Vandal slices Vikings inflatable — and its Wisconsin owner, police say
Police say a man suffered seven cuts after he confronted another man who was vandalizing a Minnesota Vikings inflatable in his yard in the southern Wisconsin city of Stoughton. The Stoughton Police...
View ArticleEx-pizza worker robbed Domino’s employees of deposits, police say
A St. Paul man stole money from two Domino’s Pizza employees as they attempted to make deposits, according to charges filed in Ramsey County District Court Tuesday. Demonte Cortez Johnson, 20, was...
View ArticleMan shot in the back, critically hurt, on St. Paul’s Greater East Side
A 19-year-old man was shot in the back multiple times in St. Paul Monday night and is in critical condition, according to police. Related Articles Mark Dayton council will tackle community relations,...
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‘Brides of Christ’ sect leader admits sexually assaulting 2 girls in Minnesota
The leader of an isolated religious sect in Minnesota pleaded guilty Tuesday to sexually assaulting two teenage girls who were members of his community. Victor Barnard (Pine County Jail via AP) As part...
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Jacob Wetterling’s family struggles with one question: Why?
When Patty Wetterling talks face to face with the man who abducted and killed her son, she will ask him one thing: Why? “I wrestle with the ‘Why?’ of all this,” Wetterling said during an interview...
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St. Paul man sentence to 2 years, 6 months for firing gun into car with...
A St. Paul felon who fired a gun into a car with children inside was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison Friday. Wendell Cameron Jackson, 52, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by an...
View ArticleTeen arrested in fatal shooting of Minneapolis man, baby
Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with a shooting that killed a 20-year-old man and an infant in Minneapolis on Sunday. The suspect was arrested was booked Wednesday morning into the...
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St. Paul man who crashed into squad car was drunk, charges say
A St. Paul man who crashed a truck into a police squad car and injured two officers Monday was drunk at the time, according to charges filed in Ramsey County District Court Wednesday. Daniel Sanchez...
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St. Paul police dog sniffs out 9 pounds of alleged meth under flower bed
Sarik, a St. Paul Police K-9 officer (Courtesy of St. Paul police) A St. Paul police dog found nearly nine pounds of methamphetamine buried beneath some flowers on the property of a St. Paul home. Two...
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Driver, victim in fatal police chase crash in Burnsville are identified
A Bloomington man who crashed Monday while fleeing police and the Burnsville woman he killed in the collision have been positively identified. Officials say Matthew John Vogel, 22, was driving a...
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Cathedral Hill kidnapping, assault victim ‘resilient as ever’
As a 7-year-old girl who was kidnapped and sexually assaulted in St. Paul five months ago continues to recover, community members continued a discussion Wednesday about efforts to keep kids safe. The...
View ArticleOnline portal allows public access to Minneapolis police conduct data
A new portal on the city of Minneapolis’ website allows anyone to look up public data on police conduct cases. The city launched the website Tuesday, with the goal of increasing police department...
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Robber pleads guilty — again — for targeting Asian women’s jewelry
Edward Hollivay said Thursday that he targeted Asian women for robberies because of the jewelry they wore. July 2016 courtesy photo of Edward Hollivay. Hollivay, 53, of Minneapolis, pleaded guilty to...
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Before snow falls, another plea to help find Vadnais Heights woman’s body
As the specter of snow approaches, sheriff officials are once again calling on the public to help search swaths of the rural Dakotas for the remains of a Vadnais Heights woman they believe was murdered...
View ArticleMinneapolis teen charged as adult in double homicide that killed infant
A 17-year-old boy faces first-degree murder charges in the adult court system after a weekend shooting that left a baby and a 20-year-old man dead in Minneapolis. The Hennepin County attorney’s office...
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Kilt-wearer exposed himself to St. Paul schoolkids on bus, charges say
When a teacher’s assistant on a St. Paul school bus heard a child yell “Eewww!” while peering out the window last month, she took a look out the window. There on the bench of a city bus stop was a man...
View ArticleUMN crime up slightly after decades of declining reports
Reported crimes were up slightly last year at the University of Minnesota, but the long-term trend points to a far safer campus than in years past. University police tallied 546 significant crimes in...
View ArticleFormer Viking Stu Voigt sentenced to prison for bank fraud
Former Minnesota Vikings tight end Stu Voigt has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for his part in a scheme to defraud bank investors. Prosecutors say Voigt, 68, and business partner...
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Totem Town therapist gets jail sentence for having sex with teen client
A former contracted therapist at Boys Totem Town was sentenced Friday in Ramsey County District Court to 90 days in jail after being convicted of having sex with a 17-year-old client of hers at the...
View ArticleMan, 21, pleads guilty in St. Paul rape of girl, 15, posted on Facebook
A Maplewood man pleaded guilty Friday to a rape charge in an assault on a 15-year-old girl that was videotaped and posted on Facebook. Lavell Anthony Hollenbeck, 21, pleaded guilty to first-degree...
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