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Three charged in Maplewood drive-by shooting where over 40 casings were...

Three men have been charged following an afternoon drive-by shooting in Maplewood last week where police say 44 spent shell casings were found. Bullets...

SPECIAL REPORT: An exclusive look at the Minneapolis street racing scene

They post their exploits nearly every weekend to social media. Proud, it seems, of their sliding and screeching, the police chases, and the injuries that...

Flush with murder suspects, Ramsey County jail is running out of...

Ramsey County, which covers St. Paul, is running out of space to hold criminals in its 500-bed facility, according to Sheriff Bob Fletcher. "There was...

Street racer with revoked license charged with fleeing police

Twin Cities street racers kicked off their “season opener” last Friday and Saturday in the Twin Cities with hundreds of vehicles engaging in street...

Ramsey County lacks critical tool for saving lives, sheriff contends

Ramsey County is lacking a critical piece of technology that could have saved the lives of recent homicide victims, according to Sheriff Bob Fletcher. Fletcher...

Liz Collin Reports: Go undercover with carjacking unit for firsthand look...

“I was carjacked at gunpoint,” Becky, who didn’t want us to use her last name, told Alpha News. “Crime is just out of control,” she...

Criminal charged in Twin Cities mass thefts described it as a...

Six people were charged in Ramsey County this week in connection to four Black Friday “mass thefts.” One of the criminals charged described this behavior...

Man who jettisoned cop from moving truck has history of violence...

A man who made headlines earlier this month for punching a cop, causing the officer to fall from a moving truck, has a history...

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‘Slap in the face to victims’: Ramsey County attorney decides to...

Minnesota's Ramsey County, home to the city of St. Paul, will no longer prosecute felonies resulting from "low-level" traffic stops. According to a Wednesday morning...