Police seek public’s help in woman’s death in Coon Rapids apartment
The Anoka County sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help as it continues to investigate how a woman wound up dead and a man seriously injured at a Coon Rapids apartment building last week....
View ArticleFamily: Missing motorist found dead in crashed car in I-94 ravine
OSAKIS, Minn. — The family of a central Minnesota man who went missing earlier this month has confirmed that a body found Monday in a crashed vehicle along Interstate 94 is his. In a statement on the...
View ArticleWarrant issued after attempted rape of suspect’s co-worker
Authorities have issued a warrant for the arrest of a St. Paul man who police say lured a female co-worker to his apartment and attempted to rape her Thursday. Michael Leroy Deyo, 53, was charged...
View ArticleSkeleton-masked man gets prison for terrorizing Cottage Grove partygoers
A Cottage Grove man was sentenced to eight years and nine months in prison Tuesday after being convicted of a burglary in which he allegedly put on a ski mask with a skeleton face, burst into a house...
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Lino Lakes man charged with sexually assaulting toddler
A toddler is in the hospital after a Lino Lakes man allegedly sexually and physically assaulted her while the child’s mother napped. Sterling Robert Stewart (Courtesy of Anoka County jail) Sterling...
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St. Paul authorities investigating after 3 dogs found injured in a month
When a dog was found severely injured in St. Paul last week, a rescue group immediately knew what to name him — Warrior. A dog was found with bite marks all over his face and injuries to the pads on...
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Hundreds attend candlelight vigil for slain 5-year-old Alayna Ertl
WATKINS, Minn — Hundreds of people, perhaps a thousand, attended a candlelight vigil Tuesday night in memory of 5-year-old Alayna Ertl. They gathered outside of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Watkins,...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in head at Minnesota state park
ALBERT LEA, Minn. — Authorities say one man has been fatally shot at a state park in southern Minnesota and another man is in custody. The Freeborn County sheriff’s office and the state Bureau of...
View ArticleSt. Paul: Charges filed in stabbing at adult group home
A North St. Paul woman was charged with second-degree assault Tuesday in connection with a stabbing at an adult group home in North St. Paul last week. Shade Jumoke Esho, 40, is listed in court...
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St. Anthony police officer who shot Castile is placed back on leave
St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez (Photo courtesy: City of Falcon Heights) Philando Castile (Courtesy of family) St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez has been placed back on administrative...
View ArticleWisconsin dad went into bar, left baby in car, charges say
MADISON, Wis. — A Sun Prairie, Wis., man has been ordered to have no unsupervised contact with his infant daughter after he was accused of leaving her in the car while he visited a tavern. A Town of...
View ArticleI-35W bridge collapse survivor faces terror charges after traveling to Syria
A survivor of the 2007 Interstate 35W bridge collapse that killed 13 people in Minneapolis now faces terror charges after authorities say he traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State group,...
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Mendota Heights cop killer’s conviction upheld by Minnesota high court
The Minnesota Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction of cop killer Brian Fitch, who filed an appeal on grounds that he should have had two trials rather than one. Mendota Heights police officer...
View ArticleN.D. sheriff reaches plea deal in confrontation with women at Moorhead bar
MOORHEAD, Minn. — A North Dakota sheriff charged with disorderly conduct stemming from an incident at a Dilworth bar in May has reached a settlement with the Clay County attorney’s office that could...
View ArticleMexican restaurants in Eagan, Lakeville served as drug fronts, feds say
A group of Mexican restaurants in Eagan, Lakeville and Long Lake paid undocumented workers in cash as part of a conspiracy to launder drug money, according to an indictment filed this month in federal...
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Former Gopher, Timberwolves player Sam Jacobson charged with swindle
Former Gophers baskeball star and Timberwolves player Sam Jacobson is facing felony theft charges over the sale of his Apple Valley home five years ago. Former Minnesota Gophers star Sam Jacobson...
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Maplewood bank robbed, and police need your help ID’ing this suspect
Maplewood police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a bank robbery. On Aug. 15 at 2:30 p.m., the suspect robbed a TCF Bank branch in a Cub Foods grocery at 2390 White Bear...
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He exploited a dementia patient for her money and meds, charges say
A 72-year-old man manipulated a fellow resident in his St. Paul assisted living facility to get $5,300 in checks, a $23,650 SUV and access to her medication, according to charges filed in Ramsey County...
View ArticleSt. Paul woman sentenced for using nonprofits to defraud the government
A St. Paul woman is heading to prison for stealing nearly half a million dollars in grant funding intended to serve teen moms and other struggling Minnesotans through two nonprofits she founded over a...
View ArticleMan charged in fatal shooting at southern Minnesota state park
ALBERT LEA, Minn. — Prosecutors charged a 26-year-old man with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of another man at a state park in southern Minnesota, discounting his claim of self-defense....
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