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Man suspected of killing Blaine toddler found, but ‘investigation is far from...
A man suspected of killing his girlfriend’s toddler and then taking off with her 5-year-old daughter was arrested in Missouri on Wednesday morning, according to the Anoka County sheriff’s office....
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Roseville police warn of increase in wallet and credit card thefts
Keep a close eye on your purse, Roseville police warn. The city has seen an uptick in thefts of wallets and credit cards in recent weeks. Most of the incidents have taken place during the afternoon at...
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Charges in Philando Castile shooting death stun experts, activists
In a stunning decision that shook police and protesters alike, the officer who fatally shot Philando Castile was charged with manslaughter in his death — likely the first Minnesota officer in modern...
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Land O’Lakes CEO talks company’s future in east metro, transit, election
Land O’Lakes has been in Minnesota for almost a century. It started with a group of farmers who wanted to sell quality sticks of butter back in the early 1920s. Over the years, the agricultural co-op...
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Philando Castile’s girlfriend overwhelmed, relieved that officer is charged
It was the news she waited on for months, but still, Diamond Reynolds said she wasn’t prepared for what she heard on the other end of her phone Wednesday morning. Her attorney, Larry Rogers, told her...
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Man murdered childhood friend who was helping him grieve, charges say
Thomas Rivard was concerned for a grieving friend when he showed up at Joseph Fischer’s St. Paul apartment Sunday night. Fischer’s younger brother had died two weeks earlier and Rivard was worried...
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Maplewood police look for man who pistol-whipped Popeye’s Chicken employee
Maplewood police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who pistol-whipped an employee at a Popeye’s Chicken restaurant last week. Just before 10 p.m. Nov. 17, the man entered the...
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White Bear Lake family waits for answers about son found in Mississippi River
Just inside the door of the Onyeaghala family’s apartment in White Bear Lake stands a corner cabinet full of photographs. Several capture five smiling faces: Cyprian Onyeaghala and his wife, Emily,...
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Man who slipped, fell running from police during burglary at Brasa pleads guilty
Another man accused of breaking into Brasa on Grand Avenue last month has pleaded guilty to the charge. Nicholas Alphonso Harris, 54, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree burglary in Ramsey...
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Burn victim unmoved by attacker's tearful apology at sentencing
Burns covered Anissa Vann’s face and hands as she walked to the front of the Ramsey County District Courthouse on Monday afternoon. With members of her family and friends looking on, the 28-year-old...
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St. Paul man gets year for pointing gun at man critical of how he parked
A St. Paul man was sentenced Monday to a year in jail for pointing a gun at a man who accused him of a poor parking job. Benyam Figa Dalu’s sentence was stayed for two years provided he complies with...
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‘Any last words?’ ex-wife was asked before North St. Paul shooting, charges say
The woman was at the top of a staircase inside her office building in North St. Paul the afternoon before Thanksgiving when her ex-husband walked in with a shotgun and a question. “Do you have any last...
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A St. Paul former boxer will spend the next 13 years in prison for attempting to murder his neighbor. Frank Timothy Newton, 51, was sentenced to 156 months in prison by Ramsey County District Court...
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Armed St. Paul stranger-rape suspect faces new mugging charge
A St. Paul man accused of sexually assaulting four women now also faces aggravated robbery charges. Larry Donnell Griffin Larry Donnell Griffin, 38, was charged in Ramsey County District Court Friday...
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A red T-shirt looms large at start of trial in St. Paul parking lot killing
Shortly before a man was gunned down June 12 in broad daylight at an auto parts store near University Avenue in St. Paul, Daryl Negel Curtis — wearing a red T-shirt at the time — picked up some...
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Remains found, suspect charged anew in Vadnais Heights woman’s death
The discovery of remains in a rural area outside Fargo, N.D., has led to renewed criminal charges against a Twin Cities man suspected of killing a Vadnais Heights mother last summer. Timothy Barr...
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3rd man who bungled Grand Avenue restaurant burglary pleads guilty
(L-R) Nicholas Alphonso Harris, Andre Donnell Ellis, Alvin Benex Collins The last of three men accused of breaking into Brasa restaurant on Grand Avenue in October has pleaded guilty to the charge....
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Ex-Domino’s worker pleads guilty to night-deposit stickups around St. Paul
A St. Paul man accused of stealing money from two Domino’s Pizza employees as they attempted to make deposits has pleaded guilty to the crime. Demonte Cortez Johnson Demonte Cortez Johnson, 20,...
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Charge dropped against St. Paul man accused of setting fires in downtown...
Arson charges have been dismissed against a St. Paul man who was accused of starting fires in an abandoned building in downtown St. Paul. Chrystian Andrew Ward, 20, had been charged with one count of...
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St. Paul mom gets probation for crash that devastated another young mom
Danielle Dennay Sivels cried as she told a judge how sorry she was for the pain she’d caused a St. Paul mother and her family when the 32-year-old sped through a stop sign and smashed into the woman’s...
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