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17 pounds of cocaine, guns seized in north Minneapolis raid

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office reported that a raid in north Minneapolis last week netted over 17 pounds of cocaine and three firearms, one...

Mother searches for answers after son’s overdose in detox facility

Caleb Malek was 23 years old when he died in September 2021. He died of a fentanyl overdose inside a detox facility. https://youtu.be/_AR-Ae3aDZ8 His mother, Jill...

Rochester drug trafficker sentenced to 16.5 years for dealing heroin and...

A Rochester man has been sentenced to 198 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine, announced United States...

Corrections officer arrested for bringing drugs into Stillwater prison

A corrections officer at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater in Bayport was recently arrested for arranging to bring an inmate a half-pound of drugs. Faith Rose...

Fentanyl overdoses are leading cause of death for Americans ages 18...

(American Greatness) — The government has reported that, since the year 2020, fentanyl overdoses have become the new leading cause of death for American...

St. Paul experiences overdose spike over last few weeks

St. Paul saw 34 suspected overdoses from December 27 through January 3. Two overdoses were fatal, Minnesota Public Radio reported. In Minnesota, 422 people died from opioid-involved overdoses...

Mexican Cartels Use Ford Fusions to Smuggle Marijuana into Minnesota

ST PAUL, MN - In a joint investigation with TRUNEWS, Alpha News has discovered recent drug busts involving Ford Fusions in Minnesota may be...