Motorcyclist dies after striking cow in Wisconsin
A motorcyclist struck a cow and suffered fatal injuries in Pierce County on Saturday morning, authorities said. David Alan Kelch of Aranksaw, Wis., was traveling south on County Trunk S shortly before...
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Vandal leaves message for northern Minnesota atheist: “If you don’t like God,...
A northwest Minnesota man who doesn’t believe in God said his vehicle was vandalized with messages telling him to leave. Jeff Carter’s pickup was vandalized Saturday morning, April 15, 2017 at his...
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Minneapolis woman sentenced for role in Sarah Wierstad slaying
A Minneapolis woman was sentenced recently for her role in the death of Sarah Wierstad, a young mother who was shot after interrupting a burglary at her St. Paul home. Michelle Lee Koester, 43, was...
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South St. Paul man sentenced for assaulting, trying to kidnap girlfriend
A South St. Paul man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for assaulting his ex-girlfriend and trying to kidnap her in February at her Chanhassen workplace. Mark Anthony Galatowitsch...
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Police caught him strangling longtime girlfriend’s brother, charges say
Steven Maurice Abrams was still choking his girlfriend’s brother when police arrived at her New Brighton home Friday night to respond to a report of a domestic disturbance, according to the criminal...
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Officer charged in Philando Castile death appeals judge’s denial to move trial
The St. Anthony police officer charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile is still hoping to have his case tried outside the metro area. About a week after Ramsey County...
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Two shootings, one fatal, near Dale Street Green Line station
Two separate shootings just blocks from one another in St. Paul left a man dead and shut down a section of the Green Line during rush hour Monday afternoon. The fatal shooting took place in a...
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Doctor denies genital mutilation of Minnesota girls; judge keeps her locked up
DETROIT — A Detroit-area doctor charged with performing genital mutilation on two 7-year-old Minnesota girls denied the allegations through her lawyer Monday, insisting that she conducted a benign...
View ArticleFacebook killer takes his own life as police close in
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and MARK GILLISPIE ERIE, Pa. (AP) — The man who randomly gunned down a Cleveland retiree and posted video of the crime on Facebook killed himself Tuesday during a police chase in...
View ArticlePulled over for a broken light? The officer might give you a voucher to fix...
Some Twin Cities motorists can’t afford to repair a broken headlight, taillight or turn-signal light — putting food on the table or paying medical bills might be bigger priorities. Now, metro-area...
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St. Paul police intensify efforts as shots-fired reports skyrocket
With reports of shots fired up 75 percent this year and two fatal shootings and another injury in recent days, St. Paul police said Tuesday that they are stepping up their approach to gun violence....
View ArticleGunfire heard at candlelight vigil for shooting victim on St. Paul street
Gunshots rang out Monday night as people gathered for a candlelight vigil for a man shot and killed hours earlier, St. Paul police said. No one was injured in the gathering about 10:15 p.m. at St....
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Man found shot dead on Red Wing sidewalk had aided in 2012 St. Paul gang death
Dangelo William Masterjohn A man who had a role in a woman’s 2012 execution-style killing in St. Paul was found shot to death early Tuesday in Red Wing, Minn. Police in Red Wing responding to a report...
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Last of three men involved in deadly Maplewood home invasion sentenced
The last of three men involved in a home invasion that left a Maplewood father dead in the fall of 2015 has been sentenced. Ernest Donald Atchison Jr., 33, was sentenced Monday to eight and a half...
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30 years for former Marine who shot 2 he let into his Lowertown apartment
A former Marine who fired more than 20 rounds from a military-style assault rifle at two people he let into his downtown St. Paul apartment last spring was sentenced Tuesday to three decades in prison....
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Minnesota fugitive sex offender sought after biking away from Rochester home
The Minnesota Corrections Department is seeking a fugitive Level 3 predatory offender last seen Friday in Rochester. Michael James Costa Michael James Costa was released from prison on July 25, 2016,...
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St. Paul man not guilty of fatally shooting 19-year-old at Highland Park...
A St. Paul man charged with fatally shooting a teenager at a Highland Park house party last summer was found not guilty of the crime. After several hours of deliberation Tuesday, a Ramsey County jury...
View ArticleSt. Paul Police Department honors officer, detective, civilian of the year
Jon Sherwood is St. Paul’s Officer of the Year. St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell honored the officer with the award during a ceremony Tuesday, praising the 31-year veteran of the department for being...
View ArticleMan shot multiple times at St. Paul’s Indian Mounds Park
A 23-year-old man required surgery after he was shot multiple times in a St. Paul park Tuesday night, police said Wednesday. Officers responded to Indian Mounds Regional Park at 10:35 p.m. on a report...
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St. Paul man sentenced for shooting at rivals in Dayton’s Bluff
A St. Paul man was sentenced to seven years in prison for firing several rounds at two people in Dayton’s Bluff this past fall. Tevin Marcel Bellaphant (Courtesy of Ramsey County sheriffs office)...
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