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Little Falls man charged with killing 2 teens posts bail

LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A central Minnesota charged with killing two teenage cousins who broke into his home on Thanksgiving is out of jail. Morrison County jail officials say...

news / region Tue, Dec 18, 2012 - 11:29am

Cars strikes, kills man who had been left at roadside

BROOK PARK, Minn. -- Authorities say a pedestrian who was hit by a car and fatally injured in Pine County on Sunday evening had been drinking and fought with a...

news / region Tue, Dec 18, 2012 - 9:09am

Warrants: Traces of blood found in disappearance

CHISAGO LAKE TOWNSHIP, Minn. (AP) — Search warrants obtained in the case of a missing woman in Chisago County say trace evidence of blood was found in the home of...

news / region Tue, Dec 18, 2012 - 8:25am

BCA says female abducted in Appleton, Minn.

APPLETON, Minn. (AP) — State officials say they're investigating the apparent abduction of a female in western Minnesota. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension issued a crime alert which says a...

news / region Tue, Dec 18, 2012 - 8:24am

Charges filed after vehicle rollover injures 5

PARK RAPIDS – Charges have been filed after a vehicle rollover early Friday morning injured all five occupants of the car. According to a press release from the Hubbard County...

news / local Mon, Dec 17, 2012 - 6:03pm

Suspects in Kelliher bank heist appear in court

BEMIDJI – The two men accused of robbing a Kelliher bank have been charged for their alleged crimes. Cody Lowell Troy, 19, of Mizpah, is charged with felony first-degree aggravated...

news / local Mon, Dec 17, 2012 - 6:00pm

$100K reward for info in Minn. officer's slaying

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Authorities investigating last month's shooting death of a Cold Spring police officer plan to announce a reward of up to $100,000 for information in the...

news / region Mon, Dec 17, 2012 - 12:33pm

Ambulances leave an area near the scene of a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

UPDATED: Conn. police find 'very good evidence' on gunman

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The massacre of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school elicited horror and soul-searching around the world even as it raised more basic questions...

news / education Sat, Dec 15, 2012 - 1:02pm

St. Paul man sentenced for gun negligence that injured son

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A St. Paul father has been sentenced to probation for negligently storing a gun that was used to shoot and injure his 2-year-old son. The...

news / region Fri, Dec 14, 2012 - 9:08am

Suspects named in Kelliher bank robbery

BEMIDJI – The two suspects in Monday’s robbery of a Kelliher bank currently live in Bemidji but grew up in Kelliher, according to new information from the Beltrami County Sheriff’s...

news / local Fri, Dec 14, 2012 - 3:20am

Woman faces charge tied to lottery fraud

BEMIDJI – An 18-year-old woman who worked for a local convenience store is accused of illegally obtaining about $2,400 in fraudulent lottery winnings. Payton Lynzee Church has been charged with...

news / local Fri, Dec 14, 2012 - 3:00am

Former UND student sentenced to prison in two drug deaths

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Another former University of North Dakota student was sentenced this week to years in federal prison in the Grand Forks-based synthetic drug conspiracy blamed in the...

news / region Fri, Dec 14, 2012 - 2:59am

Man with 27 DWIs back in jail

WADENA, Minn. – Just 40 days out of prison, a Minnesota man with more than two dozen drunken driving convictions is back behind bars. Danny Bettcher, of New York Mills,...

news / region Fri, Dec 14, 2012 - 2:55am

Woman faces charge tied to lottery fraud

BEMIDJI – An 18-year-old woman who worked for a local convenience store is accused of illegally obtaining about $2,400 in fraudulent lottery winnings. Payton Lynzee Church has been charged with...

news / local Thu, Dec 13, 2012 - 5:18pm

Ex-bus driver accused of slapping boy reaches deal

BLUE EARTH, Minn. (AP) — A former Minnesota school bus driver accused of slapping a 6-year-old passenger has agreed to a deal with the prosecutor. Under the agreement, the prosecutor...

news / region Wed, Dec 12, 2012 - 5:05pm

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