Family Of Man Killed By Police Will Ask For Federal Review
An attorney for the family of a man fatally shot by St. Paul police says he will ask the U.S. Department of Justice to begin a civil rights investigation into the death.
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An attorney for the family of a man fatally shot by St. Paul police says he will ask the U.S. Department of Justice to begin a civil rights investigation into the death.
A 49-year-old man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend. Kevin Scott Evans entered the plea Monday morning in Ramsey District Court for the Dec. 28, 2014 stabbing death of Miranda Rae Schunk in her St. Paul apartment.
A man is now in custody in connection with a brutal attack inside a St. Paul skyway last week. St. Paul police arrested 28-year-old Michael J. Jackson in connection with the assaults. Victim Tom Klein says he was walking with friends through the Bremer Tower skyway when his 59-year-old friend and co-worker jumped on his back as a joke.
The St. Paul Police Department has released surveillance images that show two men wanted in connection to an attempted burglary in early December 2014.
The woman who is accused of crashing into a Minnesota musician, causing him to sustain multiple injuries including a broken neck, was driving while intoxicated, according to recently filed charges.
Police are investigating after a woman was hit while crossing the street in St. Paul. According to police, the incident occurred around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday at White Bear Avenue and Idaho Avenue.
St. Paul Police are releasing more information about the officer-involved shooting Wednesday that took the life of 24-year old Marcus Golden. Police were responding to a woman's complaint about getting death threats in text messages from Marcus when they say he drove at them. Marcus was shot and killed.
The family of the man fatally shot by St. Paul police is asking the public to remain calm as relatives wait for answers about his death.
The man who was shot and killed by St. Paul Police has been identified as Marcus Golden. St. Paul Police say a man drove his vehicle at officers in the parking lot on University Avenue East.
The NAACP in St. Paul says it will ask for an independent investigation into the Wednesday morning shooting death of a young man. Police say they were responding to a report that a man was texting death threats to a woman.
The 25-year-old St. Paul mother accused of drowning her 6-year-old daughter has been found incompetent to stand trial. Kayla Marie Jones allegedly drowned the girl after an argument with her boyfriend the day before Christmas Eve.
A 18-year veteran of the St. Paul Police Department was shot in the face by a high-powered BB gun or pellet gun during a standoff late Friday afternoon. St. Paul Police say two officers initially went to a home in the North End neighborhood near Lyton Place and Park Street on a report of a suicidal man.
A 49-year-old man is accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death after the two got into an argument at a St. Paul apartment Sunday night, according to charges filed in Ramsey County Court.
Police say a 38-year-old woman was stabbed to death late Sunday night, and a 49-year-old man is in custody in connection with the incident.
St. Paul Police say a 38-year-old woman died in a stabbing late Sunday night, and they are looking for her ex-boyfriend as a suspect. Police say the incident happened at about 8:38 p.m. on the 300 block of Dale Street N. in St. Paul.
Investigators are looking into the suspicious death of a 6-year-old girl in St. Paul. St. Paul Police were called to the 1300 block of Maynard Drive East at about 8 a.m. Monday. The initial call suggested there was a possible drowning.
The St. Paul Police Academy has graduated its largest and most diverse class in at least 30 years, including its first officer from the Karen ethnic minority in Myanmar. Ler Htoo spent the first three years of his life in Myanmar, then 15 in refugee camps in Thailand.
Metro Transit officials say a St. Paul police officer caused a collision between his squad car and a Green Line light-rail train when he ran a red light.
A reward is being offered in connection with a St. Paul bank robbery Monday morning. The Federal Bureau of Investigation says the robbery happened at about 6:45 a.m. at the TCF Bank at 2163 Ford Parkway. Two men forced their way into the bank when two employees where opening for the day.
St. Paul police are asking for the public's help in locating the suspect from a Tuesday robbery of a U.S. Bank. According to police, the robbery occurred at the U.S. Bank in the 1000 block of Grand Avenue.
Some local kids got help with their holiday shopping from some special people--St. Paul police officers.
Minnesota's music community is holding a vigil, hoping one of their own survives a serious accident. Pat Mackin, 61, was driving westbound on St. Anthony Avenue in St. Paul early Tuesday morning when he was broadsided by a Jeep traveling southbound on Snelling Avenue. After Mackin's vehicle was hit, it went flying into a concrete barrier. He has undergone two surgeries so far.
A 15-year-old boy is dead after a police chase ended Wednesday morning with a vehicle smashing into a building just south of downtown St. Paul. St. Paul Police say the crash happened at about 12:15 a.m., about 15 minutes after the chase began. Officers initiated a pursuit of a vehicle which had recently been reported stolen near the 2000 block of Suburban Avenue.
Authorities in Minneapolis have arrested two men who they say robbed a St. Paul bank as they tried to make a getaway on Interstate 94.
