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Police in central Minnesota found a woman’s body. Now, they’re looking for...
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man who is “person of interest” in the apparent killing of a woman in central Minnesota. Police are searching for Jose Raul Herrera Torres, 35, of...
View ArticleSt. Paul woman tried to intervene in Minneapolis mugging when she was fatally...
Charges against a Minneapolis man have been upped to second-degree murder after a St. Paul woman died from being stabbed in a Minneapolis parking garage next to Target Field. Investigators are...
View ArticlePolice searching for man who escaped from custody in Bemidji
BEMIDJI, Minn. — A Code Red Alert was issued Friday morning and the Bemidji Police Department is asking for help from the public in locating 25-year-old Keanu Joseph Major, who has escaped from...
View ArticleWoodbury day care centers hit in child-abuse extortion scheme
An extortion letter threatening false claims of child abuse has been mailed to 27 Woodbury day care centers. The letters, mailed between July 15 and July 18, demand the centers pay $2,500 — or face...
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Protesters call for riot charges to be dropped against Philando Castile cousin
Wielding musical instruments and signs, a small crowd of protesters gathered in front of Ramsey County Attorney John Choi’s office in downtown St. Paul on Friday morning with a unified rallying cry....
View ArticleMan shot in the head, killed in Minneapolis
Minneapolis police are investigating a Friday night shooting that left one man dead. Officers responding to a 911 call at 8:41 p.m. Friday found the man bleeding from a gunshot wound to the head, one...
View ArticleCommunity remembers Kenneth Foster at site where speeding driver took his life
About 100 people, including some of Kenneth Foster’s children, gathered Friday, July 28, 2017, at the scene of a crash where Foster was killed one week earlier. Broken glass still dotted the Charles...
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Mendota Heights manhunt: Police name suspect, release photo in fatal...
A man suspected of fatally shooting a woman while evading police following an armed robbery in Mendota Heights remained at large Saturday evening, police said. As of 7 p.m. Saturday, police were still...
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Police still searching for Mendota Heights shooting suspect; victim identified
A fugitive wanted in connection to a fatal shooting Saturday in Mendota Heights remained at large Sunday evening, police say. Lucifer Vincent Nguyen, 44, is considered armed and dangerous after police...
View ArticleDuluth police searching for missing elderly couple
The Duluth Police Department has asked for the public’s help in locating an elderly couple that was last seen around 9 a.m. Saturday. Ronald Tarnowski, 82, and his wife Mary, 78, might be driving a...
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St. Paul acting instructor charged after video shows lewd conduct with girl,...
After a 10-year-old girl attended an acting class in St. Paul on Saturday, she told her mother she never wanted to go back because the teacher “did weird stuff to her,” according to a criminal charge...
View Article2 exchange fire with officers in southeastern Minnesota, 1 shot, BCA says
One man was shot after he and another allegedly fired on officers early Monday in southeastern Minnesota. The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the shooting, which happened about...
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Minnesota inmates who killed as teens get chance for parole
Minnesota inmates who were sentenced to mandatory life without parole for murders they committed when they were teenagers are being resentenced to life with the possibility of release after 30 years....
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Mendota Heights murder suspect charged, but remains at large; getaway car...
On the run after police say he robbed a grandmother at gunpoint and crashed his car into a pond, Lucifer Vincent Nguyen dashed into an office building in Mendota Heights. The career criminal happened...
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Brother of man acquitted in Corrine Erstad disappearance sentenced for sex abuse
The brother of a man acquitted of kidnapping and murdering 5-year-old Corrine Erstad from Inver Grove Heights more than 25 years ago was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison and 15 years of...
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Former youth pastor in Cottage Grove sentenced on child pornography charges
A former youth pastor in Cottage Grove is heading to prison for sending sexually explicit images of children to others on social media sites, authorities say. William Leonard Helker, 47, of Pine City...
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Central Minnesota man charged with fatally stabbing girlfriend
LONG PRAIRIE, Minn. — A 35-year-old Long Prairie man accused of using a knife to kill his girlfriend was charged Monday with second-degree murder. Jose Raul Herrera Torres Jose Raul Herrera-Torres was...
View ArticleMinnesota correctional worker faces more charges of coercing inmate for sex
GRANITE FALLS, Minn. – A southwest Minnesota corrections worker charged in June with coercing a female inmate to have sex in exchange for privileges now faces additional charges that he did the same...
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Lucifer Nguyen, wanted in Mendota Heights killing, arrested Monday night
After a three-day manhunt, Lucifer Nguyen, a suspect in a Mendota Heights homicide on Saturday, was captured late Monday night in Blaine, authorities said. Lucifer Vincent Nguyen Nguyen, 44, was...
View ArticleAttempted murder charges dropped against St. Paul man after he dies
Charges have been dropped against a man accused of trying to kill a person at a St. Paul bar after authorities learned that the suspect had died. Makail Nazeer Saalik, 62, was charged with attempted...
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