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New Details Emerge In Disappearance Of Danielle Jelinek
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Court documents offer new details into the disappearance of a Twin Cities woman. Twenty-seven-year-old Danielle Jelinek went missing one week ago. She was last seen with Aaron...
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No Rise In Mass Killings, But Their Impact Is Huge
A gold plaque hangs next to a bullet hole in the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., where a lone gunman killed six worshippers and injured three others last August. It is engraved with the words, “We Are...
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Man In Serious Condition After Being Shot In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man was injured in a shooting early Sunday morning in Minneapolis. The shooting happened around 4:30 a.m. on the 500 block of Cedar Avenue. One man was shot in the chest and...
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Grandma Of Girl Killed In Newtown School Shooting Speaks Out
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — On Friday morning, Irene Hagen got a call to her Nisswa home from her daughter in Newtown, Connecticut. Joann Hagen Bacon told Irene that 6-year-old Charlotte’s school was in...
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Use Of Prescription Opiates On Rise In Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Prescription painkillers like oxycodone and hydrocodone are being prescribed in Minnesota in greater numbers than ever before, with legal distribution of all opioids increasing...
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Minnesota Mental Health Expert On Connecticut Shooter
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — We may never know why Adam Lanza went on a shooting rampage that killed 26 people including 20 children inside a Connecticut school. Police say Lanza shot his mother multiple times...
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Son Of Accent Signage Victim To Meet With NYC Mayor Bloomberg
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minneapolis high school student lost his dad in one of the worst workplace shootings in Minnesota history. Now, he will meet with other relatives and survivors of mass shootings...
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Sentencing Today For Man Who Ran Over Harding Senior
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — A St. Paul man will be sentenced Monday afternoon in Ramsey County Court for running over a student outside of Harding Senior High School and killing her. Clarisse Grime, 16,...
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Officer Involved In New Hope Shooting Identified
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Crystal Police are releasing the name of the officer involved in an off-duty shooting Friday in New Hope. Jerry Krob was at a Holiday station Friday morning when he was involved in...
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$100K Reward Offered In Cold Spring Officer Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — With stern looks and steely determination, authorities came into a Bureau of Criminal Apprehension news conference dangling a big carrot. It’s a reward of up to $100,000 for the...
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Suspect Shot After Armed Robbery In St. Paul Dies
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Police are investigating an apparent officer-involved fatal shooting in St. Paul Monday morning. Police said the incident happened at about 8:30 a.m. at the Kowalski’s Market...
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Accent Signage Issues Statement For Newtown Tragedy
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Accent Signage Systems, Inc., which experienced one of the worst workplace shootings in Minnesota history, has issued a statement for the community of Newtown, Conn. In late...
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DFL Executive Director Arrested On Suspicion Of DWI
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The executive director of the Minnesota DFL is in jail Monday, accused of driving under the influence over the weekend. Corey Day was arrested on suspicion of DWI after hitting two...
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Dayton: Arming Teachers ‘Defies Common Sense’
ST. PAUL (WCCO) – Days after the tragedy of the elementary school shootings in Connecticut, the Governor of Minnesota says there’s not much the state can do to regulate weapons. Democratic Gov. Mark...
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Man Charged With Killing Little Falls Teen Set To Leave Jail
LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (WCCO) – The Little Falls man charged with killing two teens is waiting to get out of jail after a judge agreed to lower his bail at a hearing Monday afternoon. Sixty-four-year-old...
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Crime Alert Issued After Abduction In Appleton, Minn.
APPLETON, Minn. (WCCO) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has issued a crime alert after a female was abducted in Appleton, Minn. A young-looking female of unknown age was seen being put...
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Little Falls Shooter Released From Jail After Posting Bail
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The man who shot and killed two teenagers who entered his home has been released from prison, after posting bail Tuesday morning. Sixty-four-year-old Byron Smith is accused of...
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Sheriff: Blood Found In Missing Woman Case Could Be ‘Anyone’s’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Sheriff’s department personnel in Chisago County are employing helicopters to aid in the search of 27-year-old Danielle Jelinek, missing since Dec. 8. In fact, the rising...
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Duluth Head Shop Owner Indicted On Federal Charges
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The owner of a Duluth head shop and three workers are charged with selling synthetic drugs that authorities say were misbranded and marketed as incense, potpourri, bath salts or...
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DPS: 1,300 DWI Arrests In December So Far
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Officials said Tuesday about 1,300 people have been arrested for driving drunk so far this month across the state, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety....
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