SUPERIOR, Wis. – A Kentucky man was arrested in connection to an SUV found in Superior Bay Friday. 38 year old Anthony Bowles of Louisville was arrested Caledonia, Wis. for Obstruction. According to the Douglas Co. Sheriff, Bowles dumped a GMC Yukon bound for a dealership in North Dakota, in the water near Conner’s Point. Bowles and another man were…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth police are investigating a shooting in the Central Hillside neighborhood. The shooting is believed to have happened around 5:50 p.m. Thursday on the 600 block of East 4th Street. That’s the location officers were told to look for a possible gun in the high grass by an apartment building across from the Whole Foods Co-op. This…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth police are investigating a shooting in the East Hillside neighborhood. The shooting is believed to have happened around 5:50 p.m. Thursday on the 600 block of East 4th Street. That’s the location officers were told to look for a possible gun in the high grass by an apartment building across from the Whole Foods Co-op. This…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – An investigation is ongoing in Superior after $4,000 worth of fireworks were stolen from VP Wild Rice Company. Police say somebody broke in to a locked storage shed outside the store and stole a trailer filled with fireworks. The locally–owned business along E. 2nd Street relies on firework sales around the 4th of July to help carry…
DULUTH, Minn. – Some racially insensitive remarks have made their way onto a statue of Jay Cooke near Superior Street and Ninth Avenue East. It’s not known when vandals desecrated the statue as this point. We reached out to police earlier today, but haven’t heard back on whether there are any suspects in the case. Categories: Crime, News, News –…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The judge who presided over the manslaughter trial of a Minnesota police officer tells the jurors who acquitted him in the fatal shooting of black motorist Philando Castile that he supports them despite widespread public criticism of the verdict. Ramsey County District Judge William Leary III says in a letter to jurors that the criticism…
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland’s special prosecutors say they have taken steps toward seeking the extradition from the U.S. of a Minnesota man they accuse of participating in a World War II massacre. The Associated Press had previously identified the man as 98–year–old Michael Karkoc, an ex–commander in an SS–led Nazi unit that burned Polish villages and killed civilians –including…
MEXICO CITY (AP) – A series of raging gunbattles between two drug gangs left at least 14 people dead Wednesday in the mountains of the northern Mexico state of Chihuahua. Authorities said the number of dead could rise. Initial reports from the relatively isolated region had put the death toll as high as 26 but officials said later that only…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Wisconsin State Patrol arrested a 47-year-old Minnesota man for drunken driving, which would be his 10th offense, if convicted. The Star Tribune reports that a trooper stopped Lawrence LaPole, of Rosemount, around 10:07 p.m. Tuesday in Elk Mound, Wisconsin. He was charged with drunken driving, failure to install an ignition interlock device, operating a motor vehicle…
An NYPD vehicle with a cracked window sits on the scene where a police officer was fatally shot in the Bronx section of New York, Wed., July 5, 2017. Police said other officers shot and killed the suspect after he drew a revolver on them (AP/Seth Wenig) NEW YORK (AP) – A police officer was shot to death early Wednesday,…
HIBBING, Minn. – Just before 3 a.m. on Friday, June 30, Hibbing Police responded to the report of a break in, in the 1900 E 27th Street, according to the Hibbing Police Department. When officers arrived on scene, they were met with the victim, who reported that two black males broke into his residence, gaining entry in the bedroom where…
DULUTH, Minn.-All five suspects in the February murder of UMD student William Grahek made another appearance in court today. Deandre Davenport, 21, was charged earlier this year as the person who shot Grahek twice during an attempted robbery. 19-year-olds Noah Baker and Noah King both were also charged with second-degree murder in the case. 22-year-old Tara Baker is accused of…
DULUTH, Minn-The suspect in a October murder case in Duluth was in court today. Aaron Humphreys, 43, had previously entered a not guilty plea in connection with his involvement in a shooting on the 2000 Block of West Superior Street. Eric Burns, 47, was killed in the incident. Humphreys is currently in jail on a $1 million bond. His trial will begin Jan….
