Sober Cab Worker Seriously Injured By Drunk Driver
(COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn.) – Day and night, help is just a phone call away. A nonprofit service in the north metro offers a safe ride home for those who’ve had too many drinks. Nikkiey Martt should be...
View ArticleSt. Cloud Police Investigating Sexual Assault
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (WCCO) – St. Cloud police are investigating a sexual assault accusation that took place early Friday morning in St. Cloud. Authorities say a 19-year-old woman was approached by two...
View ArticleTeen Charged For Murder After Body Was Found In Burning Home
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A teen faces murder charges in connection with the death of a man whose body was found last week in a burning north Minneapolis house, authorities say. The Hennepin County...
View Article5 Injured, 2 Critical In Mower Co. Shooting
MOWER COUNTY (WCCO) – Five people have been shot and two are in critical condition after a shooting in Mower County early Sunday morning, according to the Mower County Sheriff’s Office. At 12:03 a.m.,...
View ArticleVeteran Severely Beaten Inside NE Minneapolis Bar
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A veteran who was out celebrating Veterans Day with friends says he has no idea why a group of strangers viciously attacked him. Derek Amlie’s classmate, who happens to also be a...
View Article37 Years Later, NCIS Help Search For St. Paul Vet’s Killer
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The body of a young sailor from St. Paul, Daniel Erickson, was found on Veteran’s Day in 1975. His family has spent more than 37 years searching for his killer. Now, they have the...
View ArticleMan Arrested In North Branch Vet Clinic Arson
NORTH BRANCH, Minn. (WCCO) – Police said Monday morning an arrest has been made in the arson at a veterinary clinic in North Branch on Nov. 4. Authorities said they have arrested 21-year-old Ryan Keith...
View ArticleSUV Crashes Into South Dakota Funeral Home; 2 Hurt
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Police in Rapid City say the driver of a vehicle that plowed through a wall of a funeral home might have suffered a medical problem before the crash. The sport utility vehicle...
View ArticleMpls. Man Charged With Paralyzing 21-Month-Old Girl
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – On Oct. 26, police were called to the 2400 block of Logan Avenue in north Minneapolis on a report of a girl who was not breathing. Fire and paramedics soon arrived as well to find...
View ArticleDad Pulls AK-47 On Alleged Candy Thieves
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (WCCO) - Halloween is supposed to be about trick-or-treaters dressed up in scary costumes. But according to police, 44-year-old Orrin Hager provided a pretty big scare of his...
View ArticleBaby Shower Ends With Stabbing In Moorhead
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police are investigating after a baby shower at a church in Moorhead ended with at least one person being stabbed over the weekend. Authorities said the incident happened Sunday at...
View ArticlePolice: 1 In Custody, 1 At Large In Brooklyn Park Home Invasion
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (WCCO) – Authorities say one person was arrested Monday night and another suspect is still at large in connection with a home invasion in Brooklyn Park. Police were called to the...
View ArticleMN Woman Pleads Guilty To Murdering Ex-Husband
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 38-year-old Minnesota woman suspected in the murders of her ex-husband and boyfriend pleaded guilty to murder charges on Tuesday in Benton County (Wis.) Court. Angelina Omara...
View ArticlePolice Looking For Couple In Credit Card Fraud Case
HASTINGS, Minn. (WCCO) – Police in Hastings are trying to identify a couple they believe is responsible for credit card fraud in Hastings and Wisconsin. Authorities say the couple is suspected of...
View ArticleNorth Branch Man Charged With Arson At Vet Hospital
NORTH BRANCH, Minn. (WCCO) – A North Branch man is charged with arson for fires at a veterinary hospital and outside a pizza place. According to the criminal complaint, 21-year-old Ryan Keith Ortlepp...
View ArticleME Releases Report On Man Found Dead In Burning Home
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has released his report on the 45-year-old man who was found dead inside a burning home earlier this month. According to the medical examiner,...
View ArticleSettlement In LeSueur Co. Deputy’s Fatal Shooting Of Man
KASOTA, Minn. (WCCO) – There’s now a settlement in the case of a LeSueur County Sheriff’s Deputy who shot and killed a man wearing only a swimsuit. The family of the man who died, Tyler Heilman, will...
View Article4 Men Charged After Prostitution Bust
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Four metro area men are facing charges connected to an underage prostitution ring in south Minneapolis. Authorities made the bust at a home on the 4600 block of 3rd Avenue South...
View ArticleIowa Girls’ Parents Write Letter To Their Abductor
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — The parents of two missing Iowa cousins have prepared an open letter to whoever abducted the girls, asking for the children to be freed. It’s been four months since 11-year-old...
View ArticlePolice: 1 Dead After Shots Reported Fired In S. Mpls
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police are asking for information after a man died in a hospital emergency room Tuesday after apparently being shot on the city’s south side. Minneapolis Police said they...
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