2 more stun-gun attacks reported in St. Paul
St. Paul police are investigating two robberies during which men were attacked with stun guns. Police are warning people and say they may be connected to another stun-gun case this week. Two of the...
View ArticleFormer Oakdale fire chief sentenced in swindling case
Gary Masterman, the former fire chief who swindled $15,000 from a youth sports program, has been sentenced to 500 hours of community service. In addition, Masterman will pay a $750 fine and serve five...
View ArticleMushroom hunter discovers body in wooded area in Forest Lake
Forest Lake police are working to identify a body found Thursday morning by a man searching for morel mushrooms. The body was found about 9:30 a.m. in a wooded area behind the CenturyLink building at...
View ArticleMissing 2-year-old girl found safe in Iowa
A 2-year-old girl missing from South Carolina, who law enforcement said could be in Minnesota, was found safe in Iowa late Thursday, officials announced Friday. Dakota Ray is in protective custody and...
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St. Paul man who killed girlfriend thought he was battling a demon, found not...
Hours before she was slain by her boyfriend, Phanny Phay sent a string of text messages to one of his mentors describing her fear as she watched the man she loved grow increasingly delusional....
View ArticleFed up with crime, North Enders plan fundraiser to light up more alleys
Residents of a St. Paul neighborhood who are fed up with gunshots ringing out near their homes are looking for their own solutions to reduce crime. They’re fundraising on Sunday to pay for the...
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Bill clarifying release of the “sexually dangerous” heads to Gov. Mark...
Legislation to prevent the unsupervised release of dangerous sex offenders is headed to Gov. Mark Dayton’s desk. The Minnesota House and Senate approved small changes to a bill Friday that will prevent...
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2 men charged in western Minnesota firefighter’s fatal assault outside bar
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Manslaughter charges have been filed against two men in connection with the May 5 fatal assault of Steven “Beaver” Hlinsky of Forada, the Douglas County attorney’s office announced...
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N.M. man sentenced hiring hackers to perpetrate sabotage in Minnesota
Undated courtesy photo circa 2018, of John Kelsey Gammell. Gammell, 55, of Las Cruces, N. M., pleaded guilty in St. Paul on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, to one count of conspiracy to cause intentional...
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Judge forced to give new sentence to St. Paul man convicted of ‘horrible’...
A judge who handed down a record sentence to a St. Paul man convicted of running a sex trafficking ring was forced to scale back his prison time after the Minnesota Court of Appeals found his sentence...
View ArticleDriver in Meeker County dies after running into farm equipment
A driver was killed Saturday night after his vehicle crashed into farm equipment being pulled by a tractor in Meeker County. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash occurred about 10:20 p.m....
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New alley lights coming to St. Paul’s North End after concerned residents...
New alley lights will be installed in St. Paul’s North End after residents raised funds to pay for them over the weekend. Between a Sunday fundraiser and a grant, they had enough for 33 lights. Then,...
View ArticleEagan man sentenced to 25 years for producing child pornography
An Eagan man was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison for recording a sexually explicit video of a 2-year-old child. Ellis Scott Tooles, 31, pleaded guilty in May 2017 to one count of producing child...
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Bail set for 2 men charged in fatal assault of western Minnesota volunteer...
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Bail has been set for two men in connection with the May 5 assault of central Minnesota farmer and volunteer firefighter Steven “Beaver” Hlinsky of Forada. This photo taken May 18,...
View ArticlePolice seek ID of suspect in 3 armed robberies of same St. Paul store
St. Paul police asked for the public’s help Tuesday to identify a man suspected of robbing the same gas station at gunpoint three times in a five-month span. The man has pointed a gun at employees of a...
View ArticleProtesters block Minneapolis light rail over immigration policies
Police arrested more than a dozen protesters who shut down part of Minneapolis’ light rail system Tuesday while calling attention to federal immigration deportations and raids. The morning...
View ArticlePossible child drowning in Eagan; boy wandered from apartment with sister
A 5-year-old Eagan boy found unconscious in an outdoor swimming pool by construction workers Tuesday morning had wandered from his apartment along with his 3-year-old sister, police said. The boy was...
View ArticleFleeing driver hits semi head-on and dies, officials say
WARMAN, Minn. — A Mora man was killed Monday when the Jeep he was driving crossed lanes and collided with a truck as he was being pursued by authorities, police said. The Minnesota State Patrol said...
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Thief nabs idling bus, but GPS thwarts his getaway, St. Paul police say
A man stole an idling Metro Mobility bus in St. Paul and drove it about three miles before he was stopped and arrested, according to police. There were no clients on the bus, which provides public...
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St. Paul man involved in murder of young father called ‘monster’ at sentencing
Lisa Kirkwood admonished the state court system Tuesday for failing to deliver sentences for Gabriel Kimbrough’s past crimes that were harsh enough to thwart his increasingly violent behavior. Instead,...
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