A Brooklyn Park man pleaded guilty Thursday in a car crash that left his teenage daughter paralyzed.
A 25-year-old Edina man faces charges after neighbors reported seeing him "dragging a dead body" out of an apartment on Saturday morning.
When the Minnesota Vikings host the Detroit Lions on Christmas Day, fans may want to have their gin and juice handy come halftime.
Business owners say the Trump administration's increased immigration enforcement has made people afraid to leave their homes, which is deeply hurting businesses.
A school district covering multiple southern Twin Cities suburbs has canceled all high school classes on Tuesday due to threats.
Gov. Tim Walz signed two executive orders on Tuesday he said are aimed at reducing gun violence in Minnesota.
A 25-year-old Edina man faces charges after neighbors reported seeing him "dragging a dead body" out of an apartment on Saturday morning.
When the Minnesota Vikings host the Detroit Lions on Christmas Day, fans may want to have their gin and juice handy come halftime.
Business owners say the Trump administration's increased immigration enforcement has made people afraid to leave their homes, which is deeply hurting businesses.
A school district covering multiple southern Twin Cities suburbs has canceled all high school classes on Tuesday due to threats.
The board approved the closure of Noble Elementary, Sonnesyn Elementary, Robbinsdale Middle School and the district's Education Service Center at the end of next school year.
A boy on the Stewartville High School wrestling team is still in critical but stable condition after he was shot in the school parking lot Friday morning by a former member of the team, authorities say.
Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is calling for clarity about the immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities.
A 13-year-old student in Moorhead, Minnesota, was arrested on Thursday after he was found at a middle school with around 1,500 pills that police suspect are laced with fentanyl.
A special city council meeting held Wednesday in the central Minnesota cabin-country town of Nisswa had one item on the agenda: discussing the conduct of Mayor Jennifer Carnahan.
Authorities say a man shot a student outside a southern Minnesota high school Friday morning before dying by suicide.
Defense attorneys and prosecutors are starting to select the jurors who will decide whether a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal officers broke the law.
Joel Brennan, a former top official in Gov. Tony Evers' administration, announced Thursday that he is running to succeed the two-term Democrat, joining a crowded primary field for the 2026 election.
A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday refused to step aside as requested by President Donald Trump's former attorney, who faces a felony forgery case related to the 2020 election in the battleground state.
An FBI agent was the subject of a dramatic rescue from a car dangling over a Milwaukee interstate, all captured on bodycam video.
The crash happened at approximately 5:50 p.m. on eastbound Interstate 94 near Black River Falls, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol.
Food Bank Eatery in North Minneapolis provides free meals for children, who may have little to eat after the pause of SNAP benefits for many in the community.
Firefighters are continuing a 44-year tradition that happens every year north of the Twin Cities.
It was a scary moment in the Twin Cities over the weekend, as a trailer hauling sled dogs turned over on Interstate 494 in Minnetonka.
On Sunday, members of Minnesota's Somali community spoke out against President Trump's social media post calling for an end to temporary protected status.
Two hundred Thanksgiving meals were distributed to this community by Second Harvest Heartland and the Thielen Foundation.
Gov. Tim Walz signed two executive orders on Tuesday he said are aimed at reducing gun violence in Minnesota.
Gov. Tim Walz is expected to make moves to address gun violence in Minnesota.
President Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC on Monday over a documentary that spliced parts of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech on the Ellipse.
Concerned rideshare drivers and faith leaders asked the Metropolitan Airports Commission to do more in response to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity at those airports.
Known as a popular Hollywood director, Rob Reiner also had a lengthy record of political and civic activism, especially in California.
The holidays are upon us, and in the town of Kellogg, Minnesota, you'll find a toy store unlike any other.
When we do winter weather stories, there's always that one line people use: cold, snow, ice — it's just what happens here. And this week, Ticket King president Michael Nowakowski said that same idea kind of applies to Minnesota Vikings ticket prices.
Thanksgiving is a big day for the farmers who raise the centerpiece of Americans' dinner tables on the last Thursday of November. But in Minnesota, the nation's top turkey producer, the work doesn't stop once the national holiday ends.
A family-owned Linden Hills bar and restaurant is closing its doors for Thanksgiving, but opening the kitchen for those who need it most.
On the eve of Thanksgiving, Sentyrz Liquor & Supermarket turned into holiday headquarters for last-minute shoppers.
A 25-year-old Edina man faces charges after neighbors reported seeing him "dragging a dead body" out of an apartment on Saturday morning.
Gov. Tim Walz signed two executive orders on Tuesday he said are aimed at reducing gun violence in Minnesota.
Caitie called Richfield police to make a report and acknowledged it seemed silly at the time. Then, she made a post on social media and comments poured in.
Police in Oakdale, Minnesota, later found the suspects at Twin Cities Pawn.
A 25-year-old Twin Cities day care worker pleaded guilty to malicious punishment of a child after she was caught on camera abusing several infants, according to court documents.
