
Massive Fire Guts Taylors Falls Motel
Crews from multiple departments battled a large blaze Friday morning at the Springs Inn in Taylors Falls that left the structure uninhabitable.
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The Chisago County Sheriff’s Office said occupants reported a suspected electrical issue near the area where the fire started. That lead is being investigated as authorities work to determine the official cause of the blaze.
Two men were killed and a woman was injured in separate shootings in Minneapolis late Thursday to early Friday morning, police confirm.
The case began after deputies found an elderly woman injured inside an unlivable home in Linwood Township last month, along with several malnourished animals.
Deputies and firefighters were dispatched just before 7 a.m. to a home in the 3500 block of County Road 119 after a woman reported the house was on fire and that she couldn’t find her husband.
A man convicted of first-degree assault in a violent attack at a Fleet Farm store in Carver has been sentenced to seven years in prison, according to court records.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 2009 Chevy Impala was traveling in the right lane when it spun out on ice and slid across all lanes of traffic. A semi-truck traveling in the left lane then collided with the driver's side of the Impala.
A 17-year-old male was killed, and a 19-year-old male was critically injured in a shooting early Sunday morning in Saint Cloud.
Law enforcement responded to a 911 call shortly before 10 a.m., finding the deceased man near the 1300 block of Ravenna Trail, east of a bridge crossing the Vermillion River.
Officers responded to the scene near Glenwood Avenue and Twins Way after getting reports that a man in a wheelchair had been set on fire near Target Field.
Officers were called to the 6800 block of Humboldt Avenue at 10:22 p.m. on Jan. 30 after reports of an unconscious male. After they arrived, officers attempted life-saving measures, but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to court records, officers found the 52-year-old victim dead in her apartment on Park Meadows Drive in Waite Park after being called for a welfare check.
As part of a plea deal, Mohamed Salad, 30, received an 18-month prison sentence, stayed for three years, and was ordered to serve 364 days in the Hennepin County Workhouse.
The incident began around 7:37 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 when officers were alerted to a stolen 2009 Toyota Camry with Minnesota license plates in the HarMar Mall parking lot in Roseville.
Deonna Marie Presbury, 35, faces two counts of second-degree murder and three counts of first-degree arson for her alleged role in the Aug. 13 blaze on the 1500 block of 11th Ave. S.
Authorities say three cows owned by 46-year-old Aaron Duane Lambrecht wandered onto the highway early in the morning on July 24, 2024, resulting in crashes that injured two people and resulted in the deaths of all three animals.
Authorities say a Chevy Malibu was traveling southbound in the left lane of the northbound side of Interstate 35W when it collided head-on with a Jeep Grand Cherokee.
The investigation began Jan. 2, when Maplewood police received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Court documents say the Honda Pilot, driven by 26-year-old Juan Carlos Rodriguez Torres, struck the Charger before both vehicles left the roadway. The driver of the Charger was pronounced dead at the scene despite efforts by first responders to save his life.
Authorities say the crash happened around 2:20 p.m. Jan. 21 when a northbound 2014 Ford F150 and a southbound 2019 Kenworth dump truck collided just south of milepost 48.
The incidents both happened on the south side and while investigators have not confirmed a connection between the shootings, MPD Chief Brian O’Hara said the possibility is being examined.
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According to court documents, police responded to Regions Hospital for a woman who suffered severe burns to her face, arms, and torso, along with a stab wound to her leg.