Black teens detained after apparently unfounded 911 call; Minneapolis Park...
Minneapolis Park Police said Wednesday they are investigating after an apparently unfounded 911 call about an assault led officers to detain four unarmed black teenagers, and led one officer to point...
View ArticleShoreview mother and daughter killed when boulder falls off truck and hits...
A mother and daughter from Shoreview were killed Monday when their car was struck by a boulder that fell off a commercial truck in Rosemount, police say. Karen Christiansen, 67, was driving a Toyota...
View ArticleMontevideo police say shooting at home was attempted murder, suicide
A man who authorities believe shot and wounded a woman Tuesday in Montevideo before turning the gun on himself was scheduled to be in court next week on two separate charges of violating an order for...
View ArticleDriver who crashed into Minneapolis playground, hitting 2 children, pleads...
An unlicensed driver has pleaded guilty to fleeing police in a chase that ended with the man plowing into a Minneapolis playground and injuring three young siblings last month. Twenty-seven-year-old...
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Truck driver arrested in deaths of Shoreview mother, daughter killed by...
A Hastings man has been jailed in connection with the deaths of a Shoreview mother and daughter who were killed Monday when a boulder — 3 feet across and weighing 800 pounds — fell off a dump truck and...
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No more jail time for man who sent St. Paul police officer to hospital with...
A Minneapolis man was granted a stayed sentenced after he repeatedly struck a police officer attempting to resolve an order for protection violation in St. Paul this past spring. The officer went to...
View ArticleRochester man recovers his stolen bike by answering Facebook ad
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A Minnesota man has his stolen expensive bicycle back after answering an ad for the bike on Facebook. The 25-year-old Rochester man told police he stopped at a convenience store on...
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St. Paul coffee shop owner accused of sexually assaulting teen employee....
A man accused of sexually assaulting a teen who worked at his coffee shop in St. Paul told police he was trying to help the girl learn about her body, authorities say. Eduardo Delariva-Larios, 45, of...
View ArticleTrain kills person reportedly lying on tracks in Brainerd
BRAINERD, Minn. — A 38-year-old Brainerd man was struck and killed by a BNSF Railway train during the early morning hours Wednesday in Brainerd, railroad officials reported. The fatality was reported...
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Minnesota man fatally shot during attempted burglary, Des Moines police say
DES MOINES, Iowa — A stolen tow truck from Minnesota was found at a Des Moines auto shop where police say a Fergus Falls man was killed during an attempted burglary. Police said the truck was taken...
View ArticleChair, punch allegedly thrown as Thief River Falls City Council members...
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — A Thief River Falls City Council member has denied accusations he threatened and took a swing at a colleague when a fight involving a thrown chair broke out Tuesday at City...
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At forum, BCA superintendent shouted down by family of man shot by...
A community meeting to discuss the fatal shooting of a black man by Minneapolis police ended abruptly Thursday night after his family angrily questioned why the meeting was being held and objected to...
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Former St. Paul Police Chief Finney will lead audit of K-9 unit after...
Todd Axtell speaks during his swearing-in as St. Paul police chief on Thursday, June 23, 2016. Former St. Paul police chiefs William Finney, left, and Thomas Smith and City Clerk Shari Moore are behind...
View ArticleState Patrol looking for driver who fatally struck woman on I-694 in Vadnais...
The Minnesota State Patrol is looking for the driver who left the scene after fatally striking a pedestrian on Interstate 694 in Vadnais Heights early Friday morning. Aelicia Taylor, 38, of St. Paul...
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Security guard arrested after trying to pull over Arizona troopers
Arizona authorities say a 44-year-old uniformed security guard is accused of impersonating a police officer by trying to pull over an unmarked car that happened to contain two state troopers patrolling...
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Hastings truck driver charged with vehicular homicide after boulder kills 2...
Prosecutors believe Joseph Paul Czeck knew that a massive boulder fell off his dump truck and caused a crash Monday in Rosemount. But Czeck, 33, of Hastings drove away and did not return to the scene...
View ArticleThousands of feet of wire stolen from St. Paul light poles — and repairs are...
Between 6,000 to 8,000 feet of wire has been stolen from St. Paul light poles recently, which a city official said Friday will cost an estimated $40,000 to replace. A St. Paul Public Works employee...
View ArticleBCA: Deputies fatally shoot reportedly suicidal boy, 16, at Chanhassen home
Authorities say Carver County deputies fatally shot a reportedly suicidal 16-year-old boy Friday morning at his family’s home in Chanhassen. According to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension,...
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Suspect arrested in slaying of Indiana woman whose body was found in...
COOK , Minn. — A man suspected in the slaying of a South Bend, Ind., woman whose body was found in northeastern Minnesota in early July has been arrested. Daniel Gregory Lynn Daniel Lynn, 40, of South...
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State lawmaker from Shakopee cited for drunken driving
A Minnesota lawmaker is facing drunken driving charges. State Rep. Bob Loona, R-Shakopee. (Minnesota House of Representatives) Scott County court records show that state Rep. Bob Loonan was cited...
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