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred shortly after 2 a.m. Friday morning in Duluth’s Woodland neighborhood. Authorities responded to the 2200 block of Woodland Avenue after receiving a report of a 19-year-old male being stabbed in the leg. Officials say a 21-year-old female was taken into custody at the scene in connection with the stabbing. The male…
HIBBING, Minn. – A 28-year-old Hibbing man was in court today after allegedly breaking into an iron range home last year and sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl. Travis Turk is facing four felony charges in the case including criminal sexual conduct in the first degree. Travis Turk The girl’s mother woke up around 1:00 a.m. last May, when she heard screams…
William Koch (Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office) SAWYER COUNTY, Wis. – A Winter man was sentenced in Sawyer County Circuit Court Thursday, for his involvement in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in Sawyer County in 2016. Fifty-three-year-old William Koch was sentenced to 15 years of confinement in prison and 13 years of extended supervision after his release, resulting in a total of…
Eddie Tipton, Sept. 2015 (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A former lottery computer programmer has pleaded guilty in Iowa to running a criminal scheme that allowed him to collect millions of dollars in lottery winnings in four other states. Former Multi-State Lottery Association security director Eddie Tipton on Thursday admitted that he manipulated the computer software he…
Mona Lisa Perez HALSTAD, Minn. (AP) – A Minnesota woman charged in the fatal shooting of her boyfriend told authorities it was a video stunt gone wrong. Monalisa Perez, of Halstad, was charged Wednesday with second-degree manslaughter in the death of Pedro Ruiz III. According to the criminal complaint, the 19-year-old Perez told authorities Ruiz wanted to make a YouTube…
Duluth, Minn. Tonight the lead prosecutor in the Glensheen murders spoke out to dozens of curious minds on this 40th anniversary of the killings. It was a Ted–talk style format at the Figter’s building discussing the book “will to murder” the true story behind the crimes and trials surrounding the Glensheen killings. Now retired judge John Desanto was that lead…
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) – The FBI has determined that bone fragments dug up from a yard 27 years ago are not those of a 5-year-old Wisconsin boy who vanished in 1983. (Photo: Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Department files) Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Departing Inspector Jim Resseeuw tells USA Today Network-Wisconsin the bones were determined to have come from animals. That…
Doug Nitek LADYSMITH, Wis. (AP) – Not guilty pleas have been entered on behalf of a man accused of killing a Rusk County sheriff’s deputy. Dan Glaze Forty-four-year-old Doug Nitek is facing 31 charges, including first-degree intentional homicide in the death of Deputy Dan Glaze. Nitek appeared in Rusk County Circuit Court Monday where his attorneys entered the pleas on…
BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) – The man accused of killing a woman in Bemidji and kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl in her care has been sentenced to 52 Jacob Kinn years in prison. Thirty-three-year-old Jacob Kinn earlier pleaded guilty to second-degree unintentional murder, kidnapping, and first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Kinn testified he strangled Melissa Norby with a belt at…
DULUTH, Minn. – Theresa Katzmark, 49, of Superior has pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide in the death of Donna Estrem, 62. According to the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office, Katzmark admitted she was under the influence of sleeping pills when she put her vehicle into drive instead of reverse before hitting and killing Estrem on East London Road. Sentencing is…
DULUTH, Minn. – Tomorrow marks the fortieth anniversary of the murders at the Glensheen Mansion in Duluth and interest in the high-profile killings is as high as ever. On June 27, 1977 Elisabeth Congdon and her nurse were murdered in her family’s estate, the Glensheen Mansion. The state convicted Congdon’s son-in-law of the murders, while her daughter, Marjorie Caldwell, was…
UPDATE 6/26 – The Hermantown Police Department has confirmed that the projectiles used in this incident were bullets. Bullet fragments were retrieved from three separate vehicles, according tot he Hermantown Police Department. The caliber or type of firearm used remains under investigation. Police believe that this was a random act, and states that no other incidents have been reported at…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Wis. – One man is in custody after a bar fight escalated into a shooting outside of a Brule bar, Friday night, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Courtesy: Douglas County Jail Deputies were called to the Kro-bar in Brule on Friday night just before midnight to the report of three people fighting. According to the release,…
HERMANTOWN, Minn- The K-9s were out in full force this evening, but not for the bad guys. It was all part of the annual United States Police Canine Association. K-9s from departments all over the region put on a free demonstration at the Hermantown High School football field. But those demonstrations were serious business for the K-9s and officers as…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Madison police say a 52-year-old man is dead after a stabbing in an apartment. Officers were called to a four-unit building on West Badger Road about 5:30 a.m. Saturday. The victim was dead at the scene. Police say he was stabbed multiple times. Madison Police Chief Mike Koval says authorities have detained a 27-year-old man described as…
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) A former Chippewa Falls science teacher has been sentenced to six years in prison for the sexual assault of a student. Joel Jahnke had pleaded no contest to three felony counts, including second degree sexual assault of a child. The victim was 13 years old when she was assaulted. Jahnke admitted to touching the girl inappropriately…
LITTLE CANADA, Minn. (AP) Authorities say three people were shot and injured following an altercation in a Twin Cities suburb. The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office says the incident happened early Saturday morning near a restaurant and bar in Little Canada. Officers received one call about a report of a disorderly party and another call of a shooting in the area….
