Killing Of 2 Minn. Teens Stirs Up Strong Emotions
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Local officials knew the grisly killings of two teenagers who broke into a man’s Little Falls home on Thanksgiving Day would stir up strong emotions. Morrison County Sheriff Michel...
View ArticlePolice Searching For Woman Who Kidnapped 2 Children
(credit: Blue Earth County) MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities are searching for a woman who they believe has kidnapped two children from a foster home in southern Minnesota. The Blue Earth County...
View ArticleMan Accused Of Spying On Nude Woman Tanning At Gym
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) – A Mankato man is accused of photographing a woman as she tanned nude at a gym. The Free Press of Mankato reports the woman was tanning earlier this year when she opened her...
View Article2 Dogs Shot Dead In West-Central Minnesota
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Two dogs have been found shot to death in west-central Minnesota. The owner found the dogs dead in a ditch about a mile from her house. She lives near the border of Otter...
View ArticlePolice: Man Pulls Gun On Another Man After Bar Argument
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 52-year-old Eagan man is accused of pulling a gun on another man during an argument outside a Burnsville bar after a woman in the bar was being repeatedly harassed, according to...
View ArticleBoard Seeks Discipline For Son Of Twins Ex-Owner
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A state board that oversees discipline for Minnesota lawyers is seeking punishment for Clark C. Griffith, a former law professor and the son of former Twins owner Calvin Griffith....
View ArticleMom, Stepdad Charged For Harsh Abuse Of Teen
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A mother and stepfather are charged with neglect and malicious punishment of a child after authorities say they forced their 15-year-old son to live in poor conditions....
View ArticleCharges: 3 Stole Copper From Abandoned Circuit City
COON RAPIDS, Minn. (WCCO) — Three people have been charged with stealing copper wire from an abandoned Circuit City store. Police were called to the store on Coon Rapids Boulevard after the alarm was...
View ArticleCharges: Man Drunkenly Fires Gun, Sends Bullet Into Nearby Home
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – An Otsego man faces multiple charges after allegedly firing a semiautomatic handgun Sunday four or five times near his neighbors’ house, sending a bullet into a home just inches...
View ArticleFmr. Teacher Pleads Guilty To Sending Student Naked Photo
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 26-year-old former student teacher has pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor after allegedly sending a 17-year-old student a naked photo of herself. Jenna...
View ArticlePublic Weighs In On Police Chief Nomination
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two days before the Minneapolis City Council will vote whether or not to make her the next police chief, members of the public and co-workers alike are having their say about...
View Article2 Slain Minn. Teens May Be Tied To Earlier Burglary
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A car linked to two Minnesota teens who were fatally shot during an alleged home burglary on Thanksgiving Day contained prescription drugs that had been stolen from another house,...
View ArticleMan Charged In July 6 St. Paul Shooting Death
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCOO) – A Crow Wing County man was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree assault Thursday in connection with a shooting during a July 6,...
View ArticleMan Shot In Officer-Involved Shooting Identified
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – One man is in the hospital with gunshot wounds after being shot by an officer in Minneapolis overnight. Police responded to a call of shots fired in the area of 37th Street and...
View ArticleWis. Gov’s Former Aide Pleads In Theft Case
MILWAUKEE (AP) — One of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s close associates pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing thousands of dollars from a nonprofit group he ran. Tim Russell, 49, was charged in in January...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Suspect In St. Kate’s Sexual Assault Case
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Police say they have arrested a suspect in connection with the sexual assault incident involving a St. Catherine’s University student who was walking to class earlier this...
View ArticleShots Fired During Argument Between Duck Hunters
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police are investigating after two parties of duck hunters got into an argument that led to shots being fired. Dakota County Sheriff Deputies were called to Spring Lake Park on a...
View ArticleNo Felony Charges Against 2 St. Paul Cops
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A prosecutor has declined to bring felony charges against two St. Paul police officers after an arrest captured on video shows one of them kicking a man. Olmsted County Attorney...
View ArticleCops Seeking Info After Armed Men Rob Morris Home
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A group of armed men reportedly entered a residence in central Minnesota early Thursday morning and robbed six people of cash and other valuables, authorities say. The Morris...
View ArticleCold Spring Officer Shot, Killed While Conducting Check
COLD SPRING, Minn. (WCCO/AP) – A Cold Spring police officer was shot and killed late Thursday when authorities say he was ambushed while performing a welfare check. The officer killed was identified...
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