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South Dakota Man Accused of Hitting Pedestrian While Drunk in Minneapolis
According to a criminal complaint, 47-year-old Ira Nathan LaRoque of Sisseton, S.D., is charged with one count of criminal vehicular operation resulting in great bodily harm.
Teen on Dirt Bike Dies After Collision with Pickup in Coon Rapids
Authorities say Isaiah Lewis Whitlock was riding on the southern sidewalk, heading northwest, when he swerved onto the roadway at the Marigold Street NW intersection.
Man Charged in Randolph Crash That Killed 2
According to a criminal complaint, 28-year-old Seth John Nechville is facing two felony counts of criminal vehicular homicide and a gross misdemeanor charge of second-degree driving while impaired in connection with the Sept. 6 crash.
Richfield Man Charged with Murder After Woman Found Dead In Home
According to a criminal complaint, 37-year-old Shay Michael Benson called 911 just after 5 a.m. on Sept. 7 and reported that a woman was lying in the shower with ”her head cracked open.”
Victims of Fatal Helicopter Crash Near Airlake Airport Identified
81-year-old Dave Schmitz, of Spooner, Wisc., and 66-year-old Robert Drallmeier, of Glenwood City, Wisc., died of multiple blunt force injuries at the scene near Highview Avenue and 219th Street around 2:45 p.m.
Saint Paul Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Downtown Condo Stabbing
37-year-old Thomas Christian Welle has been charged with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree burglary and first-degree assault after officers say he attacked a 56-year-old man inside his apartment on Sept. 5.
Parents Critically Injured in Champlin Stabbing, Son Charged
According to a criminal complaint filed Monday, 39-year-old Travis William Lester faces two counts of attempted second-degree murder with intent but not premeditation after the attack on Sept. 5.
FEDS: Minnesota Man Distributed ‘How to Kill a Judge’ Manifesto
According to a federal complaint, Robert Phillip Ivers was arrested Sept. 3 after staff at the Wayzata Library reported that he was printing copies of the manifesto and showing it to employees.
Survey Worker Fatally Struck in New Market Township
Deputies were dispatched just before noon to the intersection of Texas Avenue and 230th Street East after a 911 caller reported a pedestrian had been hit.
Shooting Leaves Man With Life-Threatening Injuries in Loring Park
According to Minneapolis police, the victim had been sitting in a car on the 300 block of Clifton Avenue around 4 p.m. when another car pulled up alongside.
Man Killed in Minneapolis Shooting Early Monday
When officers arrived, they found a man in his 40s with life-threatening gunshot wounds in the front yard of a residence. They provided aid, but the man died at the scene.
CHARGES: He Killed Daughter’s Boyfriend, Held Ex Hostage In Maplewood Apartment
According to a criminal complaint filed Friday in Ramsey County, 52-year-old Lloyd Matthew McKenzie is charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of second-degree assault for the incident.
Massive Fire Destroys 4 Buildings in Northeast Minneapolis
Crews faced immediate challenges in reaching the burning structure. Access roads were blocked by a large pile of discarded tires and debris, several gated parking lots were locked and thick brush and trees limited movement.
Richfield Man Arrested After Roommate Found Dead in Basement
Just after 5 a.m. on Sept. 7, officers responded to a 911 call from 37-year-old Shay Michael Benson, who reported a medical incident involving a woman at his residence on the 6400 block of Bloomington Ave. S.
‘No Survivors’ After Chopper Crash Near Lakeville Airport
Officers were called to the area west of the airport around 2:45 p.m. and located the wreckage west of Highview Avenue, near 219th Street West, the Lakeville Police Department said.
Driver Arrested After Double-Fatal, Wrong-Way Crash in Dakota County
28-year-old Seth John Nechville, of Kenyon, Minn., was driving a 2016 Dodge Ram northbound in the southbound lanes and collided head-on with a 2019 GMC Terrain, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
2 Men Indicted in Overseas Bombings, Murders
51-year-old Benedict Nwana Kuah and 52-year-old Pascal Kikishy Wongbi are accused of leading operations for the Ambazonia Defense Forces, an armed separatist group in Cameroon.
Man Who Opened Fire at Minneapolis Encampments Gets 35 Years
Joshua Anthony Jones pleaded guilty in July to two counts of second-degree murder for the Sept. 18, 2024 shootings that left 20-year-old Roland Littleowl and 39-year-old Robert Brown dead.
Suspect Arrested After Stabbing Critically Injures 2 In Champlin
Travis William Lester, of Circle Pines, was located just after 11 p.m. and arrested without incident during a traffic stop. He was booked into the Hennepin County Jail early Saturday morning.
20-year-old Motorcyclist Dies in Minneapolis Interstate Ramp Crash
The motorcyclist was traveling at a high rate of speed when he hit a barrier on the ramp. The rider was thrown from the bike, went off the overpass and landed on the right shoulder of eastbound I-94.