April 6 – April 12, 2021
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Hennepin County
State of Emergency, Curfew Set in Twin Cities After Fatal Police Shooting
A state of emergency was declared in the Twin Cities and a curfew set set from 7 p.m. Monday, April 12, until 6 a.m. Tuesday.
Hennepin County
BODYCAM: Brooklyn Center Officer Mistakes Gun for Taser, Fatally Shoots Man
New police body camera video just released from Brooklyn Center shows the officer apparently mistakenly reaching for her gun instead of her taser, shooting 20-year-old Daunte Wright once during a traffic stop Sunday, April 11, 2021.
Hennepin County
Man Fatally Shot by Brooklyn Center Police
A Brooklyn Center officer fatally shot a 20-year-old man during a traffic stop Sunday afternoon, with a large crowd forming in the aftermath and police in riot gear holding the area.
Hennepin County
Bentley the Cat Home Safe Months After Being Stolen in Richfield Car Theft
Months after the car he was in was stolen, Bentley the cat is finally back home in Richfield. Bentley and his owner Lukas were at a Richfield gas station in late November when the vehicle was taken, with Bentley in his cat tree inside the car. The vehicle was found in Minneapolis unoccupied the next
Hennepin County
MPD Seeks 'Person of Interest' in Woman's Stabbing Death
Minneapolis police are seeking who they call a “person of interest” in the city’s latest homicide. A 38-year-old woman was found fatally stabbed inside a residence around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Police say the victim, Nikkiyia Robinson, had obvious signs of trauma to her body and a susp
Hennepin County
3 Minnesotans Charged in January 6 U.S. Capitol Riot
Three people from Minnesota have been federally charged in connection to the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, the latest in a nationwide sweep involving dozens of arrests of those believed to have been involved.
Hennepin County
Minneapolis Police Seek Man in Connection to String of Stabbings
Minneapolis police are asking for help from the public in finding the man they believe stabbed three people—one fatally—in a string of apparently random and violent incidents on March 17.
Stearns County
CHARGES: Saint Cloud 'Boogaloo Boi' Plotted Attack at MN Capitol
A St. Cloud man and self-described member of an anti-government extremist group known as the Boogaloo Bois has been charged with possession of a machine gun and plotting an attack at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, according to new details filed in a criminal complaint.
Stearns County
2 Injured in Stearns County ATV Crash
Two people were hurt in an ATV crash about five miles east of St. Rosa, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office said. The crash happened around 8:40 p.m. Friday, April 3, in Krain Township. Two occupants were reportedly injured and trapped underneath the vehicle.