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Man shot and killed by St. Paul police had history of domestic violence
Jeffrey Gedatus was driving his pickup down a dimming St. Paul street Thursday evening when a woman ran frantically in front his vehicle, banged on his passenger window — and soon relayed a tale about...
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Homeowner’s chaotic struggle with armed burglar detailed as man charged
Details have emerged about a chaotic wrestling match between an armed burglar and a St. Paul homeowner defending his wife and kids: with bullets flying and a rifle torn from the hands of both defender...
View ArticleMurder charge filed over Minneapolis light-rail station stabbing
A Minneapolis man faces a murder charge in the stabbing death of a man at the Lake Street light-rail station Tuesday. Frank Runningshield Jr., 43, was charged with second-degree murder in Hennepin...
View ArticleMinneapolis: One arrested after man dies in apartment building fire
A Minneapolis man was arrested following an apartment building fire Friday night that left one dead, one injured, and several others displaced. Marcus Dewayne Shanks, 30, was arrested Saturday on...
View ArticlePair found dead in parked car in Coon Rapids identified
Two people were found dead in a car parked at Buffalo Wild Wings in Coon Rapids on Thursday. The Anoka County medical examiner has identified them as 20-year-old Alissa Spah of Andover and 22-year-old...
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Man killed by St. Paul police shot at officers, BCA says
A man shot by St. Paul police on Thursday pointed a handgun and shot at officers before dying in an exchange of gunfire, according to a preliminary report from the state Bureau of Criminal...
View ArticleHe was the lookout when St. Paul man fell dying into stairwell, Michigan man...
Matthew Alex Morton was the lookout guy. It was his job to stand outside Gracson Eugene Simmons’ apartment while his friend, Christopher Jerome McKay, broke into his home and robbed him, Morton said in...
View ArticleMan killed in Minneapolis apartment fire identified
A man who died after jumping from a burning Minneapolis apartment building last week has been identified. Royce Wayne James, 59, died of multiple blunt force and thermal injuries, according to a news...
View ArticleRegions Hospital is sued, years after stillborn baby discarded with dirty...
The family of a stillborn baby discarded in Regions Hospital’s dirty laundry after staff promised to cremate the remains is suing the medical institution. The mother of the child, Esmeralda Hernandez,...
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Fired Minneapolis cop convicted of assault for kicking suspect in face
A former Minneapolis police officer who kicked a suspect in the face last year was convicted Monday of third-degree assault. March 16, 2017 couirtesy photo of Christopher Michael Reiter. Reiter, 36, a...
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Nolan gets Democratic challenger in 8th Congressional District
ISANTI, Minn. — Leah Phifer will put away the motorcycle she rode to tour Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District this summer, but carry forward her campaign — convinced the DFL needs a voice in the...
View ArticleMore than 100 brawl at St. Paul Legion, after memorial gathering
St. Paul police called to a fight on Monday night found more than 100 people involved and a large number of officers had to respond to break it up. At about 7:45 p.m. officers responded to reports of a...
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Bar camera caught MN city official groping woman’s breasts, charges say
An elected city official in northern Minnesota is accused of groping a woman he approached at a bar last month. Chisholm City Council member Kevin R. Scaia, 50, has been summoned to appear in court...
View ArticleMinnesota man accused of faking cancer, collecting donations
FARIBAULT, Minn. — Prosecutors say a Faribault man lied about having terminal cancer, collected thousands of dollars in donations and spent the money on video games and marijuana. Thirty-seven-year-old...
View ArticleBody found in Duluth storm sewer ID’d as missing man’s
DULUTH, Minn. — Medical examiners have identified human remains found in a storm sewer along the Duluth Lakewalk as those of William Robert Saker, a Duluth man who hadn’t been seen since March 10. The...
View ArticleMinneapolis man charged with murder, arson in deadly apartment fire
A Minneapolis man is accused of intentionally starting a fire at an apartment building that killed one person and left another hospitalized. Marcus Dewayne Shanks, 30, was charged Tuesday with two...
View ArticleMinneapolis man convicted of sabotaging former employer’s computer network
An information technology professional was convicted Friday of sabotaging his former employer’s computer system after being forced out of the company. Christopher Victor Grupe, 46, was found guilty of...
View ArticleWillmar man says leaving pig’s foot at Somali food booth was free speech
WILLMAR, Minn. — The actions may have been offensive, but a Willmar man argues he should not face prosecution for leaving a pig’s foot at a Somali booth at a farmers market this past summer. The...
View ArticleDog stolen from South Dakota police officer turns up in Minneapolis
ABERDEEN, S.D. — A German shepherd stolen from a South Dakota police officer has turned up on the streets of Minneapolis. Police say 4-month-old Poppy had been missing since Sept. 30 when electronic...
View ArticleHotel worker warned of shooter before Las Vegas massacre
A maintenance worker said Wednesday he told hotel dispatchers to call police and report a gunman had opened fire with a rifle inside Mandalay Bay before the shooter began firing from his high-rise...
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