A St. Paul man was sentenced to 12 years after pleading guilty in a cartel-linked meth trafficking and kidnapping conspiracy.

A 19-year-old St. Cloud man is jailed after police allege he grabbed cigarettes, threatened a clerk with a gun and punched him during a convenience-store robbery.

A 17-year-old from St. Cloud died after his motorcycle struck a tractor-pulled silage wagon in Langola Township. Investigators say the rider wasn’t wearing a helmet and the crash remains under investigation.

Vikings defensive backs coach Gerald Alexander has been suspended three weeks after pleading guilty to a third-degree DWI. The suspension keeps him off the sidelines through Aug. 13.

Todd County’s elected auditor is accused of forging and backdating a quitclaim deed that transferred two parcels owned by her late brother.

Former Vikings pass‑rusher Everson Griffen was arrested after a Winona traffic stop and charged with driving without a required ignition‑interlock device. He’s due in court Aug. 28.

A stolen-vehicle pursuit in South St. Paul ended on the Hwy 52 ramp Sunday; two suspects were booked and a third remains at large as police continue the search.

Punch-Out Gaming says thieves smashed in and took roughly $30K–$50K in Pokémon merchandise. The break-in adds to a recent wave of card-shop smash-and-grabs across the Twin Cities.

A driver was arrested after a witness reported an assault inside a car and the vehicle fled a traffic stop; State Patrol aviation helped track the vehicle.

A two-day BCA-led sweep around Bemidji resulted in 20 arrests and the seizure of illegal firearms, a silencer and drugs. Arrestees are being held pending charges.

An adult man was killed after being struck by a BNSF train near Ferry Street in Anoka; investigators are on scene and nearby fair traffic was disrupted.

A federal jury in Minneapolis convicted Michaela K. McKinney on fentanyl and firearms charges after an undercover Little Falls buy. She faces a federal minimum of 10 years and awaits sentencing.

A St. Paul homeowner says surveillance shows a minivan smash his fence, yet police initially closed the hit‑and‑run probe; Saint Paul PD says it will reopen the investigation.