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A driver allegedly tried to hit a Minneapolis construction worker before fleeing recklessly through city streets. The chase ended with a PIT maneuver, a knife, two guns and seven stolen vehicles recovered.
A Twin Cities nonprofit that staffed stadium concession stands has been ordered to dissolve after Minnesota’s attorney general called it a “sham charity.”
A Minneapolis registered sex offender admitted targeting at least 12 girls through online messages and social media. Investigators believe more victims may still be unidentified.
A longtime Bloomington spa employee is accused of writing 113 checks to herself and using the money at casinos.
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.
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