Violence in US rises for second straight year, new FBI data shows
WASHINGTON — New FBI data show violent crime in America rose for the second year in a row in 2016. The numbers suggest the increase was driven by a spike in killings in some major cities. The Trump...
View ArticleTell Ramsey County judges what you think of the court system this Wednesday
The public is invited to share their views on Ramsey County’s court system this Wednesday. Judges and staff from Minnesota’s Second Judicial District will be present at the event, which is being billed...
View ArticleWho would snap 10 young trees in a St. Paul park? Police want to know
A man damaged trees in a St. Paul park, snapping them in half and causing thousands of dollars in damage, according to police. Witnesses called police to Eastside Heritage Park at 3 p.m. Wednesday and...
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Minnesota coach accused of groping girl under age 15
An East Grand Forks, Minn., assistant hockey coach is accused of groping a teenage girl, according to court documents charging him with gross sexual imposition. Philip Jason Hartwig Hartwig, 46, was...
View ArticleBaby delivered prematurely following attack on mother has died
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Police say an infant delivered by emergency surgery following an assault on the mother has died at a Rochester hospital. Authorities said Monday the baby died Sunday night at the...
View ArticleUMN economics professor sentenced to year in jail for tax evasion
A University of Minnesota economics professor was sentenced Monday to one year in the Hennepin County workhouse for tax evasion. Beth E. Allen, 65, pleaded guilty in July to failing to file income tax...
View ArticleWrong-way driver kills 2 teens on I-94 in Minneapolis, officials say; IDs...
Two teenagers were killed when their vehicle was struck by a car traveling the wrong way on Interstate 94 in Minneapolis early Tuesday, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. A 2011 BMW 535XI, driven...
View Article3 teens charged after pellet gun flashed at St. Paul Central school
A 14-year-old accused of flashing an Airsoft gun during a fight in a Central High School bathroom last week now faces two felony charges. The sight of the Airsoft gun, which are nonlethal gun replicas...
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Airbnb guest allegedly assaulted young girl in Minnetonka home where he was...
A 28-year-old Michigan man has been charged with criminal sexual conduct after authorities say he tried to assault a 7-year-old girl in the Minnetonka house where he was staying as an Airbnb guest....
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Tim Kaine’s son, accused of crashing MN Capitol Trump rally, appears in court
The son of U.S. senator and former vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine made his first court appearance Tuesday on allegations he was among a group of protesters who disrupted a rally in support of...
View ArticleCharges: Minneapolis man strangled wife after she filed for divorce
A Minneapolis man is accused of strangling his wife after she filed divorce papers. Related Articles Woodbury school bus driver suspected of groping 4 other children Former Minnesota sheriff kills...
View ArticleFormer Minnesota sheriff kills himself during child abuse probe
MANKATO, Minn. — A former Watonwan County sheriff killed himself hours after he was questioned about allegations he molested two girls in southern Minnesota. The Blue Earth County sheriff’s office was...
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Convicted felon was found working security at U.S. Bank Stadium, later...
The incident took place last September during Game 2 of the Minnesota Vikings’ regular season, the first game played at U.S. Bank Stadium, the $1.2 billion sports facility half-bankrolled by us, the...
View ArticleSt. Paul police wrongly refused to return firearm, lawsuit alleges
A St. Paul man claims his city’s police department has wrongly refused to return his firearm after seizing it during a traffic stop two years ago. When Jared Sande was pulled over by St. Paul police in...
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Woodbury school bus driver suspected of groping 4 other children
Washington County authorities believe four additional children were victims of a former bus attendant accused in February of molesting six children. Harvey Theodore Kneifl, 70, of Woodbury now faces a...
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Convicted murderer pulled girl from apartment hallway, raped her, charges say
A 14-year-old girl walked down the hallway of a St. Paul apartment building on her way to a relative’s unit when two men grabbed her and raped her, authorities say. One of the men, Adrian Raymaar Keys,...
View ArticleTopless woman charged after arrest at Minnesota United game
A 23-year-old woman was arrested for indecent exposure near the end of Saturday’s Minnesota United game at TCF Bank Stadium. University of Minnesota police responded to a call at 9:05 p.m. and found...
View ArticlePart of Minnesota law compensating the wrongfully convicted is found...
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that part of a statute that allows people who are wrongfully convicted to seek compensation is unconstitutional. Related Articles Minnesota man charged with...
View ArticleNorthwest Minnesota police arrest St. Paul man with $400K in marijuana
MOORHEAD, Minn. — A St. Paul man was charged with first-degree possession of marijuana after $400,000 worth of pot was allegedly found in the vehicle he was driving in Clay County. According to a...
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Adoptive mother of Minnesota girl killed in Missouri asks, ‘What if?’
HOUSTON, Mo. — The adoptive mother of a Minnesota girl whose burned body was found in Missouri this summer said she’s spent the two months since her daughter’s death wondering what she could have done...
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