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Former Department of Commerce deputy commissioner charged in prostitution case
A deputy commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Commerce arranged to pay a woman for sex after finishing up work meetings earlier this month, according to criminal charges. Michael Shane Deal,...
View ArticleHuman remains found in woods near Brainerd
BRAINERD, Minn. — Law enforcement officials are investigating the discovery of human remains in a wooded area near Minnesota Business Highway 371 south of Brainerd. Although law enforcement is in the...
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Robber failed with Subway cashier, held up customers instead, charges say
When a St. Paul Subway employee refused to empty the cash register for a man with a handgun, the robber allegedly turned the gun on customers. Leslee Marquis Sheppard aimed the black semiautomatic at...
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St. Paul police misconduct case settled for largest amount ever
A multimillion-dollar settlement — the largest involving police misconduct in St. Paul’s history — has been reached between the city and a man who was bitten and kicked by police forces last summer,...
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Investigators’ opinion irrelevant in Philando Castile case, prosecutors argue
Any opinions about a St. Anthony police officer’s decision to fatally shoot Philando Castile held by special agents who investigated the case are irrelevant and should not be allowed in the officer’s...
View ArticleMendota Heights police officer suspended for 30 days, no pay
A veteran Mendota Heights police officer has been suspended for inappropriately looking up driver’s license data of current and former co-workers, city council members, a girlfriend and others....
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Minneapolis man pleads not guilty in UW-Stout student’s death
MENOMONIE, Wis. — The Minneapolis man accused in the beating death of a UW-Stout student pleaded not guilty to all charges Monday. Cullen M. Osburn, 27, of Minneapolis, was charged Thursday, Jan. 12,...
View ArticleMinneapolis toddler found and suspect in custody after abduction, Amber Alert
Police say a 2-year-old boy was found safe Tuesday morning following an abduction in Minneapolis and subsequent Amber Alert. Harlen V. Hulbert was taken from his home in the 2000 block of Third Avenue...
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After Minnesota mayor’s swindle, weapon arrest, 2 on council want him to resign
At least two city council members of a small northern Minnesota said Monday that they want the mayor to step down after he was arrested earlier this month in a theft case. Crosby Mayor James Hunter,...
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‘I hate Muslims,’ he said after victim bitten, knifed, Minneapolis charges say
A Bloomington man is charged after he allegedly bit and stabbed a man, later telling Minneapolis police, “I hate Muslims,” according to charges filed Monday. Kelvin Warren Porter Kelvin Warren Porter,...
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‘Possibly … erratic driver’ strikes government building in St. Paul, police say
A driver struck the Minnesota Department of Administration building on Tuesday afternoon, according to St. Paul police. A driver struck the side of the state administration building then left the scene...
View ArticleI-35 near Forest Lake reopens after fatal motorcycle crash
A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 35 when he struck a semi while fleeing a Minnesota state trooper near Forest Lake, officials say. The crash, which occurred shortly after 1:30...
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Prosecutors want police expert to testify in Yanez’s manslaughter trial
Prosecutors want a national expert on police conduct to testify at the trial of officer Jeronimo Yanez, who is accused of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of motorist Philando Castile during a July 6...
View ArticleRibbon cutting set for new Stillwater armory, fire station
The public will have a chance to tour the new Minnesota National Guard Readiness Center and Stillwater Fire Station during a ribbon cutting and open house next month. The ceremony will be at 1 p.m....
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Human remains near Brainerd ID’d as disabled man missing for 2 years
BRAINERD, Minn. — Human remains found Saturday night in a wooded area off Business Highway 371 south of Brainerd have been identified as those of Marc Welzant, a developmentally disabled man who went...
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Ramsey, Washington counties help bust Calif.-based sex-trafficking operation
Authorities filed charges in a sex-trafficking operation Wednesday in Washington County which they say stretched across the U.S. to ensnare foreign-born women to work as prostitutes for clients who...
View ArticleInver Grove Heights chiropractor accused of health-care fraud
An Inver Grove Heights man is the latest Twin Cities chiropractor to be indicted in connection with an alleged health-care fraud scheme related to “no-fault” auto insurance. Timothy Wayne Guthman, 43,...
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Teen driver who struck state building also crashed at high school, police...
Police have identified the driver suspected of striking the Minnesota Department of Administration building in St. Paul on Tuesday as a 16-year-old boy. He’s also suspected to have been in a crash at a...
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Man wrongly named person of interest in Jacob Wetterling case sues
A Minnesota man wrongly named as a person of interest in the 1989 abduction of Jacob Wetterling is suing authorities. Dan Rassier filed his federal lawsuit Wednesday. He was publicly named as a person...
View ArticleBaby suffers severe brain damage, his Eagan caregiver charged
An Eagan daycare provider is accused of seriously injuring a 13-month-old boy to the point where he suffered severe brain damage. Mariel Alexandra Grimm, 33, was charged Wednesday in Dakota County...
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