Killing of girl and her mother by mom’s ex hits Wisconsin town hard
The killing of a Wisconsin teenager and her mother has been devastating for Chetek-Weyerhaeuser school district, which has lost its second high school senior in about six months. John Hengst shot and...
View ArticleAttempted armed robbery reported near University of Minnesota
An attempted robbery was reported Monday night near Dinkytown. Minneapolis Police Department officers responded to the incident, which occurred about 9:15 p.m. near the intersection of University...
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Driver apparently unconscious as SUV slams into Oakdale Hy-Vee, hurling debris
One person was injured Tuesday afternoon when a man driving an SUV crashed into the Oakdale Hy-Vee store. A witness said the driver of a white Chevy Tahoe was traveling at a “very high rate of speed”...
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St. Catherine’s security guard pleads guilty to falsely reporting crime after...
A St. Catherine University security guard has admitted to falsely accusing a black man of shooting him during an incident that sparked an extensive police manhunt for the made-up perpetrator this fall....
View ArticleMendota Heights police officer again on paid leave, focus of investigation
A veteran Mendota Heights police officer — suspended this year for inappropriately looking up driver’s license data of current and former co-workers, city council members, and others — is the focus of...
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As new St. Paul police training facility opens, mayor says ‘best police...
St. Paul mayor Chris Coleman and police chief Todd Axtell cut the ribbon at the new Richard H. Rowan Public Training Center in St. Paul on Tuesday, Oct. 31 2017. (Matthew Weber / Pioneer Press)Police...
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Teen victim of St. Paul drive-by shooting may never walk again, her family says
A 19-year-old passenger in a car idling at a stoplight was shot by the driver of another vehicle moments after it pulled up at the light in St. Paul’s Frogtown neighborhood. Diamonte Marie...
View ArticleMan shot near St. Paul elementary school
A man was shot near a St. Paul elementary school Tuesday and the school went into lockdown as a precaution. A 54-year-old man suffered injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening in the Frogtown...
View ArticleHe thought he was talking dirty to a 13-year-old. It turned out to be a...
A federal agent in California went fishing last January by posing online as a 13-year-old girl looking for an adult to buy tickets to the racy R-rated film “Fifty Shades of Grey.” He posted the fake...
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Stillwater man acted on his delusions, not guilty in his father’s stabbing death
The Stillwater man accused of fatally stabbing his father last year has been acquitted by a Washington County district judge. William James Scheel Judge John Hoffman ruled that William “Billy” James...
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He stood watch over boys as his pals raped the girls on Harriet Island,...
While three of his acquaintances repeatedly raped two girls at gunpoint, Deandray Easley “stood watch” over the girls’ male friends who were forced to lie face-down in the grass nearby and listen as...
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Police: Ex-Minnesota man also shot at victim’s friend during Utah slaying
SALT LAKE CITY — A gunman with Minnesota ties who killed a University of Utah student during a carjacking attempt also shot at a friend of the victim who witnessed the slaying that sparked a massive...
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Former Hudson coach pleads guilty in child sex case
HUDSON, Wis. — A guilty plea was entered and two sexual assault charges were dismissed this week in the case of a former Hudson girls basketball coach. Under a plea agreement announced Tuesday, Louis...
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Truck attack suspect is charged with terrorism offenses
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors brought terrorism charges Wednesday against the Uzbek immigrant accused in the truck rampage that left eight people dead, saying he was spurred to attack by the Islamic...
View ArticleTiny nails found in candy bar at Duluth school Halloween fest
DULUTH, Minn. — Police in northern Minnesota are investigating a report of a nails found in a Halloween candy bar. Duluth police were called Monday to Bayfield Elementary School on a report that a...
View ArticleThey were always there to help, but didn’t know $100,000 was coming their way
Margo Alice Forrest never married. She never had children. She lived alone in her mother’s house in Afton and kept to herself. But Forrest always knew that if she needed help, she could call on...
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Wisconsin mom tied her son, 9, to minivan roof to hold down plastic pool
SAUKVILLE, Wis. — A Wisconsin woman is facing charges after her 9-year-old son was tied to the roof of their minivan to help hold down a plastic pool. Prosecutors allege Amber Schmunk, 28, had her son...
View ArticleMan and baby found dead in western Wisconsin home
BALDWIN, Wis. — Two bodies found this week inside a Baldwin house belonged to a man and his infant daughter, according to authorities. Baldwin Police Chief Darren Krueger said a woman arrived home...
View ArticleSt. John’s student kicked out for sexual misconduct loses lawsuit alleging...
Kicked out of school in February for sexual misconduct, a former St. John’s University student has lost his lawsuit alleging the school has a “rigged and unfair disciplinary process.” The Prior Lake...
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Ramsey County deputy honored for rescue efforts at Minnehaha Academy explosion
Ramsey County Sheriff Jack Serier presents Deputy Paul Meskan with an award on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. (Courtesy of Ramsey County sheriff’s office) A Ramsey County sheriff’s deputy received a Class A...
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