Crime

Man Stabbed in Canal Park bar Altercation

The Injuries Were not Life Threatening

DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Police Officers responded to a report of a stabbing early this morning at Grandma’s Restaurant “Up Bar.” Authorities say the incident took place just after 1:00 a.m. Friday morning. When officers arrived they located a 23-year-old male with a cut to his abdomen that was not life-threatening. According to the male he had gotten into an…

Father Charged With Murder in Apple Valley Infant Abuse Case

The Infant was Just two Weeks old

APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (AP) – A Minnesota man has been charged with murder after authorities say he inflicted life-threatening injuries on his newborn son, who later died. Thirty-two-year-old Michael Herkal of Burnsville was charged Thursday with three counts of second-degree murder in connection with the Aug. 14 death of Anthony, who was just two weeks old when he was injured…

Iowa Student Killed by ‘Sharp Force Injuries’

No Details About What Caused the Injuries

(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) – Preliminary autopsy results show that Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts was killed by “multiple sharp force injuries.” The state medical examiner has determined that Tibbetts’ death was a homicide. No details were released about what caused the sharp force injuries. The agency says further examination may result in additional findings. The Division of Criminal…

Immigrant Charged With Murder of Iowa College Student

The Charge Carries a Manadatory Life in Prison

(Iowa Department of Public Safety via AP) MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — A man from Mexico living in the U.S. illegally has confessed to kidnapping college student Mollie Tibbetts while she was running in her small Iowa hometown, killing her and dumping her body in a rural field, authorities said Tuesday. Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 24, was arrested and charged with first-degree…

Cohen Pleads Guilty to Charges Involving Hush Money

Sentencing Could be From 46 to 63 Months

(AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and “fixer,” Michael Cohen, has pleaded guilty to charges including campaign finance fraud stemming from hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels and ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal. The 51-year-old Cohen said in federal court in New York on Tuesday that he made the payments in coordination with Trump,…

Ex-Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Guilty of Eight Charges

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Paul Manafort, the longtime political operative who for months led Donald Trump’s winning presidential campaign, was found guilty of eight financial crimes Tuesday in the first trial victory of the special counsel investigation into the president’s associates. A judge declared a mistrial on 10 other counts the jury could not agree on. The verdict was part…

Three Mesabi Range Football Players Arrested for Burglary

The man Have Been Released From Jail

VIRGINIA, Minn. (AP) – Mesabi Range College has confirmed three men arrested for burglarizing a Virginia business are student athletes. Police arrested the three Friday night following a burglary at Momentive Chemicals plant. WDIO-TV reports Mesabi Range confirmed Monday the three arrested are football players and that the college is cooperating with law enforcement. Officers responding to a motion sensor…

Chicago Man Charged in Duluth for Sale of Controlled Substance

Bail is set at $30,000

DULUTH, Minn. – The Saint Louis County Attorney’s Office has formally charged 36-year-old Michael Mark Lewis, of Chicago, with 2nd degree sale of a controlled substance in a public housing zone. Authorities say after they executed a search warrant at Lewis’ apartment located in the 200 block of East 2nd Street investigators recovered cocaine packages for sale, a digital scale,…

Officials Believe Body of Iowa Student Mollie Tibbetts Found

Information is not Available Regarding the Location of the Body

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Investigators believe they have found the body of Mollie Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student who has been missing for more than a month. The 20-year-old woman was last seen July 18, jogging in her hometown of Brooklyn in central Iowa. Greg Willey, the vice president of Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa, says a body…

Hermantown Police Searching for Robbery Suspects

Authorities are Investigating the Incident

HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Authorities in Hermantown responded to two robbery calls just 30 minutes apart on Saturday night. According to a Monday press release from the Hermantown Police Department the first call came in at 10:30 p.m. stating that an armed robbery took place at the Lakes 10 Theatre. A male jumped over the counter, assaulted employees, threatened them with…

Duluth man Found Guilty of Attempted Murder

Miller Shot a 34-Year-old Woman Over Drugs

DULUTH, Minn. – A jury has found 25 year-old Joshua Leigh Miller guilty of attempted murder stemming from a home invasion and shooting on July 9, 2017. Miller shot a 34-year-old woman in the Lincoln Park neighborhood last July telling authorities he believed the woman shorted him in a drug deal that happened the previous day. Miller was found guilty…

Two Hurley men Found Guilty of First Degree Homicide

Sentenced to Life in Prison

HURLEY, Wis. – A jury in Iron County has found two Hurley men guilty of first-degree homicide with a dangerous weapon and hiding a corpse. Joseph D. Lussier and Richard Francis Alexander Allen were both sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The two men were on trial for the death of Wayne M. Valliere Jr of…

