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Rochester murder suspect arrested in South Carolina

September 15, 2020 By Tasha Redel

The Rochester man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend and her daughter is in police custody in South Carolina. Twenty-nine-year-old Renard Carter is facing charges in Olmsted County for the deaths of 23-year-old Kiona Foote and her two-year-old girl apparently last Thursday. The criminal complaint says Carter recorded the woman’s murder and posted it on […]

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Waseca police officer six months into recovery

July 7, 2020 By Tasha Redel

Waseca Police Officer Arik Matson is now six months into his recovery from a gunshot wound to the head. Investigators say Tyler Janovsky shot Matson January 6th during an exchange of gunfire with four officers. His CaringBridge site says Matson has undergone two surgeries since the shooting and may have another one later this year. […]

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Dilworth liquid store robbed

November 13, 2019 By Tasha Redel

Trax Liquors, on Center Ave. in Dilworth, was robbed Mon. night. Red River Regional Dispatch received a 911 call at 9:44 p.m. of an armed robbery at the store.  Police say a black male got away with an undisclosed amount of cash.  He may have left northbound behind the store and left in a waiting vehicle.  […]

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DEA expanding into northern Minnesota

September 4, 2019 By Tasha Redel

The Drug Enforcement Administration is announcing an expansion into northern Minnesota later this morning in Duluth (Wednesday 11 A-M). D-E-A Omaha Division Special Agent-in-Charge Richard Salter, Junior plans to talk about the growing needs of the agency to combat opioids, methamphetamine, and other illegal drugs in the state. Duluth Mayor Emily Larson and Police Chief […]

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Off duty St. Paul firefighter killed

September 4, 2019 By Tasha Redel

Police are searching for whoever shot an off-duty firefighter at his east St. Paul home Monday night. 36-year-old Tom Harrigan suffered a gunshot wound to his stomach and later died at the hospital. Police combed through Harrigan’s home, trying to find clues as to why someone shot the fellow first responder. They do not believe […]

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Closs home leveled

August 7, 2019 By Tasha Redel

The house where Jayme Closs was kidnapped and her parents murdered has been torn down. The bank that owns the house near Barron had it demolished Tuesday after consulting with relatives about the property. 13-year-old Closs was abducted last October after Jake Patterson killed her parents. Patterson held Jayme captive at his cabin in Douglas […]

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Graphic Dash Cam Video: Seven shots were fired

June 20, 2017 By Minnesota News Network

Authorities have released the police dash camera video of officer Jeronimo Yanez. (WARNING, there is graphic content within this video)

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Trial begins today for St. Anthony Police officer

May 30, 2017 By Tasha Redel

The trial of a St. Anthony Police officer begins today with jury selection in the Jeronimo Yanez case. Yanez is charged with second degree manslaughter in the shooting death of 32-year old Philando Castile during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights last July. The shooting and live Facebook stream posted by his girlfriend during the […]

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MN Supreme Court upholds conviction of cop killer Fitch

August 24, 2016 By Scott Peterson

The Minnesota Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of the man found guilty of killing Mendota Heights Police Officer Scott Patrick in 2014. 41-year-old Brian Fitch argued he should have been tried in the county where the alleged offense occurred and that the charge in Officer Patrick’s murder should have been separate from charges against […]

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3 Mpls suspects found guilty of plotting to join ISIS, commit murder

June 3, 2016 By Scott Peterson

Guilty. That’s the verdict a Minneapolis jury delivered this afternoon on the most serious charges in the trial of the three Minnesota suspects accused of attempting to join the terror group ISIS. 21-year-old Guled Omar, 22-year-old Abdirahim Daud and 22-year-old Mohamed Farah were found guilty of conspiracy to murder outside the U-S and conspiracy to […]

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Gopher volleyball makes it official with key transfer addition

The University of Minnesota volleyball program has announced the addition of graduate libero Kylie Murr to the program. Murr, the reigning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, has one year of eligibility remaining to use in 2023. “We’re thrilled to bring Kylie Murr to Minnesota for the 2023 season,” said head coach Keegan Cook. […]

Hunter Heading To Pro Bowl

(Eagan, MN)  —  Vikings linebacker Danielle Hunter has been named to the 2023 N-F-L Pro Bowl Games. Hunter, who will be appearing in his third Pro Bowl, is replacing Eagles linebacker Haason Reddick, who is unable to participate due to the Super Bowl.  Hunter started in all 17 games this season and registered 65 tackles […]

Gophers add supports staff members to football coaching staff

Three additions have been made to the Minnesota football support staff, head coach P.J. Fleck announced Thursday. Shaq Vann has been named an offensive graduate assistant, while Keegan O’Hara is an offensive analyst and Dennis Dottin-Carter is joining as a senior defensive analyst. A native of South Bend, Ind., Vann comes to Minnesota after two […]

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