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Twin Cities weekend crime recap

Minneapolis police were dispatched just after noon Thursday to an initial report of a shooting at the Twin Cities International Charter School at 277...

Man killed by St. Paul police had history of violent domestic...

Howard Peter Johnson, 24, was shot and killed by St. Paul police on Monday, Dec. 5 after police responded to a report of a...

St. Paul police release body-cam video from Monday night shooting 

The St. Paul Police Department released body-camera footage Thursday afternoon from a fatal shooting that left 24-year-old Howard Peter Johnson dead Monday night. The video...

Teacher accused of molesting children in class placed on paid leave 

A Benson, Minn., elementary teacher was charged with three counts of criminal sexual conduct Monday after he allegedly molested three different children during the...

Twin Cities weekend crime recap

Austin Robert LeClaire, 26, of Plymouth was charged Thursday in Hennepin County District Court with second-degree attempted murder in relation to a Nov. 25...

Charges: Hennepin County employees profited nearly $4M from stolen equipment, fraud

Two former Hennepin County information technology employees have been charged related to alleged theft and fraud schemes that spanned years and profited them nearly...

Excelsior store owned by sheriff’s office employee destroyed by burglars 

A beloved chocolate shop in Excelsior, Minn., had its entire inventory destroyed by burglars this week. The break-in took place overnight Tuesday, just a day...

Ex-boyfriend convicted in attempted murder of MPD forensic scientist

The ex-boyfriend of a Minneapolis police crime scene investigator has been found guilty in her attempted murder outside a supervised parenting center last spring. Timothy...

Twin Cities weekend crime recap

Bloomington police on Thursday announced the arrest of homicide suspect Aaron Le, 47, of Texas in relation to the lunchtime double shooting on Wednesday...

Officer assaulted in 8-hour standoff in Prior Lake 

Police say an officer was assaulted during an 8-hour standoff Friday in Prior Lake, Minn.  The city asked the public to stay out of the...