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Man charged for four St. Paul break-ins, found in crawl-space
A Maplewood man was charged Friday with four counts of burglary after police found him in a crawl space under the roof of Jackson Magnet Elementary School in St. Paul on Wednesday morning. Chad Edward...
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Who killed a dad of two on a St. Paul street?
Jason Mikulak, a 41-year-old father of two, was fatally shot on a St. Paul street Thursday, and his family is looking for answers. Police told Mikulak’s relatives that he was the victim of an attempted...
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Shooter in Arnellia’s bar killing pleads guilty to murder
A St. Paul man pleaded guilty Friday to killing the witness of a fight outside Arnellia’s bar last fall. Nyemah Rodney-Kigee Kiyee (Photo courtesy Ramsey County sheriff’s office) Nyemah Rodney-Kigee...
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South St. Paul mother sentenced for infant’s accidental suffocation
A South St. Paul mother was sentenced Friday to three months in jail for the accidental smothering death of her infant daughter last year. Jessica Lee Grass (Courtesy of Dakota County jail) Jessica Lee...
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Man allegedly shot to death by guardsman in state park is ID’d
ALBERT LEA, Minn. — A man allegedly shot to death by a National Guard member at a state park in southern Minnesota has been identified. Spencer Daniel Brown, 23, of rural Freeborn County was fatally...
View ArticleMinneapolis conference will address national opioid epidemic
Law enforcement, health professionals and addiction specialists from around the country will convene in Minneapolis next week to talk about ways to address the growing number of deaths from heroin,...
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Jacob Wetterling’s remains found, officials confirm
He’s been found. After nearly 30 years of searching, wondering, waiting and hoping, Patty and Jerry Wetterling finally know what happened to their son Jacob. Jacob Wetterling The Stearns County...
View ArticleMinneapolis: 16-year-old girl fatally struck by suspect fleeing police
A 16-year-old girl was killed in Minneapolis on Friday night when she was struck by a driver who was attempting to flee police. According to a news release from the Minneapolis Police Department, the...
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Jacob Wetterling: Photos of hope and heartache through the years
"This is a crime scene. I drive by here every day, but I just can't deal with being here and looking at it. It's a nightmare," said Patty Wetterling, right, standing with her husband Jerry along the...
View ArticleMinnesota’s criminal sentences spark backlash, but commission sets guidelines
BEMIDJI, Minn. — One month after a jury found him guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, Brian Keith Jourdain once again stood in front of Judge Paul Benshoof, this time to find out how long he...
View ArticleMinneapolis hit-and-run victim was Arizona teen
The 16-year-old girl who was fatally struck by a suspect fleeing police Friday night in Minneapolis has been identified. Diana Ivette Garcia-Alvarado of Phoenix was struck just before 10 p.m. in the...
View Article3 injured in two downtown Minneapolis shootings
Three people were injured in two separate shootings in downtown Minneapolis early Saturday morning. The first occurred just before 2 a.m. near Fifth Street South and Hennepin Avenue South. A man was...
View ArticleBurglars steal as many as 80 firearms from Minnesota gun shop
MILLVILLE, Minn. — Authorities in Wabasha County of southeastern Minnesota are investigating a gun shop burglary in which 60 to 80 firearms were stolen. Keith Stones, owner of the Millville Gun and Rod...
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In chilling confession, Jacob Wetterling’s fate is finally revealed
Trevor Wetterling, the brother of Jacob, hugs his mother Patty Wetterling as a team of prosecutors talk about the confession of Daniel Heinrich to the 1989 killing of Jacob Wetterling, in Minneapolis...
View ArticleMaplewood woman lost $90,000 in spate of phone and door-to-door scams
It started with a Maplewood woman responding to an online advertisement for computer repairs in early July. For a couple hundred bucks, the company promised to fix her computer and better protect it...
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Philando Castile protest in downtown St. Paul ends abruptly with 1 arrest
Protesters demonstrate in Rice Park in downtown St. Paul on the two month anniversary of Philando Castile's death by a St. Anthony police officer in Falcon Heights on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016. (Pioneer...
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The Wetterling case through the years
Feb. 17, 1978: Jacob Erwin Wetterling is born to Jerry and Patty Wetterling. Oct. 22, 1989: Jacob is abducted by a masked gunman while riding his bike with his brother and a friend on a rural road near...
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Minnesota man sentenced for firebombing Somali restaurant in N.D.
FARGO, N.D. — A Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime for firebombing a Somali restaurant in North Dakota was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison. Matthew Gust (Grand Forks...
View ArticleJail for Wisconsin student who tainted her teacher’s drink
OCONTO, Wis. — A teenager who spiked her teacher’s drink at Gillett High School is spending some time in jail. Hailey Brock, 18, was ordered to spend two weeks in jail during sentencing in Oconto...
View ArticleMan charged with threatening to blow up a Minneapolis Islamic center
Federal criminal charges have been filed against a man who allegedly threatened to blow up an Islamic center in Minneapolis last year. U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger announced Wednesday that Daniel George...
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