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St. Paul woman leaves behind 3 kids; suspect in related sex assault has...
Update: Man under investigation in St. Paul girlfriend’s death charged with raping teen Shana Hollins did not deserve to lose her life, her sister said Tuesday. “I don’t want who she was to be...
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Man under investigation in St. Paul girlfriend’s death charged with raping teen
As Ivan Walker dragged the teenage girl through a St. Paul home Monday and repeatedly raped her, he had a warning: Stay quiet or he’d kill her just as he’d killed her cousin, authorities say. Walker...
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Drunk motorist passed out at St. Paul stoplight before causing series of...
Shortly after an Eagan woman passed out behind the wheel at a St. Paul intersection, she suddenly shifted into reverse and pinned another woman who’d stopped to check on her between their two vehicles,...
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A former state government employee who claims she was fired after raising concerns about what she said was a “toxic” work environment is taking her case to court. Nancy Omondi, the former director for...
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North St. Paul underage sex stings nets nine suspects
Nine men face charges following a sting operation conducted in North St. Paul this past winter that sought to bust pursuers of underage sex, authorities say. Most of the men were charged in Ramsey...
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Six more charged in North St. Paul underage sex sting, bringing total to 15
Six more men face charges in a sting conducted in North St. Paul in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl this past winter that targeted pursuers of underage sex with online advertisements,...
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Leader of international sex-trafficking ring that targeted Minnesota women...
The last of four suspects involved in an international sex trafficking ring that preyed on foreign-born women in Minnesota has pleaded guilty to her involvement in the operation, authorities say....
View ArticleSt. Paul drops charges facing protesters arrested following Philando...
Nearly 20 protesters arrested in the demonstration that broke out in front of the Governor’s Residence in St. Paul following the fatal shooting of Philando Castile no longer have court cases hanging...
View ArticleFaith group says Roseville man ‘stripped of decency’ by ICE agents during...
A local faith-based social justice coalition is raising concerns about the recent actions of immigration officials toward a Roseville man as he exited a sentencing hearing at the Ramsey County...
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St. Paul man admits he shot to kill when he opened fire on half-brother...
The tension started building last winter when Justin Girling overheard his half-brother giving their mom a hard time in the St. Paul home the three shared. Kurt Schmeck, 47, was “acting erratically,”...
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Minneapolis rabbi among those charged in Twin Cities underage-sex stings
A rabbi at a Jewish learning center in Minneapolis is among those implicated in a metro-area law enforcement sting aimed at combating the online solicitation of sex with children. Aryeh Cohen, 44, of...
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Chaska attorney arrested after arranging to meet 12-year-old for sex in St....
Mark Allen Lichtenwalter thought he was talking to a 12-year-old’s father when he made arrangements online last week to meet the girl for sex at a St. Paul hotel, authorities say. He texted questions...
View ArticleSt. Paul man illegally shipped dozens of turtles to Hong Kong, authorities say
A St. Paul man faces federal charges after illegally shipping turtles to Hong Kong under the guise he was mailing toys, authorities say. Rene Patrick Vargas, 32, was charged Monday with three counts of...
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River Falls woman admits to unintentional murder of man outside St. Paul home
A River Falls woman admitted to unintentionally killing a St. Paul man outside his home last fall during an altercation she was having with another woman. Denise Chanel White, 28, pleaded guilty Monday...
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Man who fled St. Paul police arrested after officers held him back from...
A North St. Paul man is in custody for domestic assault after fleeing police and attempting to jump off a bluff while officers held him back, authorities say. Terence Martin, 26, was charged Friday in...
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Judge’s decision to sentence rapist to probation was an ‘abuse of...
Michael Hill raped his 15-year-old female relative dozens of times. But after his first-degree criminal sexual conduct conviction, a Ramsey County District Court judge — in a departure from sentencing...
View ArticleMan accused of exposing himself and sexually assaulting 10-year-old in St....
A St. Paul man is accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in a parking lot over the weekend, authorities say. Sa Thao, 43, faces one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct as well as...
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Judge now has case pending against St. Paul City Council member, Dai Thao
The fate of the criminal case pending against St. Paul City Council member Dai Thao for allegedly unlawfully assisting a voter last November is now in the hands of a judge. Ramsey County District Judge...
View ArticleJudge says officer involved in police-dog attack of innocent bystander was...
A federal judge has determined that a St. Paul police officer was reckless in his handling of a police dog that knocked an innocent bystander to the ground and clamped down on her leg with his teeth....
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Young mother critical after police say semi driver ran red light, struck SUV...
A young mother is in critical condition after a semitrailer truck ran a red light in Eagan and smashed into her SUV, authorities say. The collision happened around 11:30 a.m. Monday at Cliff Road and...
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