Rod Weber, Minneapolis cop who threatened to break teen's legs, is fired
A Minneapolis cop, who referred to himself as "officer friendly" while threatening to bust a teenager's legs during a traffic stop last year, has been terminated. Rod Weber, a 25-year-old veteran, had...
View ArticleMaking a Murderer star Dean Strang books St. Paul speaking gig
Dean Strang has groupies. Surely this is one of the least expected outcomes of a true crime docudrama TV series set in rural Wisconsin. But fans of Making a Murderer have latched on to Strang, the...
View ArticleFighter Vaughn Bull Lodge stands guard over South Minneapolis
When Vaughn Bull Lodge makes the rounds at Little Earth, a Native American housing complex in South Minneapolis, he hears stories of daughters who were attacked, granddaughters who go missing....
View ArticleChief Keef's Minneapolis tweet targets start GoFundMe to move out
Chief Keef tweeted the address of a north Minneapolis home last Friday afternoon, inviting his one million-plus followers to "throw eggs and shit in a bag and rocks and all that" at the house. The...
View ArticleKind-hearted 'super racist' guy punches Jewish employee at Regions Hospital
John Korngable knows he is a nice person. Just ask him. But not everyone deserves to be treated nicely, according to Korngable. For example, a couple months ago, he hauled off and sucker-punched a man...
View ArticleMinnesota House of Representatives applauds disgraced ex-legislator [VIDEO]
The introduction of a guest on the floor of the Minnesota House of Representatives is a common occurrence during the legislative session. Some lawmaker stands up and says the person's name, or rattles...
View ArticleMike Freeman goes brave in ditching the grand jury in Clark case
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman did something rather brave last week. He ditched the grand jury in the case of Jamar Clark’s November shooting death by a Minneapolis cop. In the weeks prior to...
View ArticleLakeville teen disappears after she's picked up by 30-year-old she met online
Lakeville mom Melissa Hartwell Hanson has told local police that her daughter has been missing since Saturday night. On Sunday, Hartwell Hanson took her case public, asking everyone to be on the...
View ArticleKid steals cement mixer for high-speed chase through three Minnesota towns...
As escape vehicles go, you could do better than a cement mixer. Say, something with a bit more get-up-and-go when you're trying to lose the cops on your tail. Then again, you could do worse. After all,...
View ArticleThe strange and tragic demise of a Minnesota filmmaker and his family
The neighbor set out for the rambler next door. He was uneasy. Collin Prochnow and his wife, Judy, first noticed the bundle of Christmas gifts on the Crowleys' front stoop in late December. It was now...
View ArticleDanielle Edson, teen missing after meeting with man she met online, returns...
On Sunday, Elko New Market mom Melissa Hartwell Hanson asked the public for help finding her teenage daughter, Danielle Edson, who had been missing and out of contact with family for more than a day....
View ArticleMinnneapolis police chief Janee Harteau: Please don't riot about Jamar Clark...
Janee Harteau never actually says the name "Jamar Clark" in a video the Minneapolis Police Department published Thursday afternoon. But it's clear the police chief is referencing Clark, a black man who...
View ArticleThis smartphone is actually a gun. Can you hear me NOW?
Imagine this scenario. You're walking down a street late at night and some hoodlum approaches, thrusts a gun in your ribs, and demands you hand over your wallet and your phone. You take out your wallet...
View ArticleMan with terrorist ties arrested for threat to "kill everyone" at Brooklyn...
Abdul Raheem Habil Ali-Skelton has not been in contact with a Syrian-based terrorist organization since July, according to criminal charges. But Brooklyn Park cops say the 23-year-old Minnesotans was...
View ArticleThe First 48 and the First Amendment
Robert Barrere does not look like a cop. Thin and boyish, with premature salt-and-pepper hair and black-rimmed glasses, he seems likelier to be holding court in a public radio studio. This...
View ArticleNo indictment in Jamar Clark police shooting case
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Wednesday that he is not charging the officers involved in the police shooting of Jamar Clark, saying it was "reasonable" for the officers to kill Clark,...
View ArticleWatch video of the police fighting Jamar Clark [VIDEO]
Hennepin County Attorney promised to release videotapes from the Jamar Clark police shooting investigation soon after his Wednesday morning press conference. The public didn't have to wait long....
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter Minneapolis: We don't trust the police story about Jamar...
As video played of Officer Mark Ringgenberg's forceful takedown of Jamar Clark, the ensuing struggle on the ground as the cop landed on top of Clark, and the fatal shot, cries broke out in the back of...
View ArticleHundreds of grieving protesters march downtown for Jamar Clark
Four months after 24-year-old Jamar Clark was shot and killed, the investigation into his death has resulted in a decision not to charge the Minneapolis police officers involved. As initial shock and...
View ArticleState says footage of police shooting incident is too graphic to be released
Last fall, a police standoff with an armed and dangerous man, a convicted felon, ended with the man's suicide by his own shotgun. That's the official version of events. And that's how it will have to...
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