Lou Ann Restad, Nancy Knoell, Karen Droegemueller and Elizabeth or "Betsy" Murnan are all retired teachers, ranging in age from 76 to 95. They may not be teaching, but they are still working, writing letters for Make it Better.
Unprecedented minimum wages for thousands of workers in Minnesota nursing homes had been set to go into effect Jan. 1, but that has been indefinitely delayed.
An investigation into the case of a Michigan man who contracted rabies after an organ transplant provided more details on the infection's origin.
It's not just plows clearing the snow, but people, too. From sidewalks and driveways, it's a job that can be tough on your body.
It's the time of year when we accumulate the most stuff. When we do, people often throw around the word "hoarding." But it turns out it's a frequently misunderstood term.
When the Minnesota Vikings host the Detroit Lions on Christmas Day, fans may want to have their gin and juice handy come halftime.
Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on the long-running soap opera "General Hospital," has died.
Known as a popular Hollywood director, Rob Reiner also had a lengthy record of political and civic activism, especially in California.
Nick Reiner, a son of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, has been arrested on murder charges following their deaths, police said.
Rob Reiner was the son of a comedy giant who became one himself with movies such as "The Princess Bride," "When Harry Met Sally…" and "This is Spinal Tap."
When the Minnesota Vikings host the Detroit Lions on Christmas Day, fans may want to have their gin and juice handy come halftime.
The Minnesota Vikings have enjoyed consecutive promising performances by quarterback J.
Minnesota Vikings edge rusher Jonathan Greenard will have season-ending surgery on a left shoulder injury he aggravated in the game at Dallas on Sunday night.
The Minnesota Twins and durable slugger Josh Bell have agreed on a one-year, $7 million contract, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiation.
It was an ideal start to the Quinn Hughes era in Minnesota.
Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is calling for answers about the immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities. She is also denouncing the president's attacks on the Somali community and herself. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy shows us how, for Omar, this is a familiar position to be in.
Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is calling for clarity about the immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities.
Fear and uncertainty continue in Minnesota's Somali communities as ICE continues its intensified focus on the Twin Cities.
Opposition to ICE actions is widespread among Democratic elected officials throughout the state, though nowhere more than in Minneapolis, home to the state's largest Somali population.
Minnesotans who welcomed a child this year were able to start applying this week to the state's new paid family and medical leave program to take time off in 2026.
The story begins years ago when the city acquired one of the T-38 Talon Thunderbird jets from the Air Force.
The holidays are upon us, and in the town of Kellogg, Minnesota, you'll find a toy store unlike any other.
With the holidays fast approaching, and lutefisk on the menu for many families, one Minnesota town has the distinction of being called the "Lutefisk Capital of the Country."
How would you like to own a former Cold War missile site? In Dakota County, Minnesota, there's a one-of-a-kind property that could be yours for the right price.
It's a photograph found in homes across the country, and even overseas. The picture "Grace" shows a man bowing his head in prayer with food and what appears to be a Bible in front of him.
It's the time of year when we accumulate the most stuff. When we do, people often throw around the word "hoarding." But it turns out it's a frequently misunderstood term.
Why do we have oily or dry skin? A dermatologist explains the root cause and how it can change over time.
It is the food that is top of mind right now, but did you know more turkeys come from Minnesota than anywhere else in the country?
Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnehaha, Minnetonka, Minnewaska, Minneota. Those are just some of the place names in "the Land of 10,000 Lakes" featuring "minne" as the first five letters.
As we approach Thanksgiving, we wanted to do a deep dive into gratefulness, and why it makes us feel better.
Minnesotans got a great view of the northern lights Tuesday night.
A look at the newest addition to the polar bear population at St. Paul, Minnesota's Como Zoo.
From food shelves to school programs, our team is proud to serve where it matters most.
The Minnesota State Fair has unveiled its new food, drinks and vendors for 2025.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
It’ll stay warm and windy for the next few days, with some snow incoming on Wednesday.
In Minnesota, weather can be all over the place. Here at WCCO, we want to give you what you need to prepare for what's happening next.
Tuesday warms things up before a quick cooldown, WCCO meteorologist Joseph Dames reports.
The metro will see some snow melt as temperatures touch the upper 30s, giving us the warmest day of the week.
Highs will climb close to 40 in the Twin Cities on Tuesday, but a cooldown is coming later in the week.
It’ll stay warm and windy for the next few days, with some snow incoming on Wednesday.
The orders will create a statewide safety council to provide data on the cost of gun violence and improve education about safe gun storage.
Officials say they put the pause in place because the number of providers far exceeded the number of people needing services.
Business owners say the Trump administration’s increased immigration enforcement is hurting them, as people are afraid to leave their homes.
McMahon is once again bringing the joy of the season to the Hopkins Center for the Arts this Saturday.