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St. Paul mayor names new director of planning and economic development
The city of St. Paul has named a new director for its Department of Planning and Economic Development. Nicolle Goodman comes from Oklahoma, where she was vice president of operations and redevelopment...
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Derek Chauvin, officer in George Floyd death, charged with felony tax fraud...
The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in George Floyd’s death now faces several felony counts of tax fraud. The Washington County attorney’s office on Wednesday said it had filed...
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St. Paul driver high on marijuana when he caused fatal crash with...
A St. Paul man has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide for allegedly causing a fatal collision with a motorcycle while under the influence of marijuana. Eric Ellington, 36, told police he...
View ArticleSt. Paul police debut truck armed with ice cream, video games, bike helmets
Think of it as an ice cream truck on steroids, but the treats are free and the driver wears a badge. Armed with a video gaming system, basketball hoop, bike repair station and coolers stocked with cold...
View ArticleRamsey County to end gang surveillance program due to poor results, racial...
Citing poor results and startling racial disparities, Ramsey County is disbanding a specialized unit within its probation program aimed exclusively at gang members. The gang unit, which started 23...
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Three arrested in series of kidnappings, armed robberies, carjackings, St....
Three people were arrested early Friday following a crime spree that involved kidnappings, armed robberies and carjackings, authorities say. It started about 10:30 p.m. Thursday when an 18-year-old man...
View ArticleMinnesota Voters Alliance, Minnesota Republican Party file legal challenge to...
The Minnesota Voters Alliance and the Republican Party of Minnesota are asking the court to order Ramsey County to ensure election judges who review absentee ballots this fall equally represent both...
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2 charged in last week’s spree of kidnappings, armed robberies and...
A man and a teenage boy arrested last week in connection with a crime spree that involved kidnapping, armed robbery and carjacking have been charged. Xavion Tyrece Bell, 18 (DOB 05/20/2000) was charged...
View Article‘Umbrella man,’ seen on viral video breaking windows in Minneapolis, is...
Investigators suspect the “Umbrella man” seen in video phone footage smashing out windows at an Auto Zone store on Minneapolis’ East Lake Street in the days following George Floyd’s death is a...
View Article16-year-old choked his uncle to death in St. Paul’s 19th homicide this year,...
A 16-year-old was charged with murder Wednesday after authorities say he choked his uncle to death in an alley in St. Paul’s Frogtown neighborhood earlier this week. St. Paul police responded to the...
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Mounds View man charged with murder after woman he met on Tinder died of...
A Mounds View man was charged with murder after a woman he met on Tinder fatally overdosed on a narcotic he gave her that is commonly referred to as the “date rape” drug, authorities say. Edward...
View ArticleMinneapolis man charged after authorities say he fired at Ramsey County...
A Minneapolis man has been charged after authorities say he fired shots at Ramsey County deputies and led them on a high-speed chase. Deputies were traveling in the area of state Highway 36 and Rice...
View ArticleLocal nonprofit suspends bail services at Ramsey County jail due to concerns...
A local nonprofit that provides bail relief to low income inmates has suspended services at the Ramsey County jail due to its concerns over the facility’s handling of COVID-19 protocols. Citing the...
View ArticleSt. Paul man and woman used computer cord, hangers, butane can to assault...
A St. Paul man and woman physically and sexually assaulted a woman they kept trapped in an apartment for several days, authorities say. Police discovered a woman bloodied and bruised when they...
View ArticleLino Lakes man injured police officer, damaged building during confrontation...
A police officer was injured Monday when a Lino Lakes man took off in a vehicle that the officer was trying to pull him out from, authorities say. The interaction started shortly after New Brighton...
View ArticleMN Supreme Court affirms, reverses parts of ruling over White Bear Lake water...
A recent ruling by the Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part a lower court’s decision regarding the ongoing legal battle over White Bear Lake and the role the Department of...
View ArticleVandals threw shopping carts, bicycles, sewer caps at squad cars during...
A Wright County man and a Minneapolis man were charged with criminal damage to property and third-degree riot Friday for allegedly vandalizing squad cars parked outside a St. Paul Target store amid the...
View ArticleMinneapolis man sentenced to 33 years in prison for sex-trafficking young...
A Minneapolis man was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison Friday for running a sex-trafficking ring that targeted young women out of an illegal massage parlor. U.S. District Judge Frank Donovan...
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