Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Public Money While In Prison
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 65-year-old Little Falls man pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing nearly $50,000 from the Social Security Administration by not telling it he was in jail for about four years and...
View ArticleJogger Shot By Pellet Gun, Turns Suspects In With Cell Phone Pic
COTTAGE GROVE, Minn. (WCCO) – A jogger’s quick thinking helped police catch two guys accused of shooting her with a pellet gun. Michelle Duval, of Cottage Grove, felt a pellet hit her hip while on a...
View ArticleMan Who Solicited Little League Players Sentenced
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 45-year-old man has been sentenced to four months in the workhouse after pleading guilty to soliciting Little League baseball players through Facebook. Michael Francis Hamer...
View ArticleWis. Student Faces Dozens Of Child Assault Charges
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin college student is accused of molesting six young children and videotaping the assaults under such titles as “Monster Unleashed,” and police said Friday they think there...
View ArticlePolice Quickly Apprehend Blaine Bank Robbery Suspect
BLAINE, Minn. (WCCO) — A 55-year-old Blaine man is accused of robbing a Blaine bank Saturday morning, police say. The Blaine Police Department said at 10:34 a.m. on Saturday, Michael Lee Watts robbed...
View ArticleDinkytown Businesses Urged To Hire Extra Security
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minneapolis Police are asking Dinkytown businesses to reassess security as crime continues to rise in the area. Police want bars and restaurants to hire their own security to deal...
View ArticleBody Found In Mpls. Alley, Homicide Unit Investigates
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minneapolis Police Department is investigating a homicide after a man was found dead in an alley. Police say officers were dispatched to the alley behind 3307 Girard Ave. N....
View ArticleWoman, Grandchildren Killed In Inver Grove Heights Crash
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. (WCCO) — Authorities say the three victims killed in a bus accident in Inver Grove Heights were a woman and her two grandchildren. More information about the crash, which...
View ArticlePepin Couple Accuses Neighbor Of Repeated Harassment
PEPIN, Wis. (WCCO) — One of the smallest towns in Wisconsin is home to a big fight between neighbors. Sammi Kuehn, a volunteer firefighter from Pepin, Wis., says for the past two years, one of her...
View ArticlePolice: Man Found Dead In Minneapolis Alley
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities are investigating after a man was found dead in a north Minneapolis alley late Sunday night. Minneapolis Police responded to a call of a person down at about 10:10 p.m....
View Article71-Year-Old Charged After Man Hit, Killed On Power Scooter
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 71-year-old man has been charged with two counts of criminal vehicular homicide for allegedly hitting and killing a man on a power scooter while under the influence. The Itasca...
View ArticleMan Accused Of Stealing Multiple Laptops
COON RAPIDS, Minn. (WCCO) — A Robbinsdale man has been charged in connection with a suspected series of laptop thefts around the Twin Cities metro area. Charges have been filed in Anoka County against...
View ArticleWoman, 3 Grandkids Killed On ND Reservation
NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) — Authorities on Monday were investigating the shooting deaths of a woman and her three grandchildren on an American Indian reservation in northwestern North Dakota and the suicide...
View ArticleMan Beat To Death, Left In Minneapolis Alley Identified
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis Police have identified the man who was found dead in an alley on Saturday night. Police say officers were dispatched to the alley behind 3307 Girard Ave. N. around...
View ArticleDPS Releases List Of Top Drunk Driving Counties
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Leading up to the Thanksgiving travel period, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety has released a list of the top thirteen counties in the state with the highest combined...
View ArticlePolice Investigate After Student Sexually Assaulted In Mpls.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Just before daybreak on Monday, a young woman had parked her car and was walking along a path in Minneapolis’ Riverside Park. Suddenly, she was approached by a man who was...
View ArticlePolice: Man, 52, Arrested For Offering Teen Money For Sex
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 52-year-old Champlin man is in jail after allegedly meeting a teenage girl online and asking her to have sex for money, the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office said. On Monday, Mark...
View ArticleBrooklyn Center Man Who Killed Friend Gets 21 Years
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 19-year-old Brooklyn Center man received a 21-year sentence for shooting at a group of people gathered in Brooklyn Park’s Central Park in April – accidently killing a friend in...
View ArticleRed Lake Man Sentenced For Hitting Woman With Shovel
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 26-year-old Red Lake man was sentenced for assaulting a woman on the Red Lake Indian Reservation with a shovel. According to the United States Attorney’s office, Myron Lee Jones,...
View ArticleCare Attendant Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Stealing Minor’s ID
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 40-year-old personal care attendant pleaded guilty Monday to defrauding and stealing the identity of a minor in her care, the Justice Department said. Charnell Alene Hudson,...
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