Ex-Minneapolis cop gets 2 years in prison for role in father’s nonprofit fraud
A former Minneapolis police officer has been sentenced to two years in prison for a fraud scheme. Jordan Davis was sentenced Tuesday for his role in defrauding Community Action of Minneapolis, which...
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White Bear Lake authorities ask for help locating missing man
Police are asking for the public’s help finding a 46-year-old White Bear Lake man last seen at his home on Jan. 20. Police are asking for the public’s help finding Jeffrey Eckblad, 46, of White Bear...
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‘Maidens’ sex abuse victim fears Minnesota sect taking root elsewhere
SPOKANE, Wash. — A victim of sexual abuse by the leader of a religious sect in Minnesota spoke out Wednesday amid concerns that its members have relocated to the state of Washington. Lindsay Tornambe,...
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Eagan woman’s throat cut by the father of her unborn child, charges say
Margi Lessman drove to her daughter’s Eagan home Tuesday afternoon to take her to the doctor. When she went inside the townhome, she saw her daughter — who was eight months pregnant — on her bedroom...
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Guilty of fraud: Maplewood man sold fictitious dream of Hmong homeland
A Maplewood man who promised Hmong elders a new homeland in Southeast Asia was found guilty Thursday of defrauding people out of nearly $2 million. Seng Xiong (March 2016 courtesy photo) U.S. Attorney...
View Article3 charged in Minnesota gun shop heist; many guns still missing
Three people are charged with stealing about 75 firearms from a southeastern Minnesota gun shop in September and trying to sell them. A federal indictment unsealed this week in the Millville theft...
View ArticleBurglars nab $97K in sneakers, more from West St. Paul Foot Locker
A burglary at a Foot Locker store in West St. Paul netted thieves nearly $100,000 in merchandise, police said. A burglar or burglars got into the store, in the Signal Hills Shopping Center on South...
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St. Paul driver gets jail for drunken plow into police squad
A St. Paul man accused of crashing his truck into a police squad car and injuring two officers this fall has been sentenced to six months in jail. Daniel Sanchez Mendes pleaded guilty in December to...
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Loitering, litter, public urination: Meeting on St. Paul skyway safety draws...
With Super Bowl 52 landing in Minneapolis in little more than a year, St. Paul Hotel general manager Brian Schmechel worries what potential visitors will think when they get to unflattering internet...
View ArticleOutspoken Milwaukee sheriff to keynote event Saturday in Minneapolis
Outspoken Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke is the keynote speaker at a Saturday event in Minneapolis honoring law enforcement, firefighters and members of the military who have died on the job....
View ArticleBomb threat reported at Grand Forks, N.D., airport; suspect arrested
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A bomb threat prompted officials to evacuate the Grand Forks International Airport early Saturday morning. Grand Forks officers responded at 5:14 a.m. to the airport after a...
View ArticleEau Claire police shoot man reported pointing gun at passing cars
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — An Eau Claire police officer has fatally shot a man during a confrontation outside a hotel. Related Articles Study says grass carp have invaded 3 of the Great Lakes Outspoken...
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Shooter pleads guilty in burglary that left Maplewood father dead
A St. Paul man who was reportedly part of a burglary ring that targets marijuana dealers pleaded guilty this month to killing a Maplewood father during a robbery gone wrong. Brandon Lamar Cooper, 30,...
View ArticleMinneapolis police investigating homicide Sunday night
Police responding to a call about a man injured in an alley Sunday afternoon also found a dead body in a nearby garage. Related Articles Demonstrators jam Twin Cities airport in second protest against...
View Article1 dead, 1 injured in shooting on St. Paul street Sunday night
A shooting in St. Paul’s Dayton’s Bluff left one man dead and another injured Sunday night. Officers were called to the St. Paul Saloon on Hudson Road near Earl Street about 11:30 p.m. on a report of...
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Minnesota homeowner arrested after shooting fleeing burglary suspect dead
A homeowner in southern Minnesota was charged Monday with second-degree manslaughter after he allegedly shot and killed one of three teenagers who had been “casing” his home for a burglary, according a...
View ArticleMosque shooting suspect charged with six counts of murder
QUEBEC CITY (AP) — The 27-year-old suspect in a terrorist attack against Muslims at a Quebec City mosque was charged Monday with six counts of first degree murder and five counts of attempted murder....
View Article4 people shot near west metro gas station
Four people were shot early Monday morning near a gas station in Crystal. Crystal police reported that three men and one juvenile were taken to a hospital with gunshot wounds, and three suspects were...
View ArticlePedestrians killed by vehicles in Burnsville, northern Minnesota
The Minnesota State Patrol reported two pedestrians were struck and killed by vehicles Sunday night in separate incidents. A Dodge Ram heading west on Minnesota 13 struck and killed a man as he was...
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Bullet hits Dakota County sheriff’s house — but here’s why he’s not so worried
Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie said Monday that it was a coincidence that a bullet went through a window at his Mendota Heights home early Saturday. Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie Leslie said his...
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