Court filings allege an 18-year-old Armstrong High student raped a classmate on campus during lunch on April 27–28; Plymouth police are investigating.

A linked-registry study found roughly 2% of violent-trauma patients at HCMC later became involved in homicides, highlighting emergency departments as potential prevention points.

Brooklyn Park police launched a K-9 and drone search after an armed robbery on the 7200 block of 76th Avenue North; no arrests have been reported.

A person was found unconscious after an early-morning assault near 63rd Avenue North. Police say suspects fled and remain at large.

A St. Paul man faces gross-misdemeanor charges after a toddler grabbed a handgun from a diaper bag during a traffic stop; police say the gun had six rounds.

A single-vehicle rollover on MN Highway 22 north of Litchfield late Wednesday left at least one person dead. Troopers say an unbelted occupant was involved; more details are expected from the state patrol.

A 16-year-old in Bemidji allegedly shot his parents and a bystander after losing cellphone privileges. Prosecutors have filed felony counts and a juvenile hearing is set.

A long investigation by a Central Minnesota task force ended with nine arrests and more than 2.5 pounds of cocaine seized in the St. Cloud area.

Five years after 6-year-old Aniya Allen was killed in north Minneapolis, her grandfather and community still press for answers as the case remains unsolved. Authorities hope tips will break the file.

A judge sentenced Mickiah Latrell Jackson to 40 years after a jury convicted him in the April 30, 2025, south Minneapolis shooting that killed Derrick Lamont Ewing.

A late-night blaze on Main Street in Sauk Centre damaged multiple businesses and apartments after an officer discovered flames just before midnight; no injuries were reported.

A crash near Manbeck Island on Lake Vermilion tossed boaters into the water Tuesday night; one person died and three were hospitalized.

Court filings say a St. Cloud man placed GPS trackers on an ex‑partner's car and sent dozens of threatening messages; he now faces 25 counts, including felony stalking.