The Minnesota Supreme Court denied Adam Fravel’s appeal on April 29, 2026, upholding his conviction and life sentence in the 2023 killing of Madeline Kingsbury.

Early Wednesday saw heavy law-enforcement activity at HCMC and on Oliver Avenue South in Richfield; officials have not said whether the scenes are connected.

A Brooklyn Park neighborhood was ordered to shelter in place Monday night after shots were reported during a family dispute; police searched for hours and the suspect remained at large.

Two men have been charged in a Sept. 14, 2025 Lake Street robbery‑shooting that prosecutors say grew out of a drug‑turf dispute; one man died and a juvenile was seriously wounded.

A former Maranatha Christian Academy counselor was ordered to 90 days in the Hennepin County workhouse and three years of probation after pleading guilty to filming a 13‑year‑old student. Court filings say investigators found dozens of images on seized devices.

A Burnsville man is charged after a criminal complaint alleges sexual assaults against a 14-year-old and a vulnerable adult during a May 2025 dog‑sitting visit in St. Cloud.

Federal agents executed early-morning search warrants at a Phillips neighborhood day care Tuesday, part of a wider probe into alleged fraud. Neighbors said the heavy presence revived tensions from winter's Metro Surge.

A driver was killed during a midday crash on northbound Hwy. 169 near Hwy. 62 in Edina. Troopers say the driver was the only occupant and the State Patrol is investigating.

One man was killed and a woman was injured after a Sunday shooting on Castle Pines Drive in Mankato; police say a suspect is in custody.

A St. Louis County judge sentenced Benjamen Robert Johnson to 15 years after jurors convicted him of sexually assaulting young children; prosecutors say the abuse occurred from 2013 to 2018.

A St. Paul man has been charged with first‑ and third‑degree criminal sexual conduct after an April 20 incident; court papers name Sean Garrison McNerthney and cite coercion and fear of harm.

A small plane crashed near Crystal Airport in Brooklyn Park, sending smoke over Southbrook Park. Hennepin County dispatch confirmed the incident; details remain limited.

A minimum‑custody inmate removed his GPS monitor and walked away from a Plymouth work crew, prompting a multi‑agency search.