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Suspect in Deadly Minnesota Hit & Run Arrested on Murder Charge
Maplewood, MN (KROC-AM News) - A suspect in a deadly hit and run that occurred in the Twin Cities Wednesday night has been arrested. The Maplewood Public Safety Department says 34-year-old Ashley Renee Couch of St. Paul was taken into custody Thursday afternoon with assistance from the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. She was booked into the Ramsey County Jail on suspicion of second-degree murder.
Boy, 15, hurt when bullets fly into his St. Paul home, police say
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Police say a 15-year-old boy suffered gunshot wounds to his arms and legs after bullets flew into his St. Paul residence late Thursday night. Officers were called just before 10 p.m. to the area of Beech and North Mendota streets in the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood, according to police, where they found the injured boy.Police provided him with medical aid before medics arrived and took him to the hospital. He is expected to survive.Officers believe unknown suspects fired into a home before running away.Police are still investigating, and no arrests have been made.
Police prevent woman from jumping off overpass in St. Paul
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Saint Paul Police Seek Public's Aid to Recover Over $7K in Stolen Bicycles
In what seems to be a brazen theft caught just shy of the weekend's dawning light, several high-value bicycles disappeared from the 400 block of Spring Street. The Saint Paul Police Department took to Facebook to alert the community, offering up images of the suspected thieves. According to the Saint Paul Police Department, the incident occurred on August 11, "just before 7 a.m.," marking the loss of over $7,000 worth of bicycles.
Body of Runaway Twin Cities Teen Believed to Have Been Found in Minnesota Wooded Area
Maple Grove, MN (KROC-AM News)- Officials in the Twin Cities say a body found in a wooded area is believed to be a runaway teen. That’s according to a news release issued by the Maple Grove Police Department Wednesday evening. Officers responded to the report of a deceased person around 2:00 Wednesday afternoon.
Charges filed in crash that killed Gustavus hockey goalie
MONTEVIDEO, Minn. — A former Gustavus women's hockey player is now charged in a crash that claimed the life of her friend and teammate in southwestern Minnesota. Prosecutors charged 20-year-old Gianna Gasparini with a single count of gross misdemeanor reckless driving for her role in the death of Jori Jones of Little Canada on Aug. 20, 2023.
Twin Cities Motorcycle Crash Leads to 11th Death in Seven Days on Minnesota’s Roads
Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM News)- A motorcyclist lost her life in a crash on a freeway in the Twin Cities early Friday morning. She’s become at least the eleventh person to die on Minnesota’s roads in the past week. A motorcyclist, identified as 20-year-old Cooper Russell Bertram of Elko also died in a construction zone I-35 Wednesday night in southern Scott County.
Minnesota family's wrongful death lawsuit alleges suspect cut off ankle monitor, drove 11+ hours to victim
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota family is fighting for change after their son died in a horrifying home invasion.Kassie and Ryan Peterson woke up to a frightening sound one morning in 2022."They were just laughing and being goofy," Ryan Peterson's mother, Janet, said. "Then they heard pounding on the door. The door was being broken in."Janet Peterson says the Minneapolis couple knew the man at the door. She says it was Franklin White, a high school classmate of Kassie Peterson's in Ohio.A new lawsuit filed by the Petersons says White was "obsessed" with Kassie Peterson.Janet Peterson says White stabbed her son...
9 Deaths on Minnesota Roads in 6 Days
Brooklyn Center, MN (KROC-AM News) - The death toll on Minnesota roadways continues to mount. A day after six people perished in crashes on roadways throughout the state, including two young children in a multi-vehicle wreck in the northern Minnesota highway construction zone, police in Brooklyn Center are reporting a fatal motorcycle crash. The deadly incident was reported about 2 PM Thursday.
St. Paul man convicted on drug sale charge
Chou Vang, 41, St. Paul, was sentenced in Morrison County District Court to 56 months in a correctional facility and fined $1,135 for one felony count of first-degree sale of a controlled substance. The charge stems from an incident in September 2020, when a special agent with the Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force, working in an undercover capacity, made arrangements via text message to purchase methamphetamine from Vang. On Sept. 9, 2020, Vang agreed to sell the special agent one ounce of methamphetamine for $1,000....
Saint Paul Police Department Hosts Final Safe Summer Nights Event with Back-to-School Giveaways at West Minnehaha Rec Center
As the sun prepares to quietly set on the Safe Summer Nights initiative for this year, the Saint Paul Police Department is gearing up to host its final event of the season. The community is invited to gather at the West Minnehaha Recreation Center located at 685 West Minnehaha Avenue, from 5 to 7 p.m. this Thursday, Aug. 15. according to a recent Facebook post by the Saint Paul Police Department.
3 motorcyclists killed in 10-hour span on Minnesota roads
MINNEAPOLIS — Three motorcyclists were killed in separate crashes on Minnesota roads Thursday in a 10-hour span, including two high-speed fatalities just 30 minutes apart on Interstate 35.The first crash happened at about 2 p.m. near the Shingle Creek Crossing shopping mall in Brooklyn Center. Police say the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.The Minnesota State Patrol says the second crash occurred at about 11:35 p.m. on Interstate 35 near Elko-New Market. The 20-year-old victim rear-ended his Suzuki into an SUV "while negotiating lane splits," the state patrol says. He was also pronounced dead at the scene. Two men...
Trooper Ryan Londregan returns to work after charges dropped for fatally shooting Ricky Cobb II
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota state trooper Ryan Londregan could be back on the road soon following the decision to drop murder charges against him in the fatal shooting of Ricky Cobb II during a traffic stop in summer 2023. Londregan was charged with second-degree murder after shooting and killing Cobb...
Fact-checking Tim Walz's COVID-19 lockdown protocols
MINNEAPOLIS - Since Vice President Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, critics are sounding off on Walz’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and riots in the aftermath of George Floyd's death. More than four years ago, governors across the country, including Minnesota Gov. Tim...
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