Father Charged With Gravely Injuring Infant

The Infant is Only Breathing With Assistance

APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (AP) – A father with a lengthy criminal record is charged with inflicting life-threatening injuries on his newborn son in Apple Valley. Thirty-two-year-old Michael Herkal is charged in Dakota County District Court with first-degree assault and malicious punishment of a child. Herkal is jailed on $750,000 bond. A criminal complaint says the 13-day-old boy suffered a skull…

Arrest Made In Downtown Robbery, Assault

DULUTH, Minn. – A juvenile is under arrest after a robbery and assault in downtown Duluth. Police tell us the crime happened around 9 p.m. Monday on the 200 block of West Superior Street. The victim told police a group of people were involved, but no weapons were used. Duluth police continue to investigate. Categories: Crime, News, News – Latest…

Two Found Guilty in Wisconsin Pipeline Protest Case

The Enbridge Pipeline is now in Service

SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) – A jury has found two people guilty of disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer following a protest at Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 construction site in Wisconsin last summer. Wisconsin Public Radio reports that 24-year-old Alexander Emery Good-Cane-Milk of South Dakota and 26-year-old Kyla L. Hassig of Minnesota were also found guilty of trespassing on the site…

UPDATE: Suspect Arrested In Tri-Towers Stabbing

Police believe the suspect and victim know each other

DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth police told FOX 21 Sunday they have made an arrest in a stabbing that happened over the weekend. The man arrested is believed to be the person who stabbed another man multiple times Saturday at Duluth’s Tri-Towers Apartments located at 222 N. 2nd Ave. East. Shortly before 5 p.m., police responded to the building and located…

Teasing led to Fatal Wisconsin Circular saw Attack

The 24 Year old is Charged With First-Degree Intentional Homicide

ELLSWORTH, Wis. (AP) – Investigators allege teasing led to a roofer killing a co-worker with a circular saw in western Wisconsin. Twenty-four-year-old Miguel Navarro of St. Louis was charged Thursday with first-degree intentional homicide and mayhem in the death of 37-year-old Israel Valles-Flores, also of St. Louis. According to the complaint, Navarro was seen attacking Valles-Flores with a circular saw…

Officer Assaulted at St. Cloud Prison

The Officer was Treated and Released

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) – An assault at the St. Cloud prison sent a corrections officer to the hospital. Authorities say the sergeant was processing an offender through intake and was taking him to his residential unit when the inmate struck him in the face with an elbow. The officer was treated at the hospital and released. The facility was…

Police Report: Superior Councilors Assaulted At Bar

SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Douglas County District Attorney’s Office is investigating what Superior police are calling an assault on two city councilors. Those councilors are Keith Kern and Craig Sutherland. The police report says two male suspects were causing a disturbance at Jimmy’s Saloon, which Kern owns, in Billings Park around 1 a.m. Wednesday. The report states the suspects were…

Man Hospitalized with Life Threatening Injuries After Assault in West Duluth

The Investigation is Ongoing

DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Police responded to a medical call on the 5600 block of Grand Avenue on Sunday where they found a 27-year-old-male with a head injury. The male victim was transported to a local hospital with life threatening injuries. Officers arrested a 22-year-old male after initial investigation into the incident. He is awaiting formal charges of first-degree assault….

Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Grandparents

Scheel Will be Sentenced October 4

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) – A man has been convicted of killing his grandparents at a home he shared with them in central Minnesota. Thirty-three-year-old Gregory Allen Scheel pleaded guilty in Stearns County District Court to two counts of first-degree murder Thursday. KNSI reports Scheel cried when he admitted to assaulting and murdering 93-year-old Willie Scheel and 80-year-old Gloria Scheel…

Man, 18, Accused of Pushing boy off Minnesota Water Slide

Criminal Charges are Expected

APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (AP) – Police have arrested an 18-year-old man accused of pushing an 8-year-old boy off a slide at a suburban Minneapolis water park. Authorities say the boy fell nearly 32 feet to the concrete below and suffered multiple fractures at the Apple Valley Aquatic Center on Tuesday. The incident happened at the Apple Valley Aquatic Center. Eighteen-year-old…

Woman Arrested on Five Charges After Assault and Theft Incidents on Iron Range

Suspect Allegedly Assaulted 75-Year-Old Woman

IRON, Minn.-A 23-year-old woman from Virginia has been charged with five different counts after allegedly committing multiple theft and assault crimes Sunday night on the Iron Range. Lindsay Mayry was charged with first-degree aggravated robbery, fourth-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, fifth-degree assault, obstructing the legal process, and theft. Police are reporting at about 6:20 p.m. that night, a theft…

