Minnesota woman sentenced to 60-days of house arrest for vandalism to St. Cloud mosque
Victoria Veliz, 26, was sentenced to 60-days of house arrest on Tuesday for her role in vandalizing the St. Cloud Islamic Center in 2022.
Victoria Veliz, 26, was sentenced to 60-days of house arrest on Tuesday for her role in vandalizing the St. Cloud Islamic Center in 2022.
Minneapolis police said they don't believe the cause is suspicious.
Victoria Veliz, 26, pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary on Friday for her role in vandalizing a mosque in St. Cloud.
Quinn Ohnstad woke up to a trail of debris around 6 a.m. Friday, in his lobby at Soo Line Building City Apartments in downtown Minneapolis.
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The murals will pop up in places like the Franklin Steele Square Park building, the Lake Harriet trolley tunnel, the Bde Maka Ska parkway wall, and the bathroom buildings in Powderhorn and Cleveland parks.
Police say a man charged with setting a mosque on fire admitted to doing even more damage.
Police are investigating after a group of people reportedly smashed multiple car windows in south Minneapolis overnight.
There will be quite a few angry car owners in south Minneapolis when they wake up Monday morning.
The shattered door didn’t stop people from attending Friday prayer, though many had concerns after learning about the vandalism.
Around 7 a.m., a person wearing a hoodie and a mask is captured by a surveillance camera entering the Masjid Al Sunnah Mosque's parking lot on Pederson Street in St. Paul.
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A Minneapolis pregnancy center, which opposes abortion, sustained broken windows and graffiti damage Friday.
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Authorities say they the man who allegedly vandalized a $15,000 sculpture in Mankato has turned himself in.
The memorial to sexual assault survivors in Boom Island Park has been vandalized for the second time in five months.
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"I am deeply saddened that this happened, now as Supreme Court appears to be taking away the rights of women," the artist who designed the memorial wrote. "Why is this person so afraid of art? We are not afraid and we will repair."
Police say a boy caused tens of thousands of dollars of property damage in a graffiti spree in a Forest Lake neighborhood.
The Hmong Cultural Center has made quite the comeback after it was vandalized just a week before it was set to unveil a major expansion.
The Dar Al-Qalam Cultural Center in Northeast Minneapolis was vandalized Sunday morning when the security cameras were ripped off the walls.
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St. Paul Police responded to the Hmong Cultural Center Museum Wednesday morning after it had been vandalized overnight.
A statue of George Floyd that was defaced in Brooklyn has been cleaned and is headed for Manhattan's Union Square.
Carver County deputies James Horvath and Benjamin Sinko both fired their department handguns while responding to a domestic incident on the 7800 block of Harvest Lane shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday.
Greene's move marked a reversal from a day earlier, when the Georgia Republican appeared to retreat from her threat to trigger a vote to remove Johnson as speaker.
Emergency crews on Wednesday afternoon are working to extinguish a large building fire in the southeast metro.
Kennedy campaign spokesperson Stefanie Spear said in a statement that "the issue was resolved more than 10 years ago, and he is in robust physical and mental health."
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Carver County deputies James Horvath and Benjamin Sinko both fired their department handguns while responding to a domestic incident on the 7800 block of Harvest Lane shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday.
Emergency crews on Wednesday afternoon are working to extinguish a large building fire in the southeast metro.
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A pedestrian was nearly struck by an out-of-control car after a crash in Minneapolis Tuesday night.
Andy Coulter died of cancer in March, leaving a hole in the Montevideo community he loved dearly.
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The amendment, which was heard in a House committee Tuesday, includes a minimum wage pay rate of $1.27 per mile and 49 cents per minute. That committee advanced the bill in an 8-4 vote.
Three men accused in a triple homicide at a Coon Rapids home now face first-degree murder charges.
Two people were killed in a home explosion in central Minnesota Tuesday morning, authorities said.
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature's audit committee have voted to launch a probe of diversity initiatives across state government.
A pair of wedding barns sued the state of Wisconsin on Tuesday seeking to block the enactment of a new law requiring them to get liquor licenses similar to other establishments that host events.
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Police in Wisconsin fatally shot a student who had pointed a pellet rifle in their direction outside a middle school, according to the state's Department of Justice.
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Greene's move marked a reversal from a day earlier, when the Georgia Republican appeared to retreat from her threat to trigger a vote to remove Johnson as speaker.
Kennedy campaign spokesperson Stefanie Spear said in a statement that "the issue was resolved more than 10 years ago, and he is in robust physical and mental health."
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature's audit committee have voted to launch a probe of diversity initiatives across state government.
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The amendment, which was heard in a House committee Tuesday, includes a minimum wage pay rate of $1.27 per mile and 49 cents per minute. That committee advanced the bill in an 8-4 vote.
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Carver County deputies James Horvath and Benjamin Sinko both fired their department handguns while responding to a domestic incident on the 7800 block of Harvest Lane shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday.
The youngest person charged in the death of 23-year-old Zaria McKeever was sentenced on Wednesday to more than 10 years in prison.
A former Mayo Clinic resident accused of fatally poisoning his wife last year may have been identifying as a widower before she even died, a new warrant reveals.
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Panera is phasing out a highly caffeinated selection of lemonade beverages that's at the center of several lawsuits.
The Minnesota Nurses Association plans to speak out Monday afternoon against proposed cuts to services at North Memorial hospitals and its clinics.
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The inaugural PWHL playoffs start Wednesday, with Minnesota hitting the road to take on top-seeded Toronto.
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University of Minnesota students continue growing calls across the country for a cease-fire in Gaza. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy spoke with the students leading the demonstrations about why it's so important to them.
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Nicolae Miu, a 54-year-old man from Prior, Lake, Minnesota was found guilty of six criminal charges, including first-degree reckless homicide. Miu's trial lasted eight days in a Hudson, Wisconsin courtroom.
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WCCO meteorologist Mike Augustyniak has your latest forecast and he says the weekend forecast will be beautiful, reaching highs of 80 degrees on Mother's Day.
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.
WCCO meteorologist Lisa Meadows says Wednesday will be beautiful with most places in the state hitting a high of 70 degrees. After 3 p.m., the southern part of Minnesota will see some rain. There is another rain chance this Friday, otherwise the weekend is looking to be mainly dry and in the 70s.
Meteorologist Joseph Dames says Wednesday will be warm with a chance of storms in the evening.
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