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Human Remains Discovered Near Vermillion River, Authorities Say
HASTINGS, Minn. (WCCO) — The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after human remains were discovered near the Vermillion River in Hastings. The Sheriff’s Office, which announced the...
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Cops: 1 Shot, 1 Injured In Reported Robbery
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – At the scene of a reported robbery, Minneapolis police said they found one person shot in the stomach and another injured at 6 p.m. Tuesday at 17th Street and University Avenue NE....
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Coon Rapids Officer Recovering After Hit-And-Run
COON RAPIDS, Minn. (WCCO) — A community service officer is out of the hospital and recovering Wednesday morning after she was hit by an SUV last weekend. Harley Lenart works for the Coon Rapids Police...
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Man Wants To Remove Possibly Threatening Tattoo
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A suspected gang member wants to remove his tattoo that prosecutors allege was a threat aimed at a Minneapolis police officer. But the attorney for Antonio Frasion Jenkins Jr. says...
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Not Guilty Plea In Post-Game Fight Near Lambeau
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – A man has pleaded not guilty to charges resulting from a fight after the Minnesota Vikings-Green Bay Packers game last month. The case against Mark Swanson, of Lakeland, Minn.,...
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Klobuchar Wants Stiffer Penalties On Copper, Metal Thieves
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — We’ve seen a big increase in thieves stealing copper and other metals over the past few years. They may get a few hundred dollars by selling it for scrap, but they often cause...
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Ex-Gopher A.J. Barker Arrested On Pot Charge In Texas
HOUSTON (AP) – A former University of Minnesota wide receiver who quit the team after accusing the head coach of abusive behavior has been arrested in Houston on a marijuana possession charge....
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Police: Man Brought 4 Bombs Into Wis. Capitol
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Investigators have accused a man of bringing four homemade bombs into the Wisconsin Capitol. The man was booked into the Dane County jail Tuesday. Police have recommended...
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Mom Sentenced For Drinking, Driving With Kids In Car
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Rochester mom was sentenced Wednesday to one year of probation and less than a week in jail after pleading guilty to drinking, driving and crashing with her five kids in the car,...
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Faribault Man Wrote Nearly $500K In Checks To Himself
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 39-year-old Faribault, Minn., man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to writing 127 fraudulent checks to himself, stealing more than $400,000 from his employer and using the cash to...
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St. Paul Felon Convicted Of Possessing Pistol
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — A federal jury has found a St. Paul man guilty of being a felon in possession of a nine-millimeter, semi-automatic pistol. On Wednesday, Demetrius Demarco Spencer, age unknown, was...
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Man Accused Of Killing 3 Daughters Enters Insanity Plea
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The father accused of killing his three daughters in their River Falls, Wis. home entered an insanity plea on Wednesday, according to officials. Aaron Schaffhausen previously had a...
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Pine County Sheriff Vows To Ignore New Gun Restrictions
PINE CITY, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota sheriff says he would refuse to enforce any new state or federal regulation that restricts guns. Pine County Sheriff Robin Cole sent an open letter to residents this...
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Mpls Man Accused Of Multiple Armed Robberies
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 26-year-old Minneapolis man was indicted Wednesday in federal court for allegedly robbing three metro convenience stores and the same Jimmy John’s sandwich shop twice with a...
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Ex-Minn. Bank Employee Sentenced For Embezzling
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former bank employee will have to pay $1 million restitution for embezzling from customers of the Marshall bank where she worked. Forty-eight-year-old Barbara Kaye Rechtzigel of...
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Cops: Man Leaps From Courthouse To Avoid Urine Test
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – In order to avoid submitting to a urine test Wednesday, a man jumped from the second floor of the Dakota County Courthouse to the first, landing himself in the hospital,...
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Reality Check: Minnesota Firearm Background Checks
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — Like all 50 states, Minnesota gun dealers are required to do a background check on weapons purchases. Minnesota’s better than many states, but there are gaping holes in the system....
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Mpls. Police Stepping Up Efforts To Thwart Sex Trafficking
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – On Wednesday, the Minneapolis City Council got their first report on the latest efforts to stop child sex trafficking in the city. “We expect this to be the first of a series of...
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Baxter Woman Accused Of Breaking Officer’s Ankle
BAXTER, Minn. (AP) – A woman in Crow Wing County is accused of breaking a police officer’s ankle as she struggled against her arrest. Forty-four-year-old Jennifer Burnos, of Baxter, is charged with...
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2 Men Indicted In Kelliher Bank Robbery
KELLIHER, Minn. (AP) — Two northern Minnesota men have been indicted in connection with the armed robbery of a Kelliher bank. Federal prosecutors say 19-year-old Cody Troy, of Mizpah, and 20-year-old...
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