Minneapolis Police Officer Shot While on Duty; 4 Suspects Arrested

In a press release, police say the 7-year veteran was following a vehicle that had fled from officers the day before and matched the description of a vehicle involved in a robbery. The officer was following the vehicle when shots were fired from the suspect’s vehicle towards the officer. The officer was struck by automatic gunfire and suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

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VIDEO: 74-year-old Man Rescued by Helicopter After Falling 50 Feet

The Chisago County Sheriff’s Office says a man is expected to survive after falling down a cliff more than 50 feet near the Saint Croix River in Franconia Township Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called around 2 p.m. to the bluff. When they arrived, crews called for mutual aid from the Taylors Falls and St Croix Falls Fire Departments for specialized technical rescue equipment.

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18-year-old Woman Charged After Saint Paul Apartment Fire

An 18-year-old Saint Paul woman faces a felony charge for negligent fires after allegedly causing an apartment unit to burn, displacing 30 residents earlier this month. According to the criminal complaint, on July 8th, 18-year-old Aisha Wali Abdulle was on her way to a party with a group of friends when they stopped at the apartment building so one of them could grab some items from inside.

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Wrong-Way Driver Dies After Crashing into SUV on I-35E

A drunk driver who was wrong-way on I-35E early Saturday morning near Cliff Rd. in Eagan crashed head-on into a GMC Yukon, causing the closure of the southbound lanes of the interstate for hours. The driver who caused the crash, Nraughli Vang, 28, of South St. Paul, was under the influence of alcohol, the Patrol said. He had life-threatening injury and was taken to Regions Hospital, where he later died.

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Driver Charged After Killing Pedestrian, Injuring Another

Investigators say alcohol was a factor in a crash that killed one person and critically injured another Thursday night in Columbia Heights. Emergency crews were called around 10:30 p.m. to a report of a crash near Highway 65 and 39th Ave. NE. in Columbia Heights. The State Patrol says 35-year-old Cody John Jazdzewski, of Minneapolis, drover a 1998 BMW off the roadway and onto the sidewalk, striking two pedestrians before the vehicle came to rest near a tree line.

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Husband Arrested After Woman Found Dead Along Roadway

The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office says deputies have arrested the husband of a woman who was found dead along a roadway in Fort Ripley Township last month. Authorities say a passerby called police on June 25, reporting they thought there may have been a body lying just off the roadway near the intersection of Legend Lane & Killian Road in Fort Ripley Township. Authorities arrived and confirmed the woman was deceased.

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Burnsville Man Arrested for Murdering Mother, Disposing of Body Parts

A Burnsville man is charged with murder after admitting to killing his mother, dismembering her and disposing body parts in multiple locations. Troy Michael Mitteness, 56, of Burnsville, is charged with 2nd-degree murder in the death of his mother, Sandra Viola Mitteness. The charges come after detectives began investigating reports of mail theft in June, which led authorities to a murder confession.

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