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The man accused of murdering a Cold Spring officer in 2012 has been cleared of any charges. Authorities say evidence shows a second suspect, who committed suicide before being questioned, would have been arrested in the officer's death.
WCCO-TV showed you video Monday night of a daredevil who scaled the 20-story State Capitol dome last October. Now, security officers are one step closer to finding out who he is – and who helped him get away.
All across the country this evening, people are leaving their living rooms and kitchens to spend some time with their neighbors as part of the 30th-annual National Night Out. It's a time when local police departments encourage people to hold block parties in their neighborhoods.
A Wisconsin sheriff said a man who made his career catching bad guys is now one himself. The Barron County Sheriff's office said Waupun officer Brad Young broke into a Green Lake restaurant yesterday, and drove off in a stolen car.
Burnsville Police have released surveillance photos in hopes that they might help identify a man suspected of robbing a Best Buy Mobile store on Monday. Police say the man robbed the store at 10 a.m. by placing a number of iPhones and Samsung phones/tablets into a teal-colored laundry mesh bag before leaving.
A 45-year-old Maple Grove man has been charged with vandalizing a Maple Grove church, writing anti-gay marriage slogans and bible verses on the building. Lonny Lloyd Roseland, who's wheelchair-bound, was charged with third-degree damage to property and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanor offenses.
St. Paul officials have identified the 25-year-old man found dead Monday morning on the city's west side.
The search continues in northwestern Wisconsin for a police officer wanted for burglarizing a Green Lake restaurant and stealing a truck. Barron County sheriff's officials say Brad Young led deputies on a car chase Monday evening and fled on foot into some woods near Rice Lake.
Authorities have identified two people who died in an apparent murder-suicide last week in Otter Tail County. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office responded to the 57000 block of County Highway 56 in New York Mills at about 9:13 p.m. last Wednesday after a 21-year-old woman reported gunshots being fired at a residence.
The State Patrol is searching for a daredevil climber who scaled the Minnesota State Capitol late at night.
Investigators in Dakota County say a man hit it big at a casino and continued to take in welfare checks. Jin Park of Burnsville is accused of winning nearly $240,000 at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, and then took in around $7,000 in government money. Park claims he has already spent the money, but Dakota County Attorney Jim Backstrom says not reporting the winnings is a crime, and they will try to prosecute.
Authorities in St. Paul say they are investigating the Monday morning death of a 25-year-old man.
Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau is promising decisive action after the investigations are complete into off duty officers' conduct on two separate occasions.
A federal judge says the wife of a man convicted of bilking millions of dollars out of people in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and elsewhere in an investment fraud scheme cannot collect proceeds from his insurance policy.
Police have handcuffed more protesters in the Wisconsin Capitol rotunda as their crackdown on almost-daily sing-alongs continues.
