Nine Charged In Afton State Park Vandalism
Nine people were charged in Washington County District Court Thursday in connection with the recent burglaries and vandalism at the Afton State Park following the July 1 state government shutdown.
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Nine people were charged in Washington County District Court Thursday in connection with the recent burglaries and vandalism at the Afton State Park following the July 1 state government shutdown.
It's a side of the state government shutdown that we haven't heard about, until now. State Parks are being vandalized, according to local police, and one of the latest is Afton State Park, on the east side of the Twin Cities, along the St. Croix River.
Three people are accused of causing a power outage in Eagan while trying to steal copper wire from the Dakota Electric Power Substation in 2009, according to charges filed in Dakota County District Court on Tuesday.
Police are asking for the public's help locating a woman and her son in an apparent parental abduction in Hastings.
A 33-year-old man is in custody, accused of burglarizing several occupied homes in Hastings and Cottage Grove.
The southeastern Minnesota town of Hastings may try to solve a vandalism problem in an out-of-the way park by installing a noise machine to repel teenagers.
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A 34-year-old Hastings woman is accused of stealing music equipment from a South St. Paul church, pawning it off and also possessing drugs, according to charges field on Dakota County District Court on Friday.
A St. Paul couple is accused of stealing items from a house in South St. Paul that was listed as a "free house" on Craigslist, according to documents filed in Dakota County District Court on Friday.
Roman Tokarev pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree assault, fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle and felon in possession of a firearm.
Porky's, the famed St. Paul drive-in that recently closed, finally hit the road to its new location, with the help of a big rig.
In Hastings, the rising Mississippi River is bringing new worries. The river has flooded a road that is the main link to East Hastings.
Hundreds of volunteers spent Saturday morning in Hastings filling sandbags to protect homes near the Mississippi River, which hit flood stage Friday night.
The Florida homicide suspect that was arrested in Minnesota has been charged with being a fugitive, on top of second-degree murder charges.
Florida homicide suspect has been arrested in Minnesota. It happened just four hours before 46-year-old Abraham Mpaka was scheduled to be on a segment of the show "America's Most Wanted."
A woman had to find a new place to sleep after an apartment fire in Hastings on Wednesday.
One lucky puppy was saved from a garage fire that destroyed a Hastings home Monday.
A man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery that took place on Thursday at a Hastings hotel.
A Burnsville man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail in the accidental shooting death of his best friend.
Police have made an arrest in the case of hateful graffiti messages discovered a week ago.
A Hastings, Minn. man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 9-month-old child, which is more than double the recommended sentence.
Hastings Police are looking for who's responsible for a series of hate graffiti incidents that happened overnight Friday.
For the second time in just the past year, a Minnesota mom has been picked up for drinking and driving.
