Historic steps taken to improve public safety in Minneapolis
On Thursday, the city of Minneapolis made two big moves toward improving public safety. Both are in hopes of rebuilding trust and relationships with the community.
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On Thursday, the city of Minneapolis made two big moves toward improving public safety. Both are in hopes of rebuilding trust and relationships with the community.
A 41-year-old Brooklyn Park man faces several felony charges for allegedly possessing over 5,000 grams of fentanyl and cocaine.
A 17-year-old boy from St. Paul was charged Thursday in connection to a shooting at a downtown Minneapolis light rail station that left a 15-year-old dead.
The four current and former officers face various civil rights and obstruction charges stemming from Taylor's 2020 death.
The state's Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement division introduced Bia in Golden Valley on Wednesday morning.
Jurors aren't allowed to converse with each other - when they retrace the path Cruz followed on Feb. 14, 2018.
"They're not only putting themselves at risk, they're putting other pedestrians at risk," said Lt. Gordon Shank with the Minnesota State Patrol. "They're also putting other drivers at risk. There's a lot at stake."
Hundreds of community members rallied around a Stillwater family grappling with a sudden and unbelievable loss.
A man charged in the shooting death of a woman in Brooklyn Center last week is now charged with shooting another woman's dog dead last month in Minneapolis.
Video obtained by WCCO shows the start of an encounter that led to a shooting at the Mall of America New Year's Eve, which left two people injured and prompted the mall to lock down.
According to police, at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a report of gunfire near 29th Street West and Nicollet Avenue. There, they found a man inside a tent who had been visibly shot and was unresponsive.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension identified the man who charged at a police officer with an ax during a traffic stop before he was fatally shot as 27-year-old Joshua Hippler.
It happened at the METRO Blue Line's Nicollet Mall Station early Tuesday evening, promoting a shutdown in service in the area.
Tyree Johnson has pending felony charges against him, and has an extensive criminal history which includes multiple first-degree criminal sexual conduct convictions.
The victims are described as a "male in his late teens," and two men in their 20s. All three suffered "non-life-threatening gunshot wounds."
