The medical examiner has ruled that Scottish singer and actor Darius Campbell Danesh, found unresponsive in a Rochester apartment August 11th, died from inhaling chloroethane and suffocation. The Star Tribune reports authorities say they found “no signs of intent or suspicious circumstances.” The family told U-K press that Danesh had taken chloroethane for chronic pain […]

A Stearns County jury has found a man from Richmond in central Minnesota guilty of a series of bias crimes against a bi-racial family in Cold Spring. 33-year-old Benton Beyer was charged with vandalizing the family’s property, stalking them, and then crashing a vehicle into their home because he believed his girlfriend had cheated on […]

A judge in western Wisconsin’s Saint Croix County ruled today (Fri) there’s probable cause to proceed with prosecution of a Twin Cities man accused of fatally stabbing a teenager from Stillwater during a confrontation involving tubers on the Apple River. 52-year-old Nicolae Miu from Prior Lake faces one count of first-degree murder and three counts […]

A legislative auditor’s report concludes the state Human Services Department did not adequately oversee distribution of tens of millions of dollars in grants to the homeless and others needing housing assistance. The audit found weaknesses in the agency’s internal controls and violations of the state’s legal requirements. Commissioner Jodi Harpstead says the Human Services Department […]

The state Board of Animal Health says HPAI bird flu has been confirmed in a commercial turkey operation in Meeker County in central Minnesota and the flock has been euthanized to help prevent spread of the virus. A senior veterinarian with the state’s animal health department says they’ve been preparing for a resurgence of bird […]

A federal judge has sentenced a man from Red Lake to nearly 20 years in prison for aggravated sexual assault. Prosecutors say in November 2020, 30-year-old John Sayers offered a ride to the victim who was walking on the road, but instead of taking her to her destination, drove her to a camper near a […]

Convert very-low-performing public schools to charter schools, self-governed schools or non-public schools — a key and controversial part of a ten-point education plan Republican candidate for governor Scott Jensen unveiled Tuesday at the State Fair.  Jensen also pledges to set up a transparent portal system for parents to review curriculum, and he says he’ll ensure […]

A Rochester man is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in January, but a second suspect the victim identified to law enforcement has not yet been charged. Investigators say the girl ran away from a foster care home in Farmington, and 41-year-old Mohammed Omer picked her up from a gas station and brought her […]

A Fargo man convicted of shooting two police officers in a Milwaukee suburb in November 2020 will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. A judge on Monday added another 80 years to the 50-year sentence Nathanael Benton is already serving for trying to kill another jail inmate with a sharpened toothbrush. The […]

A judge in a bench trial has convicted a 63-year-old Coon Rapids man of murder for speeding in the Twin Cities suburb of Mounds View while high on fentanyl in spring of 2021, and running over an elderly woman working in her front yard. A woman driving south saw Donald Harris speed past in the […]