1 Injured In St. Louis Park Early Morning Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — One man is in the hospital after an early morning shooting in St. Louis Park. St. Louis Park Police say they responded to an apartment complex on the 7200 block of Walker Street...
View ArticleMan In Santa Suit Hits Dane Co. Deputy, Arrested
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A 69-year-old man in a Santa suit was arrested for drunken driving after authorities say he struck a Dane County Sheriff’s deputy who was directing traffic. Authorities say the...
View ArticleNeighbors Help Family After Xmas Presents Stolen
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — A St. Paul family’s home was burglarized and all the gifts underneath their Christmas tree were taken. Now, neighbors are coming to their aid. It’s the fourth time in less than two...
View ArticleMN Woman Gets Life In Prison For Ex-Husband’s Murder
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 39-year-old Minnesota woman who pleaded guilty to murdering her ex-husband and is suspected of also killing her boyfriend has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. In...
View ArticleMan Charged In Grand Rapids Double Shooting
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (WCCO) – A 26-year-old Bovey, Minn. man has been charged in a Grand Rapids double shooting that left two people critically injured Saturday. William Levi Payne was charged with...
View ArticleWinona Cop Charged With DWI
WINONA, Minn. (WCCO) – A Winona Police officer was charged Thursday with two counts of 3rd degree driving while intoxicated (DWI). On Nov. 27, Officer Ryan Donald Walski, 35, pulled up in his vehicle...
View ArticleAccent Shooter’s Work Files Reveal History Of Problems
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The man responsible for the deadly work place shooting at Accent Signage had a history of problems on the job. Andrew Engeldinger shot and killed five co-workers, a UPS driver and...
View ArticleNew CT Scanner Shows Promise For Stroke Patients
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — More than 140,000 people die each year from stroke in the United States. It is also the leading cause of long-term disability. However, Fairview Health Services thinks a new tool...
View ArticleWis. Police Seek Public’s Help In Officer’s Death
WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) — Wauwatosa police are asking for the public’s help as they continue to investigate the shooting death of a fellow officer. Police released a statement Tuesday saying they’re...
View ArticleMpls. Police: 5-Year-Old Pulls Out Toy Gun Inside School Bus
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis Police say a 5-year-old boy pulled a toy handgun from his backpack on the school bus and pointed it at students and staff. The incident apparently happened on Dec. 18...
View ArticleMan Shoots At Pizza Delivery Man, Says Pizza Was ‘Too Small’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 26-year-old man has been charged after police say he fired shots at a pizza delivery guy, after the man claimed the pizza he ordered was “too small.” Officers were called around...
View ArticleAuthorities: Boy, 7, Dies After Being Hit By Car On Christmas Day
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities are investigating after a 7-year-old boy died on Christmas Day after being hit by a car at his home in Kanabec County, authorities said. The accident happened just...
View ArticleMinneapolis Sees Uptick In Violent Crime In 2012
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Crime in Minneapolis remains among the lowest levels in decades, but there was a slight uptick in violent crime this year. Although the final numbers for 2012 won’t be available...
View ArticleAmy Senser’s Attorney Files Formal Appeal
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Amy Senser’s attorney filed a formal appeal on Wednesday in connection with Senser’s criminal vehicular homicide conviction in May. Senser, the wife of former Viking and...
View ArticleSt. Paul Soda Shop Busted For Selling Candy Cigarettes
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Lynden’s Soda Fountain on St. Paul’s Hamline Avenue can no longer sell their popular candy cigarettes. On Dec. 19, a city inspector pulled the candy off the shelves and warned...
View ArticleKiller Of Minneapolis 3-Year-Old Still Unknown
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A quiet, sun-splashed street hides the pain of what happened inside the home on the 2600 block of Colfax Avenue North. One year later, a poster tacked alongside the front doorway...
View ArticleFour Men Accused In Synthetic Drug Overdose Deaths
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in North Dakota have charged four men with conspiring to import and sell controlled substances used to make synthetic hallucinogenic drugs, including drugs made...
View ArticlePolice: Woman Found Dead In North Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police say they need help from the public to solving a homicide that happened early Thursday morning in North Minneapolis. A woman was found dead inside a duplex on 23rd and Queen...
View ArticleFather Of 2-Year-Old Shot By Brother Charged With Felonies
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The father of a 2-year-old boy who was accidentally shot dead by his brother now faces two felony charges in connection with the shooting. Kao Chongsua Xiong, 31, has been charged...
View ArticleDakota County District Judge Arrested For DWI
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP/WCCO) – St. Paul police have arrested Dakota County District Judge Michael Vann Sovis on suspicion of drunken driving after smashing into three parked cars on Christmas Eve. Sovis,...
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