Minnesota Task Force Nabs Kidnapper, Rescues Victim, Seizes Illegal Guns
Minneapolis, MN (MinnesotaNow)— Detectives from the Violent Offender Task Force (VOTF) made significant arrests during a recent enforcement operation focused on combating violent crime in Minneapolis. According to a release from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, the...
KARE 11 Investigates: Overbilling & kickbacks. State accuses addiction treatment nonprofit NUWAY of fraud
MINNEAPOLIS — One of Minnesota’s largest and most well-known addiction treatment providers is under state and federal investigation, according to documents obtained by KARE 11. NUWAY is facing allegations of improper billing practices and kickbacks tied to housing payments for...
No charges filed against trooper involved in I-94 shooting
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office announced Thursday it would not file charges against a Minnesota State Trooper for shooting at a man on I-94 in Minneapolis during a confrontation Sept. 21, 2024. According to the criminal complaint, Freeman was in the passenger seat when...
Minneapolis will consider settling another Chauvin excessive force lawsuit
The city of Minneapolis has apparently reached a settlement with a woman who claims then-police officer Derek Chauvin used excessive force against her in 2020, four months before Chauvin kneeled on George Floyd, killing him. In a lawsuit, Patricia Day says Chauvin and his...
12 arrested in St. Paul after joint enforcement by city and county investigators
ST PAUL, Minn. — A dozen people were arrested Tuesday after a joint effort by investigators for the city of St. Paul and Ramsey County. Four of the people were arrested as part of Operation Cold Front, a months-long investigation into fentanyl trafficking in downtown St. Paul,...
Murder suspect among 12 arrested during special operation in St. Paul
Four suspects were arrested in connection with fentanyl trafficking.
Unlicenced driver who nearly killed Hopkins H.S. Senior on Highway 7 sentenced to probation
MINNEAPOLIS — At the sentencing hearing for the driver who nearly killed his daughter Lauren, Al Olson hammered home the impact. "The car was just crushed beyond recognition," he said. "I'm so thankful that I did not hear the crash." Lauren was just a block from home after...
Minnesota’s Newest Music Festival Just Announced A Star-Studded Lineup For This Summer
This year's festival is a day longer and packed full of huge acts!
Rural Minnesota Crash Involving Truck Claims Woman’s Life, Injures Two Others
Hutchinson, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Minnesota woman lost her life in a crash with a truck at a rural intersection on Tuesday. Two other people were injured in the fatality. Two vehicles were involved in the deadly crash. The State Patrol responded to the crash scene in McLeod...
Despite warnings, another SUV falls through Lake Minnetonka ice
Unseasonably warm temperatures are quickly worsening ice conditions in the Twin Cities.