Prosecutor Says He Won’t Charge Officers in Fatal Shooting of Black Man in June

Press Conference Got Heated During Announcement

MINNEAPOLIS-A Minnesota prosecutor’s news conference to announce a charging decision in the fatal shooting of a black man by police has ended in disarray. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman was shouted down by community members as he prepared to detail his decision in the death of 31-year-old Thurman Blevins. He said he won’t charge Minneapolis officers in the case. Blevins was…

Accused Murderer Back in Duluth Court Tomorrow

Jesse Dahlstrom Has Been Accused of Stabbing Woman to Death in West Duluth Super One Back in 2014

DULUTH, Minn.-A man accused of stabbing a woman to death in the West Duluth Super One back in December of 2014, will be back in a St. Louis County courtroom tomorrow. Jesse Dahlstrom, 39, is facing a second-degree murder charge after allegedly stabbing to death 75-year-old Sally Pionk of Proctor. Dahlstrom had previously been evaluated for mental health reasons to…

Youth Care Counselor Accused of sex Acts with Juveniles

The Investigation is Ongoing

DULUTH, Minn. – A male Hills Youth Care Counselor at the Hills Youth and Family Services has been accused of engaging in sex acts with juvenile male clients. Authorities say they received a report of the allegations on Saturday and the staff member was immediately removed from the facility and on placed on leave by the Hills administration. The suspect…

Aaron Humphreys Found not Guilty of Second-Degree Murder

This was the Third Trial for Humphreys

DULUTH, Minn. – The verdict is in for the Aaron Humphreys murder case with the jury finding Humphreys not guilty of second-degree murder, guilty of fifth degree assault and guilty of possession of a firearm. The jury comprised of nine women and three men reconvened Thursday morning after a nine hour deliberation on Wednesday. Humphreys, 44, had been on trial…

Brock Turner Appeals Sexual Assault Conviction

Turner is Required to Register as a sex Offender for Life

(Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group via AP, File) SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A lawyer for former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner argued Tuesday that his client’s attempted rape conviction should be overturned. Turner never intended to rape an unconscious woman, he said. Eric Malthaup told a California appeals court in San Jose that Turner had his clothes on when…

Mom Charged After Choking Player at Girls Basketball Game

The mom has Been Previously Convicted of Assault

SEATTLE (AP) – A suburban Seattle mother has been charged with felony assault following an attack last year on a sixth-grade girl at a basketball game between two Catholic schools. Authorities say 38-year-old Monique Altheimer of Kent got onto the basketball court during a December game in Seattle and choked the child who had fought with the suspect’s daughter during…

Sex Offender Charged With Kidnap, Sexual Assault

Convicted sex Offender Abducted Woman at Gunpoint

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) – A convicted sex offender has been charged with abducting a woman at gunpoint from her home near Fergus Falls and sexually assaulting her. Thirty-nine-year-old Anthony Randklev, of Pelican Rapids, is charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping and several other counts in Otter Tail County District Court. He was expected to appear in court Tuesday….

Woman Accused of Leaving Five Children in car While she Gambled

The Temperature was 80 Degrees

MILWAUKEE (AP) – A Milwaukee woman is accused of leaving five children, including a newborn, in a casino garage while she gambled. Twenty-seven-year-old Takeshia Stanton is charged with five counts of criminal child neglect in connection with the July 2 incident. Police say Stanton left the children for up to four hours in her parked car at Potawatomi Hotel &…

Man Firing Into Toronto Cafes Shoots 14 People, Killing two

Terrorism has not Been Ruled out as a Motive

(Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) TORONTO (AP) — A man walked along a Toronto street firing a handgun into restaurants and cafes, shooting 14 people and killing two before dying after an exchange of gunfire with police. Police Chief Mark Saunders did not rule out terrorism as a motive, though officials did not immediately identify the attacker, other than…

Suspect in Woman’s Abduction Arrested in Otter Tail County

The Suspect is a Registered sex Offender

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) – A woman abducted at gunpoint from her rural Fergus Falls home has been found and a suspect has been arrested. The mother of the woman abducted Sunday afternoon tells KFGO a masked man armed with a gun entered her daughter’s home through an unlocked basement door. She says the intruder forced her daughter to leave…

Minnesota man Shoots, Critically Wounds 30-year-old Stepson

The Stepfather was Released Pending Investigation

RUTLEDGE, Minn. (AP) – Authorities say a 59-year-old man in eastern Minnesota shot and critically wounded his 30-year-old stepson as the younger man tried to break into his stepfather’s home. Pine County sheriff’s officials were called early Thursday about a disturbance at a home in Rutledge. Deputies were responding when they learned that the male suspect had been shot once…

