Schaffhausen Enters Insanity Plea, Judge Denies Change Of Venue
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A judge has accepted a father’s plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease and defect, after he was accused of killing his three daughters in their River Falls, Wis. home....
View ArticlePolice: 21 Vehicle Thefts In NE Mpls Since New Year’s
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police are warning northeast Minneapolis residents after 21 vehicles were stolen since Jan. 1. According to police, most of the stolen vehicles include nine Hondas (1990-1999),...
View ArticlePolice: Several In Custody After Fight At North St. Paul High School
NORTH ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Authorities said several people were taken into custody Thursday morning after a fight at North St. Paul High School. North St. Paul Police responded to the incident on...
View ArticleMaple Grove H.S. Hockey Team Members Suspended
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (WCCO) – Members of the Maple Grove High School hockey team who police say were involved in an alleged incident at a private home have been suspended for a number of games. A...
View ArticleMan Charged With Felony For Accidentally Shooting Granddaugther
ROCHESTER, Minn. (WCCO) – The Rochester grandfather who accidentally shot his granddaughter late at night thinking she was an intruder, has been charged with a felony. Olmsted County Attorney Mark...
View ArticleSt. Paul Police Officers Recall Dramatic Ambush
ST. PAUL (WCCO) – For the first time, the St. Paul police officers who were ambushed in October are talking about their horrifying experience. On Oct. 23, 2012, Officers Daniel King and Brian...
View ArticleLawmaker Proposes Lifetime Gun Ban For Violent Criminals
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota is among the most lenient states in restoring gun rights to convicted felons, but one state lawmaker says that practice is too risky. “What’s wrong with that is that...
View Article1-Armed Man Found Guilty Of 1st-Degree Murder
MORRISON COUNTY, Minn. (WCCO) – A Morrison County jury found a 32-year-old Hutchinson man guilty of killing Dustin Brown in his Little Falls, Minn., trailer in October 2011. Jason Ray Dominguez was...
View ArticleMinn. Man Charged For Shooting Granddaughter
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — A Rochester pastor is charged with a felony for shooting and wounding his granddaughter after mistaking her for an intruder last month. Sixty-one-year-old Stanley Wilkinson is...
View ArticleBill Would Make It Harder For Felons To Own Guns
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The first firearms bill introduced in the Minnesota Legislature this session would make it harder for convicted felons who’ve served their time to regain the right to own a gun....
View ArticleFormer Minn. Man Pleads To Investment Scheme
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Minnesota man accused of defrauding investors out of more than $2 million has pleaded guilty to mail fraud. Federal prosecutors say Garry Milosevich, formerly of Duluth,...
View ArticleCharges: Man Accused Of Killing Wife Bought Saw At Menards
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Search warrants say a hacksaw, reciprocating saw, bleach and pistol are among 33 items collected by police investigating a dismemberment homicide case in Ramsey County. An...
View ArticleRenewed Appeal In Search for Missing Hastings Woman
(credit: Minnesota BCA) HASTINGS, Minn. (WCCO) –- Authorities say they are increasingly worried about a missing woman who hasn’t been heard from in more than a month now. Authorities said Nikole Renee...
View ArticlePolice Investigating Rash Of Minneapolis Business Robberies
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police say they are looking for suspects who have apparently robbed at least three Minneapolis businesses over the last two weeks. Authorities said since Jan. 8, three robberies...
View ArticleCops: Eagan Man Arrested For Terroristic Threats
EAGAN, Minn. (WCCO) – An Eagan man was arrested for terroristic threats Friday afternoon after reportedly threatening to shoot a utilities contractor earlier that day, police say. According to Eagan...
View Article5 Charged, 2 In Custody After North St. Paul Fight
NORTH ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Authorities say five people have been charged and two others are still in custody after a large fight broke out at North St. Paul High School on Thursday. North St. Paul...
View ArticleInitial Cold Spring Shooting Suspect Re-Arrested On Stalking Charges
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The man arrested and released last year following the violent death of a Cold Spring police officer is once again behind bars. Ryan Larson, 34, was taken into custody on a bench...
View ArticleBrooklyn Park Man Sentenced For Paralyzing Teen
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (WCCO) – A Brooklyn Park man was charged Thursday with two counts of first-degree assault for shooting and paralyzing a teenager on Jan. 6. According to the Hennepin County...
View ArticleSuspect, Officers Named In Fatal North Mankato Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities identified Friday the 83-year-old man who was shot and killed by police following a welfare-check-turned-shooting in North Mankato the day prior. Lloyd Hodgson Tschohl...
View ArticlePolice: Armed Man In Custody After 11-Hour Standoff
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (WCCO) — No one was hurt and the suicidal gunman was taken into custody without incident after an 11-hour standoff in Maple Grove, police say. According to Cpt. Tracy Stille of the...
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