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Columbia Heights Police Investigate Early Morning Homicide
Officers were called to the 500 block of 38th Avenue NE around 6:30 a.m., where they discovered an adult male who had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene.
2nd Man Now Charged in Fatal Bar Zia Shooting Captured on Video
Prosecutors charged Dantrell Dajuan Clark with one count of second-degree murder with intent and three counts of attempted second-degree murder in connection with the shooting.
Armed Suspect Arrested After Hours-Long Northfield Standoff
Around 2:45 p.m., Northfield police investigators and officers arrived at an apartment in the 1300 block of Heritage Drive to execute the warrant.
Hibbing Man Faces Murder Charge After Admitting to Shooting 24-Year-Old
Prosecutors say 30-year-old Daniel James Dale fatally shot 24-year-old Parker Charles Johnson around 2:15 a.m. Nov. 2 outside the Meadowview Apartments in Hibbing.
Charges Filed After Saint Paul Man Shoots Himself While Drunk
Prosecutors have charged Boe Reh with felony reckless discharge of a firearm within a municipality and a gross misdemeanor for negligent storage of a loaded firearm accessible to a child.
Police Arrest 65-year-old After Deadly Shooting In Minneapolis
Initial information indicates the woman was inside an apartment with a male acquaintance when he fired shots that struck her. Investigators recovered a firearm and a knife from the living room floor.
Burnsville Man Charged in Sexual Assaults of 2 Teen Girls
According to Dakota County court filings, prosecutors charged Teodros Raymond Pluntz in two separate cases that investigators say began on social media and continued in person.
Lakeville Woman Accused of Stealing Booster Club Funds
Holly Nichole Flood is charged with two felony counts of theft by temporary control after allegedly misusing funds from two Lakeville booster clubs where she served as treasurer.
Man, Woman Found Dead in Vehicle Outside Roseville Best Buy
Officers were called at 1:57 p.m. to the 1600 block of County Road B2 after a customer reported seeing two people who appeared to be passed out in a parked vehicle.
Minneapolis Substitute Teacher Pleads Guilty in Child Porn Case
35-year-old Preston Casey Palmer admitted to six felony counts involving solicitation of a child through electronic communication and distribution of sexual material to a minor.
5 Men Accused of Defrauding Car Sellers, Rolling Back Odometers
Auto theft detectives ultimately recovered six altered vehicles, four spare odometers and more than $53,000 in cash from the property.
45-year-old Faces Murder Charges in Brown County After 2 Found Dead
The charges come just months after he was charged in a stalking case.
Teen Fatally Shot at Minneapolis Birthday Party, Police Investigating
Initial reports to 911 indicated the shooting may have been self-inflicted, but police later learned the victim may have been shot by another teenager who was also at the house.
Hanska Double-Murder Suspect Arrested in Iowa
According to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office, 45-year-old Randy Thomas Zimmerman was taken into custody by around 4:10 p.m. Sunday.
Lakeville Dance Instructor Sentenced for Sexual Relationship With Teen Student
Thirty-six-year-old Timothy Mark Olson Jr. pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct for having sexual intercourse with a student while in a position of authority.
Man Fatally Shot Outside Hibbing Apartment Complex
When police arrived, they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest. Despite life-saving efforts from officers and medical crews, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police Investigate Late-Night Shooting at St. Paul Saloon
Officers were called around 11:45 p.m. Saturday night to the 1000 block of Hudson Road after several 911 callers reported shots were fired inside the bar.
Driver Dies in Head-on Crash With Semi in Otter Tail County
The crash happened around 11 a.m. on Nov. 1 on Highway 210 near mile marker 39 in Tordenskjold Township, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
Man Sentenced to 76 Years for Shooting Officers During Raid
Officers from the Sherburne County Drug Task Force and the Benton County Sheriff’s Office were serving a narcotics search warrant when the man began shooting.
Gun Found in Minneapolis Tied To Deadly St. Cloud Shooting
According to a criminal complaint filed Friday, 27-year-old Kelisha Jason Walton II is charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder with intent for an Oct. 2023, shooting in St. Cloud.