Metro Transit cop who asked about immigration status received $50K upon...
In May, a Metro Transit police officer asked a Minneapolis light-rail passenger about his immigration status. His actions were recorded on video, which went viral on Facebook, and were criticized...
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After a fight with his girlfriend, he bit her 3-year-old’s face, charges say
A St. Paul man is accused of biting a 3-year-old’s face after getting into a fight with the child’s mother, authorities say. Scottie Dale Heckel, 20, was charged via warrant Wednesday with one count of...
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Ramsey County sheriff announces he’ll run for election in 2018
Jack Serier, appointed Ramsey County Sheriff in 2017 after Matt Bostrom retired, announced Sept. 13, 2017, on Harriet Island that he will run for the office in November 2018. (Courtesy of Christian...
View ArticlePrison for Rosemount couple who stole $2 million from St. Paul credit union
A Rosemount couple was sentenced to years in prison Tuesday for using their positions at the now-closed Hmong American Credit Union to steal millions of dollars from the St. Paul member-owned financial...
View Article2 men charged with shooting BB gun at northern Minnesota cop’s squad car, home
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — Two men face charges for assault with a dangerous weapon after a Grand Rapids police officer reported shots fired at his home and squad car late Sunday. Timothy James Hilgedick,...
View Article5 men arrested in Woodbury child-sex sting
Five men were arrested in Woodbury on Wednesday in a staged undercover operation targeting people who solicit children for sex. Arrested were Kyle Bracken, 40, of Minneapolis; Kao Chang, 40, of St....
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Flags at half-staff to honor fallen Wayzata police officer
Undated courtesy photo of Wayzata Police Officer William Mathews with his wife and son. Mathews was struck and killed Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, while clearing debris from the roadway of eastbound U.S. 12,...
View ArticleMinnesota gets federal grants to fight the state’s growing drug overdose crisis
Minnesota is getting nearly $9 million in federal money to combat the state’s growing drug overdose crisis and improve residents’ access to mental health services. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced...
View ArticleCharges: Drunken driver crashed into Zimmerman business, killing 1
A man who was hospitalized in critical condition died Wednesday after a suspected drunken driver crashed his SUV into a northwest metro business earlier in the week. Dan Elliott, 51, was at Reliant...
View Article2 Minnesota moms charged in Michigan genital mutilation case
DETROIT — Two Minnesota mothers have been charged in an investigation of genital mutilation in a Muslim sect, months after bringing their daughters to a Detroit-area clinic. A new indictment was...
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Wayzata police officer, killed by motorist, is mourned by community
The funeral procession of Wayzata Police Officer Bill Mathews, who was struck and killed by a motorist in the line of duty last week, passes spectators on its way to Summit Park Cemetery in Wayzata on...
View ArticleFelon on probation busted for breaking into St. Paul home, assaulting...
A St. Paul woman woke up Wednesday night to a stranger crawling around her bedroom floor. He was carrying one of her jewelry boxes, she later told police, so she yelled at him to leave and hurried out...
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African-American community leaders want apology from St. Kate’s
A St. Catherine University security guard put African-American men at risk of being hurt or killed during an intense manhunt, after he allegedly falsely accused a black male of shooting him, community...
View ArticleStudent in mental health crisis assaulted 3 school staffers, St. Paul police say
A student in the midst of a mental health crisis assaulted three St. Paul high school staff members, leaving them with minor injuries, according to police. They were transported to a medical facility...
View ArticleNo arrests as Minneapolis anti-racism protest halts rush-hour traffic
Some 300 people participated in an anti-racism protest during rush hour Friday evening in downtown Minneapolis, police said. The event, organized by the Young Peoples Action Coalition, was billed as a...
View ArticleDepartment of Justice rolls back program that handled review of St. Anthony...
The federal office that is reviewing the St. Anthony Police Department in the wake of the Philando Castile fatal police shooting announced Friday that it would roll back the very program being used for...
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Ex-Bemidji school administrator to plead guilty to child enticement,...
A former assistant principal at Bemidji Middle School accused of soliciting students for nude photos is expected to plead guilty to federal charges later this month. Federal prosecutors Wednesday filed...
View ArticleYear later, officer who fatally shot St. Cloud mall attacker speaks out
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — One year after a Somali-American man went on a stabbing attack at a St. Cloud mall, injuring 10 people, city leaders say fears that the attack would divide this central Minnesota...
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Hastings sex offender faces child pornography charges
A Hastings man convicted of sex crimes in 2008 faces new child pornography charges. Paul Axelson (courtesy of Minnesota Department of Corrections) Paul Lewis Axelson, 30, is charged with three counts...
View ArticleForest Lake standoff ends peacefully after 9 hours
A Friday standoff in Forest Lake with a shotgun-toting man ended peacefully after nine hours. According to a news release from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the incident began around 12:20...
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