A St. Paul man told police the “devil inside him” after shooting a truck driver near Maryland Avenue E; police recovered casings and charged him with second‑degree assault.

A crash at 2nd Street South and County Road 78 damaged communications lines and knocked out phone and internet across Sartell; crews are on scene.

A St. Paul mother was sentenced to four years after her 18‑month‑old son died from a fentanyl overdose on Christmas Day; the case spotlights rising child‑fentanyl concerns in Minnesota.

St. Paul police are investigating after one person was found dead on the 1400 block of Case Avenue in the Parkway‑Greenbrier neighborhood.

A 19-year-old passenger was killed after a head-on crash on Highway 3 in Castle Rock Township. Troopers say a Suburban crossed the center line; investigators are probing the cause.

An overnight shooting in south Minneapolis left one person dead near Columbus Avenue South and East 42nd Street.

A 66-year-old Hastings man was killed after his motorcycle collided with an SUV at Highway 61 and 12th Street West; state troopers say the rider wasn't wearing a helmet.

Three masked suspects assaulted a man in Dinkytown early Saturday, taking his phone, jacket and car; police later found the vehicle and recovered a firearm.

Brooklyn Park police say four people abandoned a vehicle early Saturday that was reportedly stolen in a Minneapolis carjacking; a firearm was recovered and suspects remain at large. The investigation is ongoing.

Two 911 calls closed the St. Croix bridge during Thursday rush hour; one man died and another was taken to the hospital.

Kaspersky has sued Digital River and former CEO Barry Kasoff, alleging about $18M in unpaid proceeds as the Minnetonka e-commerce firm wound down. The complaint claims funds were steered to favored creditors and raises fresh questions about the company’s final months.

A young adult was fatally shot Thursday near 18th Avenue North and Girard Avenue in north Minneapolis; homicide detectives remain on scene and police are seeking tips.

Alejandra Sanchez‑Cuaquehua, 32, was arrested in Barron County on a federal illegal‑reentry complaint; federal officials say she is wanted in Mexico in a 2025 homicide. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says she was turned over to ICE for return to Mexico.