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St. Paul: Suicidal mother who poisoned, suffocated her baby pleads guilty to...
A young mother broke down sobbing while on the stand in Ramsey County District Court Thursday as she described how she killed her infant son and then tried to kill herself while suffering from...
View ArticleSt. Paul man charged in shooting death outside bar
A St. Paul man faces a second-degree murder charge in connection with a fatal shooting outside a Dayton’s Bluff bar Sunday night. Kareem Karel Mitchell, 34, also is charged with second-degree assault...
View ArticleShift supervisor sentenced for sex with man at St. Paul corrections facility
A St. Paul woman was sentenced Thursday for having a sexual relationship with a man under her supervision at a residential corrections facility. Karen Marie Watson, 28, was sentenced in Ramsey County...
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Eden Prairie man admits fatally stabbing pregnant wife
An Eden Prairie man has pleaded guilty to two counts of intentional second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his pregnant wife. Yevgeniy Savenok (Photo courtesy of the Hennepin County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleArmed robbers break into Inver Grove Heights home
Masked men with guns broke into a home in Inver Grove Heights on Thursday night, according to police. Inver Grove Heights police said the incident on the 8400 block of Bryce Court involved two males...
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Shot over bad pot, boy is paralyzed; now a St. Paul teen is charged
A 19-year-old St. Paul man is accused of critically injuring another teen after the 17-year-old tried to sell him poor quality marijuana, charges say. Deandre Lavonne Johnson Deandre Lavonne Johnson...
View ArticleBlaine man acquitted of charges that he murdered his adult son
A jury acquitted a Blaine man accused of shooting his adult son to death. Joseph Theodorus Effertz, 61, reportedly told police he “kept shooting until (he) couldn’t shoot anymore” after officers found...
View ArticleMinnesota chicken plant worker charged in product tampering
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — A woman is facing charges for allegedly contaminating chicken while working at a Minnesota processing plant. Prosecutors allege Faye Slye put sand and dirt on chicken at the Gold’n...
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Charges: 1 wore scary clown mask in Ham Lake home invasion, other assaulted man
When four males barged into a Ham Lake home early Thursday, one was wearing a scary clown mask and another jumped on a resident and beat him, according to charges filed Friday. One of the suspects also...
View ArticleWoman, 76, forced off Lake Phalen walkway for sex assault, police say
A man sexually assaulted a 76-year-old woman who was out for a walk around St. Paul’s Lake Phalen last week, and police said Monday they are looking for the suspect. Officers were called Saturday...
View ArticleWoman admits putting antifreeze in weightlifter husband’s steroids, killing him
DOVER, Del. — A woman has admitted to killing her weightlifter husband by lacing his steroid injections with antifreeze. Jamie Baker, 47, faces 15 years to life in prison for poisoning her 42-year-old...
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Oakdale meth user gets jail for police chase that caused 10 crashes
An Oakdale man will spend the next three years on probation after leading police on a chase that included jumping medians, driving the wrong way down highways and damaging property. Raymond Magnuson...
View ArticleMinnesota deputy resigns following drunken-driving charges
PIPESTONE, Minn. — A southwestern Minnesota sheriff’s deputy has resigned after he was charged the drunken driving and possessing a gun while intoxicated. Pipestone County Deputy Jeff Sanow reached an...
View ArticleEx-medical marijuana officials in Minnesota charged for illegal shipment
Prosecutors in Minnesota filed felony charges Monday against two former officials from one of the state’s licensed medical marijuana manufacturers for allegedly shipping marijuana oil to a subsidiary...
View ArticleFormer UND cop gets prison for child porn charges
GRAND FORKS — A former University of North Dakota police officer has been ordered to serve 10 years in prison after a child pornography investigation revealed he had collected more than 50,000 images...
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Jury awards $11.5 million to victims in western Wisconsin jail-rape case
A federal jury has awarded a total of $11.5 million in damages to two women who were sexually assaulted by a former Polk County, Wis., jailer. Darryl L. Christensen (Photo courtesy Wisconsin Department...
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Murder charges in White Bear Lake woman’s heroin-meth OD death
A Roseville man faces murder charges after authorities say he gave a “speedball” of heroin and methamphetamine to an acquaintance who later overdosed and died. Victor Wayne Lynch Victor Wayne Lynch,...
View ArticlePolice recover gun at scene of Eau Claire couple’s deaths
Police in Eau Claire, Wis., say they recovered a gun from the home of a married couple who were found dead. The Eau Claire Police Department on Tuesday identified the couple as 49-year-old Dean Lantz...
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Cop who shot Philando Castile ‘indeed saw gun,’ his attorneys say
The St. Anthony police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile “indeed saw Castile’s gun,” before he fired several rounds into the black man’s car during a traffic stop last summer,...
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Forest Lake police dog dies after helping make arrest
Forest Lake police K9 Ranger died after suffering a medical emergency that followed an arrest in Forest Lake on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. (Facebook) A police dog from the Forest Lake Police Department...
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