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Little Canada man collected unnecessary sales tax and pocketed it, charges say
Carpet installation is a nontaxable service, but one Little Canada business owner charged his customers a sales tax anyway — and then kept it, according to charges filed in Ramsey County District...
View ArticleOfficers go to arrest out-of-state fugitive, uncover central Minnesota pot farm
DASSEL, Minn. — The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office says officers who went to arrest a fugitive with an out-of-state warrant ended up uncovering a large-scale marijuana growing operation in Dassel....
View ArticleBody of central Minnesota man who fled traffic stop found in river
ST. JOSEPH, Minn. — Authorities say the body of a central Minnesota man who was missing for four days after fleeing police was found submerged in a shallow river. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleGrand Forks mom found dead with 3 kids had financial troubles
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A single mother who was found dead of gunshot wounds along with her three children had recently moved into a rental property in North Dakota and had been struggling to pay off...
View Article1 found dead following vehicle fire in St. Paul’s Thomas-Dale neighborhood
St. Paul police are investigating after a person was found dead inside a burning vehicle Friday evening in the Thomas-Dale neighborhood. The St. Paul Fire Department put out the blaze, which was...
View ArticleCharges filed in Minneapolis public housing complex shooting that injured 6
Authorities say two people have been charged for a shooting at a Minneapolis public housing complex that left six people injured. Hennepin County prosecutors say 21-year-old Rico King, of Minneapolis,...
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Wisconsin man pleads guilty to buying gun for Minneapolis felon
A Wisconsin man who illegally purchased guns and resold them to a felon in Minneapolis pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in St. Paul. Michael Patrick Coupe, 27, was convicted of one count...
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Dogs stolen along with van found safe in St. Paul
An Owatonna woman is praising the keen eye of a St. Paul police officer who found her stolen van Saturday morning with her two golden retriever dogs inside. “He’s a hero,” said owner Kate Furness of...
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Man charged with shotgun slaying on Red Lake Indian Reservation
RED LAKE, Minn. — Michael Wayne Whitefeather did not know who he was attacking when he shot Anthony Allen Wells, according to a federal criminal complaint charging Whitefeather with second-degree...
View ArticleTwo in custody after shots fired during Cinco de Mayo celebration
One man and one juvenile were in custody Saturday following two separate incidents involving shots fired near the Cinco de Mayo crowds on St. Paul’s West Side. At 2:35 p.m. in the 200 block of Congress...
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As lawmaker and other sellers go unpaid, auctioneer says her business failed
A few months ago, a little-known Cambridge, Minn., woman became a brief but fiery topic at a packed legislative hearing. The woman had conducted auctions for rural folks looking to get rid of unwanted...
View ArticleWoman in custody in suspicious death of roommate in Bloomington
Authorities have a woman in custody in the death of a woman she lived with in Bloomington. Officers who responded to an apartment about 8 p.m. Sunday found the body of 69-year-old Corrine Louise Gibbs....
View ArticleSeven arrested after fights, shots-fired near St. Paul Cinco de Mayo celebration
Police arrested seven people after several instances of fights and shots fired near St. Paul’s Cinco de Mayo festival on Saturday. No injuries were reported in those cases, though a man was seriously...
View ArticlePolice investigating man’s report of being shot during St. Paul robbery
A 46-year-old man reported he was shot in the leg while struggling with a robber Sunday in St. Paul. Officers received several calls about shots-fired shortly after 1 a.m. in the Payne-Phalen area....
View ArticleAnti-protest bill to be debated on House floor, again
A bill that would heighten criminal penalties against Minnesotans who block “transit,” including protesters blocking highways and airports, met with heated debate last year but has sailed relatively...
View ArticlePriest sentenced to 10 years probation for sexual contact during private Mass...
A former Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to 10 years of probation after pleading guilty to sexual contact with a Mendota Heights woman during a private Mass, according to Dakota County prosecutors....
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Appellate court sides with KARE, newspaper over reports on Cold Spring...
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday in favor of two media organizations that covered the 2012 killing of a police officer, saying news stories that named a man as a suspect were protected...
View ArticleGrand Forks police confirm that mother killed 3 children, then herself
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Police say preliminary results show that a Grand Forks mother shot and killed her three children and then took her own life. Astra Volk and her children, 14-year-old Tyler Talmage,...
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Sentence is ‘bitter pill’ for mom claiming self-defense in fatal stabbing of...
Natalie Pollard’s attorney told a judge Monday that watching his client be sentenced for doing something he said “most people” would have done in her situation was a “bitter pill” to swallow. Still,...
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Police seek discarded handguns after West St. Paul gunfire and crash
West St. Paul police are asking residents and business owners to be on the lookout for two guns they believe were used to shoot at a house about 7:10 p.m. Monday. Two suspects fled the scene in the...
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