Green Line shooting possibly prompted by T-shirt, gang rivalry
A late-night shooting on a Green Line light-rail platform in St. Paul injured a young woman and might have been prompted by a shirt honoring a murdered friend, according to criminal charges filed...
View ArticleMost Islamic State-related defendants get maximum sentence, Minnesota study...
The majority of terrorism defendants in the United States who have been sentenced for supporting the Islamic State group received the maximum 15 years in prison, according to a summary filed Friday by...
View ArticleMinneapolis shooting leaves one dead late Friday
Minneapolis police found a man dead on the sidewalk in the city’s Fourth Precinct just before midnight Friday. Officers were summoned to the 2900 block of Morgan Avenue North by ShotSpotter activity,...
View ArticleMinneapolis: 4-month-old girl dies after apparent assault
A 4-month-old girl died in Minneapolis on Saturday evening after allegedly being assaulted by a man believed to be her father. According to a news release from the Minneapolis Police Department,...
View ArticleNational Guard put on standby following Milwaukee violence over police shooting
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin’s governor put the National Guard on standby Sunday in case of another outbreak of violence in Milwaukee, after a deadly police shooting touched off a night of arson and...
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Ryan Lochte, 3 other U.S. swimmers robbed in Rio by armed men posing as police
RIO DE JANEIRO — Ryan Lochte and three other American swimmers were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday by thieves posing as police officers who stopped their taxi and took their money and belongings, the...
View ArticleWoman in 60s fatally shot in Northfield home
A woman in her 60s was found fatally shot in a Northfield home Sunday morning, and police took a woman in her 70s into custody before releasing her later in the day. The woman who was taken into...
View ArticleInvestigators looking for man who touched teen in Ramsey park
Anoka County investigators are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man they say touched a teenage girl inappropriately in a Ramsey park Monday. The girl was near the playground area in...
View ArticleHastings police: Deaths believed to be murder-suicide
Authorities are investigating what they believe was a murder-suicide in Hastings. About 5:45 p.m. Monday, Hastings police and EMS responded to a medical call at Three Rivers manufactured housing...
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Minneapolis man found guilty of murder, attempted murder in West 7th shooting
Just after midnight on Dec. 10, a Minneapolis man knocked on the door of his ex-girlfriend’s West Seventh neighborhood home, claiming to be the police. Jamaine Jamie Williams, 24, arrived with a “gun...
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St. Paul police looking for suspects in ATM skimming cases
A man walked up to a St. Paul drive-through ATM on a Monday at 6:06 a.m. with a green device in his hands and a minute later he was done. He’d attached a “skimmer.” The next week, a man working with...
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Murder charges say young Minneapolis father hit baby 22 times
A young Minneapolis father has been charged with murder after fatally hitting his infant daughter nearly two dozen times last weekend, Hennepin County prosecutors said Tuesday. Cory Clifford Morris,...
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Man charged in Washington County kidnapping of a young woman
When police kicked open the door to a Woodbury motel room on Saturday morning, they found a bruised, malnourished and terrified young woman, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday in...
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St. Paul man pleads guilty in double homicide at Midway Motel
A St. Paul man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to two counts of intentional second-degree murder in Ramsey County District Court in connection with a March double homicide at the Midway Motel on Snelling...
View ArticleDeal for Minnesota texting-and-driving death: 4 days in jail
LE CENTER, Minn. — A woman accused of texting while driving and fatally striking an elderly man along a road in Le Sueur County has pleaded guilty to charges. Susan Ann Russo, 48, reached an agreement...
View ArticleSt. Paul man was ringleader in group assault, charges say
A St. Paul man was charged Wednesday with making terroristic threats in connection with the group assault of a 45-year-old man outside his University-Snelling neighborhood apartment building. Darrell...
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St. Anthony police chief praises, defends officer who shot Philando Castile
St. Anthony police chief’s defended his officer who shot and killed Philando Castile during a traffic stop as level-headed and skilled in an interview Wednesday with the Associated Press, using his...
View ArticleSt. Cloud man accused of setting library books on fire
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Authorities have arrested a St. Cloud man on suspicion of arson after her allegedly set fire to books and furniture at a public library. A police statement says officers and...
View ArticlePolice: Wisconsin DWI suspect cracks open a beer in front of officer
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police say a suspected drunken driver disobeyed an order to get out of her car and instead cracked open a beer in front of the officer who stopped her. Police say an officer on...
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Grandfather: Man killed by Milwaukee police was just trying to survive
MILWAUKEE — The man killed in a police shooting that sparked two nights of violence in Milwaukee suffered from cognitive and mental health issues, and he carried a gun because he had been shot more...
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