Burned Items led to Indiana Woman’s Buried Body in Minnesota

A Fire pit Included Metal Buttons From Jeans and a Necklace

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – A criminal complaint outlines the discovery of a missing Indiana woman’s body in a shallow grave in northern Minnesota. Forty-year-old Daniel Lynn of South Bend, Indiana, is charged in Minnesota with second-degree murder in the death of 28-year-old Christina Woods, also of South Bend. Bail for Lynn was set at $1 million Wednesday. Woods’ remains were…

Man Charged in Double Homicide Incompetent for Trial

He Will be Committed to a Secure Treatment Center

PERHAM, Minn. (AP) – A man charged with killing a woman and her adult son in Otter Tail County has been found incompetent to stand trial and will be committed to a secure treatment center in St. Peter. Twenty-two-year-old William Hillman will be held at the center until his mental health improves and he’s able to take part in legal…

Chisholm City Councilor Guilty Of Sexual Misconduct

HIBBING, Minn. – Chisholm city councilor Kevin Scaia has been found guilty of fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct. Scaia’s conviction comes after a two-day jury trial in Hibbing. The jurors concluded Scaia did in fact grope a woman’s breasts when reaching around her at a bar in October of 2017. Sentencing is set for September 13. Meanwhile, Scaia remains on the…

Duluth Police Search for Armed Robbery Suspects

If you Have any Information Call 911

DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying two suspects involved in an armed robbery that took place Monday just after 10:30 p.m. Authorities responded to a call of an armed robbery at the Short Stop at 906 Central Entrance Drive. One of the suspects brandished a pump-style shotgun while the other suspect took…

Day Care Owner Gets Probation for Trying to Kill Child

The 16-Month-old boy Survived

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A Minneapolis day care owner was sentenced to 10 years of probation for trying to kill a toddler in her home by hanging him from a noose. Forty-three-year-old Nataliia Karia was sentenced Monday after earlier pleading guilty to attempted murder and third-degree assault. She also pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular operation for hitting a pedestrian, a bicyclist…

$38K In Damage At Former Cloquet Middle School; 5 Juveniles Charged

CLOQUET, Minn. – A pricey act of vandalism at Cloquet’s former middle school building has landed five juvenile males with serious charges. The kids broke windows, spray-painted graffiti on walls and set off fire extinguishers, according to investigators. The damage adds up to $38,000. Investigators found a backpack at the scene that had a name with it, which then lead…

The Largest Fentanyl Bust in Duluth

Fentanyl is an opioid and 50 times more potent than heroin.

DULUTH, Minn.-  It’s being called the largest fentanyl bust ever in Duluth and authorities say it has roots in St. Paul. Fentanyl is an opioid and 50 times more potent than heroin. Police warn that fentanyl is the new era of opioids. The drug can be sold cheaper than heroin and is more lethal. Investigators confiscated more than 100 grams…

Former Cloquet Middle School Vandalised, Five Charged

CLOQUET, Minn. – The Cloquet Police Department investigated a report of a burglary and vandalism at the old Cloquet Middle School. Authorities say the suspects caused about $38,000 worth of damage in the building. The damage includes broken windows, spray paint graffiti and sprayed fire extinguishers. Authorities spoke with suspected juveniles after finding a backpack left behind in the building…

Caregiver Charged With Neglect After Disabled man Dies

The man Lost Consciousness and Could not be Revived

HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) – The caregiver of a 19-year-old man with muscular dystrophy has been charged in Dakota County with neglect after taking him to a party where he consumed alcohol and died. Twenty-four-year-old Taylor Wellman, of Inver Grove Heights, is charged with neglect of a vulnerable adult. Investigators say others at the party in Vermillion Township last August told…

Superior Man Sentenced in Abduction and Molestation Case

SUPERIOR, Wis.-A 33-year-old man in Superior has been sentenced after being found guilty on multiple charges related to child sex crimes and the abduction of a 14-year-old girl from the state of Virginia in a case dating back to 2015. Peter Diehl will serve 35 years in prison and 25 years of probation. According the Douglas County District Attorney, Diehl…

Cook Homicide Suspect Caught in Michigan

Suspect Will Now be Extradited Back to St. Louis County on Homicide Charges

DULUTH, Minn. –A Cook, Minn. homicide suspect has been caught in Cass County, Mich. Daniel Gregory Lynn, 40, of South Bend, Ind. is a suspect in the alleged homicide of Christina Marie Woods, 28, also of South Bend. Woods was reported missing in early June and investigators believe she had traveled to Minnesota. Her remains were found on July 2…

Charges: Drunken Minnesota man let one-year-old Drive

Bail is set at $20,000

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A Minnesota man is accused of driving drunk and putting a 1-year-old boy behind the wheel of his SUV in a Minneapolis suburb. Thirty-one-year-old Domonic Green of Hopkins is charged with child endangerment and DWI in connection with the Saturday night incident. Both charges are gross misdemeanors, punishable by up to a year in jail. Police say…