
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police executed a search warrant at the Envy Nightclub in downtown Minneapolis Friday with probable cause for various alleged tax fraud violations. “We collected a lot of...
View ArticleMound Man, 70, Faces Child Porn Charges
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 70-year-old Mound man faces charges related to child pornography after police arrested him earlier this week while executing a search warrant. Officers arrested Charles Dick...
View ArticleLeaders Call For Justice In Wake Of YouTube Arrest Video
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A man who was beaten by St. Paul Police joined his lawyer and leaders from the NAACP and African American Leadership Council at Lewis Park in St. Paul on Saturday, the same...
View ArticleFairground Neighbors Allege Spike In Crime
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) - Neighborhoods close to the fairgrounds have become targets of vandals, and some think state fairgoers are to blame for a spike in crime. Homeowners on Albany Avenue have had...
View ArticlePolice Searching For Suspect In Minneapolis Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis police are looking for a gunman who shot a man in the chest. It happened early Sunday morning at 36th and Fourth Avenue South in Minneapolis. We don’t know much about...
View ArticleParents Angry After Minn. Police Shoot Unarmed Son
WOODBURY, Minn. (AP) — The parents of a St. Paul man said they were outraged that officers gunned down their unarmed son early Friday as he fled a hotel room where a gunman was holding seven people...
View ArticleMan In Critical Condition After Standoff Near Hutchinson
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man is in critical condition after a nearly all-day standoff near Hutchinson, Minn. Police say they received a call around 12:27 p.m. Saturday, regarding an incident at a farm on...
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