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An Arizona man who was fired from a feed store north of Phoenix for allegedly taking pictures of bikini-clad baristas is accused of setting fire to tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of hay bales on his former employer’s property earlier this year....
Minneapolis police say they are searching for a black Infinity sedan in connection with the July mass shooting outside Reign Event Center.
A person died Friday night after being struck by a Green Line train in St. Paul. According to Metro Transit, the collision happened shortly after 8:30 p.m. near University and Prior avenues, where a westbound train struck a person on the tracks. Emergency responders attempted lif...
Minneapolis police are asking for help finding a car tied to a mass shooting outside the Reign Event Center two months ago. In a social media post , the Minneapolis Police Department shared a photo on Friday of a vehicle connected to the shooting that injured nine people on July ...
A popular Melissa & Doug children’s fire truck toy has been recalled after a small plastic part was reported to come loose, creating a potential choking hazard....
Minnesota’s Weather Authority remains in ALERT mode as additional heavy rain develops tonight, especially south of the Twin Cities. RAINFALL SO FAR: A widespread 1 to 2 inches of rain has already fallen across much of the area, with the highest totals focused across the south met...
A 23-year-old man with a history of burglarizing homes and stealing cars was charged Friday with several counts related to burglary after a series of break-ins and auto thefts were reported around the City of St. Paul earlier this week. St. Paul police and the Ramsey County Sheri...
A man who reportedly aimed a pistol at another vehicle while traveling in Carver County is now in custody and faces criminal charges. Craig Allen Swanson, 41, is facing three felony charges of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon stemming from an apparent road rage incid...
Body-worn camera video shows an Eau Claire police officer evacuating a town house that had a family inside when a fire broke out in a connected unit.
A 50-year-old man was arrested after Tulsa police said he took a 1-year-old child from a shopping cart at a Walmart store.
Minnesota’s Weather Authority Alert Today for the Twin Cities for periods of Heavy Rainfall that will cause some ponding of water on area roads and Fog will limit visibility in spots this evening into Saturday morning. Temperatures this afternoon will hold steady in the low 60s w...
Good Friday morning! The rain many of us have early this morning will be the first of several waves of rain today. Some heavy rain at times is expected along with possible thunderstorms which will last through tonight. Most of the metro area will likely see an inch or two of rain...
Authorities announced the end of a high-profile case involving a “major investment scheme” in the U.S. and millions of dollars worth of U.S. silver coins....
The Supreme Court ruled current federal standards don’t shield the company from liability in a truck crash. C.H. Robinson wants new standards from Congress....
A Minneapolis attorney is demanding answers after a utility pole crashed onto a car and killed a young father in Hopkins.
A candidate for Oak Park Heights City Council was arrested Monday, accused of driving while intoxicated and refusing a breathalyzer test. Court records show Brittany Morgan Holleran, 38, has been charged with refusing to submit to a chemical test, driving while under the influenc...
A candidate for North St. Paul mayor has an active warrant for his arrest after he violated a domestic abuse order for protection, according to documents filed in Ramsey County District Court. Prosecutors filed two misdemeanor charges against Christopher Dean Tenquist, 34, last m...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An SUV driver was under the influence of drugs when she swerved into the wrong lane, blew a red light and slammed into a Los Angeles city bus , killing two riders, prosecutors said Thursday as they charged her with murder. It was a tragedy compounded by the sub...
Emergency services are responding to reports of a plane crash in Northern Michigan. According to the National Guard, the plane was an F-16 that originated from the Texas Air National Guard 149....
A Fergus Falls man is facing criminal vehicular homicide charges after a head-on crash took the life of a 51-year-old woman.
There’s no evidence that what happened to Tom Tiffany’s plane was anything but an accident. But that hasn’t stopped wild speculation blaming both political parties....
Defense attorneys for former state Sen. Justin Eichorn objected to the U.S. government’s proposed five-year prison sentence, calling such a punishment “unwarranted.” The Grand Rapids Republican pleaded guilty in May to a felony charge stemming from his arrest in a child sex sting...
