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Sweeping Digital Investigation Revealed in Isadora Wengel Murder Case

Search warrants show police targeted accounts and records across six companies in probe of 25-year-old's disappearance.

3 Shootings Rock Minneapolis in 20-Minute Span

Police investigating unrelated incidents with non-life-threatening injuries

Woodbury Day Care Worker Sentenced for Breaking Infant's Leg

Former employee avoids jail time but faces probation and restrictions on caring for young children

Wisconsin Day Care Worker Avoids Jail for Infant Leg Injury

Chantelle Michelle Cheri Vevang sentenced to home detention and probation for breaking 9-month-old's femur

Former MSUM Wrestler Killed in Texas Mass Shooting

Jorge Munoz-Pederson, 30, was about to make his professional MMA debut when he was fatally shot in Austin.

Woman Charged for Threats Against Minnesota House Speaker

Rachel Welsch accused of making multiple violent threats toward GOP official Lisa Demuth

1 Dead, 3 Injured in Mower County Crash

Passenger car collided with pickup truck pulling flatbed trailer at rural intersection.

Rising MMA Fighter from Minnesota Killed in Texas Bar Shooting

Jorge Pederson, 30, was on the brink of making his pro debut when he was one of three people killed in a mass shooting in Austin.

Minneapolis Police Seek Leads in 2023 Fatal I-94 Shooting

Investigators believe Omari Engle was shot while driving west on I-94 before crashing near 3800 6th Street North.

Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 17-year-old girl's fatal Brooklyn Park shooting

Melchizedek Erastuscorboi Kpaan reached a plea deal for first-degree manslaughter in the 2025 shooting death of a teenager.

Minneapolis Police Seek Suspect in Brutal Log Attack

Victim left in coma after assault near Franklin Avenue East and 22nd Avenue South

Hanley Falls Woman Injured in Two-Vehicle Collision

Accident occurred on icy roads in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

Minnesota Mother Found Guilty of Murdering Her 2 Children and Arson

Jennifer Marie Stately, 37, convicted of first-degree murder and arson after setting home on fire with kids inside

Brainerd Man Sentenced to Life for 2024 Murder, Kidnapping

Chad Aaron Aanerud pleaded guilty and received life sentence for shooting death of Lyle Maske and abducting a pregnant woman and her children

Mom Honors Son on His Birthday Weeks After Fatal Shooting

Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis ICU nurse, was killed during an immigration enforcement operation in January.

Mom Convicted of Stabbing 6-Year-Old Son, Setting Home Ablaze

Jennifer Marie Stately blocked her younger son's escape, leading to his death in the fire.

Brazen 1930 Robbery Turned Murder Remains Unsolved After 96 Years

The killing of a 'promising young son' in Fargo, North Dakota sparked a massive investigation, but the 'hood killer' was never caught.

Minnesota Man Sentenced to Life for Killing Neighbor, Assaulting Pregnant Girlfriend, and Kidnapping Children

36-year-old Chad Aanerud pleaded guilty to a string of violent crimes in 2024 Halloween incident

Deadly Confrontation Over Louis Vuitton Bag in Minneapolis Apartment

Suspect charged with murder and robbery after fatal shooting in apartment building lobby

Infant Thrown from Stroller in Rochester Pedestrian Crash

Driver cited for failing to yield to pedestrians in crosswalk