Data: 58% of Minnesota law enforcement agencies trace weapons, only 13% share info
Data shows that 58% of law enforcement agencies in Minnesota trace some weapons, but only 13% of them share what they learn.
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Data shows that 58% of law enforcement agencies in Minnesota trace some weapons, but only 13% of them share what they learn.
Brent Alsleben was killed while he was having a mental health crisis in his New Auburn apartment, about an hour southwest of Minneapolis.
A 32-year-old Brooklyn Park man is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of his relative at a family gathering over the weekend.
In 2022, Minnesota agencies sent information on 5,327 crime guns to the ATF's National Tracing Center in West Virginia. That's up 14% from the year before. Most of those trace requests come from Minneapolis and St. Paul.
The recent two-day lockdown at Stillwater caused by an inmate smoking an unknown substance underscored the limits of the mail pilot program and the risks of persistent drug smuggling.
Suspect Ryan Routh was charged last week with two federal firearms charges after allegedly targeting former President Donald Trump.
A 23-year-old Minneapolis man is accused of crashing his girlfriend's car when she attempted to end their relationship before firing multiple shots at state troopers, shutting down part of Interstate 94 late Saturday night.
A former probation officer convicted in a murder case will learn her fate for the second time in court Tuesday.
Arlington's chief of police, Glenn Gerads, says it's happened to signs of both political parties.
Minneapolis police say they have a plan to crackdown on crime following a second deadly weekend downtown.
When it comes to solving gun crimes, knowing where the weapon originated from can make a big difference.
Two men accused of violently carjacking a family in Minnetonka last summer have submitted plea deals to the court.
A judge sentenced a 36-year-old Minneapolis man to just under six months in jail in the shooting of a teen boy who allegedly threw a rock through his car window.
A man set to start trial next week in the shooting deaths of his cousin and a well-known Twin Cities chef outside of a celebration of life ceremony will now face harsher criminal charges.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is joining the call to vacate the 2009 murder conviction of Edgar Barrientos-Quintana.