GENEVA (AP) — Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in the southern city of Minab. The international fact-findi...
Los Angeles has been viewed from above by news helicopters for nearly seven decades. When there was a wildfire, a mudslide or O.J. Simpson fleeing the police across its ribbons of highway, an “eye in the sky” tracked it and advised millions how to keep out of harm’s way. On Tuesd...
Georgia police are searching for a man who police say was "infatuated" with a rubber duck in a stranger's hot tub.
Carlton Johnson III exchanged gunfire with officers as soon as they entered the ninth floor, wounding two before he was killed.
The Edina First Responders Fund is offering the reward in connection with a July 22 shooting at Yancey Park, hoping someone in the community will come forward with what they know....
Dozens of fire departments and public agencies across the country are suing the makers of their own protective gear, saying the equipment meant to keep firefighters safe was secretly laced with toxic chemicals....
An officer injured in the shooting at the Shoreline Plaza apartment building has been released from the hospital about two weeks after the deadly incident. An official with the Minneapolis Police Department told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Officer Joseph Michnowski was released after being...
Brooklyn Center police announced Wednesday that a multi-agency hotel operation identified several trafficking victims and led to dozens of arrests as the investigation continues. The Brooklyn Center Police Department said the operation targeted four hotels in the city on Sept. 9:...
Follow the path that brought chef Eric Pham and Khue’s Kitchen national acclaim, from first bites to the fire that almost destroyed a dream to a place to call home....
The U.S. Forest Service has concluded its special operations. Some areas remain closed for the season.
The Edina First Responders Fund is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to charges in a July shooting at Yancey Park during a large gathering, the City of Edina announced Tuesday. On July 22, Edina police responded to reports of a shooting at the park around 9 p.m....
Wildfires sparked by lightning in northern Minnesota this summer are now fully contained, according to the Superior National Forest. As previously reported, the July wildfires prompted evacuations in the region and the closure of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW)....
A Toronto-area police officer located a fleeing suspect and managed to sneak up on him before making a dramatic takedown.
Authorities now say 17 women and underage victims were rescued and are getting help after law enforcement raided four hotels in Brooklyn Center last week as part of a human trafficking, drugs, and weapons investigation....
A high-risk search warrant in Brooklyn Park Wednesday morning led to one arrest and the detention of several people. According to the Brooklyn Police Department, around 5:35 a.m., the Tactical Response Unit served the warrant in the 5300 block of 81st Avenue North. Police said th...
A woman was arrested after allegedly meeting a man at a club in South Florida, going home with him and drugging him before stealing his nearly $100,000 Rolex watch, according to court records....
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A news helicopter used by NBC and Telemundo crashed in a Los Angeles neighborhood and burst into flames, killing three people while reporters were covering the collision of an SUV and a city bus, officials and the news outlet said. NBC4 Los Angeles reported tha...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A motorist was arrested on suspicion of murder charges after authorities say she slammed her SUV into a city bus in Los Angeles, killing at least two people and injuring six others in a prelude to a second deadly tragedy: the fiery crash of a TV news helicopter...
One person is dead and two others were hurt in a house fire Tuesday morning in Little Canada. According to Little Canada Fire Chief Don Smiley, firefighters arrived to a fully involved house fire on the 2900 block of Edgerton Street around 6:15 a.m. Once the fire was knocked down...
A former Hudson teacher pleaded guilty on Monday in one of two child sex crime cases against her. In St. Croix County, Wisconsin, 25-year-old Abigail Faust pleaded guilty to child enticement-sexual conduct and second-degree sexual assault of a child. The case involved two 15-year...
Minneapolis police are asking for the public’s help to identify a “strong person of interest” in the 2021 death of Ryan Whiteis-Saks, who is also known as Kane. Investigators say the victim was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head on Feb. 28, 2021, near Golden Valley Road....
Elk River High School canceled classes Tuesday after a bomb threat was directed at the school, police say.
Elk River police say investigators have found nothing credible in the wake of a bomb threat that caused Elk River High School to dismiss students early Tuesday. Police told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that they were first notified of the potential threat at 8:43 a.m., although the departme...
