Two men—Victor Joseph Vasquez-Rodriguez, 20, of Hayward, Wisc., and Jose David Vazquez-Rodriguez, 22, of Minneapolis—are charged with second-degree murder.

A Minneapolis man with multiple prior impaired driving offenses has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after he struck and killed a pedestrian while fleeing from police in November 2024.

Officers responded just after 5:15 a.m. for a welfare check on the 300 block of Edmund Avenue in the Frogtown neighborhood. After announcing their presence and getting no response, officers entered the home and found a woman unresponsive inside.

James Duane Ortley was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals NorthStar Fugitive Task Force on Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis.

Jeremy Francis Plonski was arrested and remains in federal custody after a criminal complaint was filed in U.S. District Court. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison.

Dispatchers received a 911 call at 5:47 p.m. reporting that someone had become pinned under a large corn planter. The caller stated they were at an address on County Road 201 in North Fork Township, about four miles from the city.

No arrests have been made and investigators are working to determine if this case is linked to the two other fatal shootings that occurred just hours prior.

Just after 5:30 a.m., Woodbury Public Safety was dispatched to the 9000 block of Pinehurst Road on a report of a house fire. Responders arrived to find the home fully engulfed in flames.

Law enforcement has vowed to use every available resource to stop the cycle of shootings that officials say may be connected, gang-related and possibly retaliatory.

Three people were killed and two others wounded in a shooting late Tuesday night in south Minneapolis that police say was likely a targeted attack.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash happened just before 8 p.m. Monday, April 28, on westbound I-94 at mile marker 56 in Buse Township.

Officers were called to a property in the 25000 block of County Road 74 on Saturday, April 26, after the landowner reported finding what appeared to be skeletal remains.

Around 10 a.m., a “merging conflict” in the southbound lanes of I-35W at County Road I in Ramsey County led to a chain reaction that ultimately involved multiple passenger vehicles and semi-trucks.

The suspect also faces separate charges in Dakota County for second-degree criminal sexual conduct and first-degree burglary following an alleged assault of a woman the day after the homicide.

As the driver of a Hyundai Sonata entered the intersection from eastbound 247th Street, the driver of the Escape struck the Sonata, which then collided with the Explorer, the Patrol said.

Despite life-saving efforts at the scene, the man was pronounced dead. An adult woman was taken into custody at the scene and booked into the Anoka County Jail pending formal charges.

According to the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around 10:25 a.m. to the 12000 block of Yosemite Avenue South, near the entrance to the port along the river.

When they arrived, officers found a 25-year-old woman unresponsive inside a sedan. She was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center, where she later died.

Minneapolis Fire and Hennepin EMS initially responded for a report of a person down in the roadway. After finding that the man had been shot, first responders requested assistance from Minneapolis Police.

According to initial info from the State Patrol, the driver of a 2005 Ford Mustang was westbound on Highway 55 near Revere Lane around 5:37 a.m. when he struck the male, who was on foot.