Charges: Woman Cashed Niece’s Student Loan Checks
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Rosemount woman is accused of forging student loan checks from her niece, depositing them into an account and then withdrawing that money at a casino, according to charges filed...
View ArticleWWE Star Springs Into Action To Stop LRT Crime
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Video has been released that shows a professional wrestler springing into action on a light rail train in order to stop a potential crime. Former WWE star Shawn Daivari is known...
View ArticleMan Convicted Of Aiding Somalia Terror Group
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis man accused of helping send young men through a terrorist pipeline from Minnesota to Somalia was convicted Thursday on all five terrorism-related charges he faced,...
View Article2nd Teen Indicted In Boy’s Murder Certified As Adult
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The murder indictment against a 15-year-old Minneapolis boy has been made public in connection with the death of Nizzel George, the boy who suffered a fatal gunshot wound in June...
View ArticleThom Pham Talks On Azian Kitchen Closure, Staying Out Of Jail
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Sitting at a café table along Nicollet Avenue Thursday, restaurant owner Thom Pham spoke openly about the travails of the business. “Every day you wake up and try to do your best...
View ArticleWis. Double Murder Suspect Due In Court Friday
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WCCO) — A Minnesota man charged with killing a father and son at their photography shop will make his first appearance in a Wisconsin court on Friday. Jeffrey Lepsch, of Dakota, was...
View ArticleState Supreme Court To Hear Assisted Suicide Case
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The state’s highest court has agreed to hear the appeal of a former nurse whw was convicted of searching out suicidal people in online chat rooms and encouraging them to kill...
View Article32 Minnesota Boy Scout Leaders Accused Of Sex Abuse
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A leader of the Boy Scouts in Minnesota is responding to allegations of child sex abuse within the organization. Under a court order, Boy Scouts of America just released 20 years’...
View ArticleMinn. Trial Opens Window On Somalia Terror Group
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One recruiter was a smooth talker who would introduce young Somali men to others planning to leave Minnesota to wage jihad back home. Another had an uncle in Somalia who would help...
View ArticlePolice: Ex-Iowa Teacher Had Sex With Students
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A 24-year-old former high school teacher in rural Iowa turned herself into authorities Friday after admitting that she had four sexual relationships with male students during the...
View ArticlePolice: Intoxicated Semi Driver Sends 3 Children To Hospital
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – An intoxicated semi driver collided with an ATV carrying three children in northern Minnesota Friday, sending all three to the hospital, authorities say. The Carlton County...
View ArticlePolice: Man Shoots Significant Other, Kills Himself In Todd Co.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A woman is being treated after her significant other shot her and then killed himself Friday night in Todd County, authorities say. Officers responded to the shooting shortly after...
View ArticlePolice: Multi-Car Crash Leaves 2 Dead, ‘Several’ Injured
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Two drivers died and many passengers suffered injuries Friday night in a three-car crash in St. Michael, authorities say. Authorities received word of the crash at around 9:40...
View Article‘Vote Yes’ Billboard In Uptown Vandalized
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Vote Yes billboard in Uptown was vandalized Sunday, after someone splattered pink paint over the message. The vandalism took place after the Minnesota for Marriage campaign...
View ArticlePolice Find Fire, Chaos At Wis. Spa Where 7 Shot, 3 Killed
BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who had been accused of domestic violence and slashing his wife’s tires took a gun into the spa where she worked Sunday and shot seven women, three fatally,...
View Article1 Dead, Gunman Injured In Rockville Deputy-Involved Shooting
ROCKVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) — One man is dead and another was shot multiple times after an officer-involved shooting in Rockville. Police spent the morning searching for a loose gunman, who allegedly shot...
View ArticleWoman Accused Of Harassing Neighbors Starts Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 49-year-old woman accused of taunting and yelling obscenities at a neighboring family will begin her trial Monday. Neighbors Kim and Greg Hoffman, of White Bear Lake, say Lori...
View ArticleWoman, 35, Accused Of Raping Boy In Western Wis.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 35-year-old woman is accused of sexually assaulting a boy under the age of 16 in western Wisconsin, according to police records at the Polk County Jail. Nichole Rose Hofferber...
View ArticleMan Gets 61 Months In State Fair Burglary
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A 50-year-old man was sentenced to more than five years in prison on Monday in connection with the burglary of a popular bakery stand at the Minnesota State Fair. Eric Landon...
View ArticleReport: Wife Of Shooter At Wis. Spa Is 1 Of 3 Dead
BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) — A medical examiner says the wife of the suspected gunman was among three women killed in a shooting rampage at a suburban Milwaukee spa. The Waukesha County medical examiner’s...
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