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Mother of man fatally shot by St. Paul police officers in 2017 refiles her...
The mother of a man fatally shot by St. Paul police officers in 2017 has refiled her lawsuit against the city and the police department. Kimberly Handy-Jones moved to have the case dismissed back in...
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Registered sex offender tried to solicit 14-year-old girl on St. Paul city...
A 14-year-old girl wearing her school uniform was propositioned for sex by a registered sex offender while riding the city bus after school in St. Paul this past December, according to criminal...
View ArticleSt. Paul man gets decade in prison after being caught with 4 kilograms of...
A St. Paul man busted with more than four kilograms of heroin, a half a million dollars in cash and six loaded firearms was sentenced to more than a decade in prison this week. Phelixis Fitzgerald Mar...
View ArticleMN courts suspend proceedings except for high priority cases or trials underway
The Minnesota state judicial system is taking measures to respond to the spreading coronavirus. Effective Monday, all court proceedings scheduled in state courthouses across the state will be suspended...
View ArticleSt. Paul school district details plans for helping families through school...
The St. Paul school district Monday reassured families that it will not leave them to fend for themselves while schools remain closed due to the spreading coronavirus. In an email sent to parents, it...
View ArticleCoronavirus triggers changes at Ramsey County Correctional Facility; talks...
As Ramsey County prepares for the coronavirus to reach inmates, more details emerged about who might be released from custody to help slow the spread. Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher said his staff...
View ArticleCoronavirus temporarily halts late fees as state court system aims to reduce...
The Minnesota Judicial System is giving residents a break on late fees and postponing previously mandatory appearances for offenses subject to driver’s license suspension as an attempt to minimize...
View ArticleRamsey County to spend $1.8 million to create quarantine and isolation sites...
Ramsey County Board members this week approved nearly $2 million in funding to cover the costs of preparing two east-metro facilities that will serve as quarantine and isolation sites for people...
View ArticleNorth Oaks contractor accused of taking money from clients without completing...
A North Oaks man is accused of swindling a client out of nearly $10,000 by charging them for a bathroom remodel that he never completed. Two residents in St. Paul told an investigator that they found...
View ArticleSt. Paul man killed in car crash after running red light on US 61
A 45-year-old St. Paul man died Friday morning after he sped through a red light while heading northbound on U.S. Highway 61 and crashed into another vehicle. The accident took place about 5:20 a.m. at...
View ArticleNew order further restricts public access to court proceedings
A new order issued by the Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea further limits state court functions and delays many proceedings until late April in response to the spreading novel...
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Pregnant women in the Twin Cities face fear, uncertainty and strict...
Natasha and Danny Givens, Jr. hold their 7-day-old son, Icon, as they look outside from their Minneapolis home on Friday, March 20, 2020. The Givens, like many families, are staying inside as much as...
View ArticleOrder allows Ramsey County inmates serving for misdemeanors, low-level...
All inmates serving sentences for low-level, nonviolent offenses in Ramsey County as well as those classified as medically vulnerable will be released to electronic home monitoring. The step reflects...
View ArticleStudy finds rise in Minnesota’s homeless population as local shelters see...
The number of people experiencing homelessness is on the rise in Minnesota, especially among older adults, according to a study released Wednesday. The findings are part of St. Paul’s Amherst H. Wilder...
View ArticleSt. Paul respite center for homeless residents showing coronavirus symptoms...
One-hundred and forty beds will be available for people experiencing homelessness in Ramsey County who are showing symptoms of COVID-19 starting Friday. The beds will be at Mary Hall — part of the...
View ArticleProtesters call on MN leaders to release prisoners, ICE detainees to protect...
A coalition of activists is organizing a car sit-in outside Gov. Tim Walz’s residence Friday afternoon in an effort to call attention to their demands that state prisoners and ICE detainees be released...
View ArticleThree men charged with robbing, assaulting stranger they encountered in...
A 40-year-old man was robbed and assaulted by three individuals in downtown St. Paul earlier this week, authorities say. The man was near Fifth and Cedar streets when the three approached him just...
View ArticleOlder homeless adults being sheltered at a St. Paul hotel to protect against...
More than 50 older adults experiencing homelessness in Ramsey County have been provided shelter at an area hotel to help protect them from COVID-19, according to a county spokesman. Ramsey County and a...
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State Attorney General, U.S. Attorney announce effort to go after crimes...
The state’s attorney general and U.S. attorney have assembled a team aimed at clamping down on illegal activity related to the coronavirus. It will focus on investigating and prosecuting crimes that...
View ArticleMN law enforcement begin to cite those violating stay at home order
Citations for violating Gov. Tim Walz’ orders to stay at home and halt business operations have started trickling in across the state, including a few in the metro area. As of Monday, eight people were...
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