St. Paul man sentenced after $200,000 in bad checks
A St. Paul man accused of writing bad checks totaling more than $200,000 has been sentenced to four months in jail but will have a longer prison term hanging over his head if he breaks the law again in...
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Rubén Rosario: 800 claims and counting as child sex-abuse law nears expiration
Curtis Carl Wehmeyer (Courtesy of Minnesota Department of Corrections)Thomas Adamson (Courtesy of Jeff Anderson)Former priest Thomas Adamson during a May 2014 deposition. To read "Ex-priest at center...
View ArticleMale body found in Mississippi River at Minneapolis-St. Paul border
A male body was found in the Mississippi River on Wednesday morning between Ford Parkway and the Marshall Avenue-Lake Street bridge. Authorities said they haven’t yet identified it. The location raised...
View ArticleDriver fleeing police killed in Minneapolis crash
Police say a driver who fled from a traffic stop has died after crashing in Minneapolis. Officers say they encountered a driver who was swerving and nearly struck their squad car about 2 a.m. The...
View ArticleWinona County jailer stole nude photos from inmates, charges say
WINONA, Minn. — A former Winona County jailer is accused of downloading nude photos from the cellphones of people booked into the county jail. Charges filed against Ryan Brown also say the 31-year-old...
View ArticleWoman asked to buy 2 girls from mom at St. Paul park, police say
A mother at a St. Paul park with her 1- and 4-year-old daughters heard someone talking to the older girl in a restroom Wednesday night. “Who are you talking to?” she asked her daughter. “Shhhhh,”...
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Body in Mississippi River ID’d as missing UMN student
David Michael Miller (Courtesy photo) A body pulled from the Mississippi River on Wednesday has been identified as that of a missing University of Minnesota student. David Michael Miller, 20, of St....
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Man enters six homes in bizarre night, Dakota County charges say
A 6-year-old girl woke up feeling crowded in bed one recent night, only to discover she was pushing against a strange man who had climbed in between her and her 11-year-old sister, according to charges...
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Leader of attack on 75-year-old Maplewood woman sentenced
A woman who forced her way into a Maplewood retiree’s home and then summoned two accomplices to rob her has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison. Shonice Lacyra Harmon (Photo courtesy of the...
View Article6-year-old brings toy gun on St. Paul school bus, police say
A 6-year-old brought a toy gun onto a school bus in St. Paul on Thursday, frightening other students who thought it was real, according to police. But a school district spokeswoman said a video from...
View ArticleSt. Paul man hit with record 58-year sentence for sex trafficking
A St. Paul man was sentenced Friday to 58 years in prison for his role in a sex trafficking ring in what prosecutors are calling the longest-ever sentence of its kind in Minnesota. Related Articles...
View ArticlePair released after allegedly trying to buy girls at St. Paul park
A man and woman, who St. Paul police arrested on suspicion of attempted kidnapping at a park on Wednesday, pointed the finger at each other when they were released from the Ramsey County jail Friday....
View ArticleOn St. Paul’s University Avenue, peace walks planned this weekend
Finding community solutions to crime is the focus of two events planned for St. Paul’s University Avenue this weekend. The police department’s Western District will hold a peace walk at 10:30 a.m....
View ArticleWoodbury couple’s deaths apparent murder-suicide
A Woodbury husband and wife who had been married for 40 years were found dead Friday afternoon, apparent victims of a murder-suicide, Woodbury police said. The couple had lived in their townhome in the...
View ArticleHomicide investigated near northern Minnesota mine pit
Authorities are investigating a homicide on the Iron Range. A person walking in the Mott Pit near Mountain Iron on Thursday found the body of a young man, St. Louis County sheriff’s officials say. An...
View ArticleMinneapolis road rage attacker slaps and bruises social worker
Minneapolis police are looking for the man who punched a woman in the face during a road rage incident. The victim, a hospice social worker, says she was on her way to see a client when she encountered...
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Minnesota woman trying to help exonerate ‘Making A Murderer’ subjects
Krystyne Frandson of Hawley, Minn., talks about the series “Making a Murderer,” on Netflix. She believes Steven Avery, subject of the docuseries, has been wrongly convicted twice and is now part of an...
View ArticleReward offered for historic Minnesota church arson information
Investigators are offering a reward of up to $7,500 for information leading to the arrest of suspected arsonists in the March burning of a historic Minnesota church. Someone used an incendiary device...
View ArticleNorth St. Paul High student found dead after prom
Police are investigating the death of a North High School student who was found dead at home Saturday night, hours after her prom at the Landmark Center in St. Paul. There are indications that the...
View ArticleAt St. Paul liquor store, man critically wounded in shooting
A man was shot shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday at Willard’s Liquors on Thomas Avenue, according to St. Paul police. The man was shot inside the store and is in critical condition, police said. A suspect,...
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