CARLTON COUNTY, Minn.-Authorities have announced a major meth bust in Carlton County. Yesterday, various agencies came together to operate a sting where they bought one pound of meth from two suspects in Moose Lake. The suspects are 31-year-old Michael Marquardt and 38-year-old Christina Garza. Three other suspects were also arrested during the investigation. Categories: Crime, News, News – Latest…
BESSEMER, Mich. – After a manhunt, the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office is reporting escaped inmate Daniel Ferguson, 26, has been captured. He was reported missing at 9:50 p.m. on Monday, June 19. He was taken into custody at 2 p.m. today. He was hiding out at a residence in Bessemer. Officers acted on a tip to capture the suspect. His current charges…
UPDATE 6-22-17: The owners of the three dogs that killed another person’s dog, pleaded guilty to criminal charges against them. As part of a plea agreement, the owners have agreed to euthanize their dogs, according to Cloquet Police. No further information was made available. CLOQUET, Minn. – Charges are now filed against the owners of three dogs accused of escaping…
CHICAGO (AP) — The confession of a Wisconsin inmate featured in the Netflix series “Making a Murderer” was improperly obtained and he should be released from prison, a three-judge federal appeals panel ruled Thursday. Brendan Dassey was sentenced to life in prison in 2007 in photographer Teresa Halbach’s death on Halloween two years earlier. Dassey told detectives he helped his…
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (FOX 11) – An apparent road rage incident was caught on camera in Santa Clarita in a video that’s gone viral. The video was posted to Facebook showing a crash that appears to be caused by road rage on the 14 Freeway. The Facebook post reads, “Driving on the 14 Fwy just before the Eternal Valley Cemetery,…
Ashland, Wis. So far this year in the United States 47 police officers have been killed in the line of duty. That’s up 34 percent from this time last year. It’s a scary rise in statistics that some Northlanders are hoping to pray away. Tonight was the 9th annual emergency services blue mass to bless current departments and especially the…
Dominique Heaggan-Brown listens to the statement he made to investigators after the shooting is read back to him in court on Friday, June 16, 2017 (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) MILWAUKEE (AP) – Sylville Smith (Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office via AP) A Milwaukee jury has acquitted a former police officer of first-degree reckless homicide in the shooting of a black…
FLINT, Mich. (AP) – Authorities say a police officer injured at the airport in Flint, Michigan, was stabbed in the neck and his condition is improving. Michigan State Police Lt. Mike Shaw said the officer stabbed Wednesday morning is Lt. Jeff Neville with the Bishop International Airport Police. Shaw says Neville’s condition also has been upgraded from critical to stable…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A hacker upset about last week’s acquittal of a Minnesota police officer who shot and killed a black motorist claims to have stolen hundreds of email addresses from a state database. Minnesota’s Information Technology Services department confirmed a cyberattack Tuesday, but officials said they didn’t know what inspired the attack and they were still investigating. The…
(KMSP) – Officer Jeronimo Yanez testified to the jury that he “was able to see” Philando Castile’s gun. However, in Yanez’s one-hour interview with the BCA, recorded the day after the shooting, Yanez is less explicit. Yanez told the investigator he “thought it was a firearm,” and used words like “it” and “something.” The jury never heard the audio of…
ITASCA COUNTY, Minn. – Michael Gerard Hanson appeared in Itasca County District Court on June 20, 2017, according to Itasca County Attorney John Muhar. Hanson is charged with six counts of Burglary in the Third Degree, stemming from allegations he burglarized multiple business in Deer River and Grand Rapids over a five month period from August 1, 2016 to January…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The case file for Officer Jeronimo Yanez in the shooting death of Philando Castile has been released by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, including dashcam video during the traffic stop on July 6, 2016 in Falcon Heights. Dashcam video has only been shown in court. FULL VIDEO: WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE AND GRAPHIC CONTENT Yanez…
BESSEMER, Mich. – The Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office and area departments on are the hunt for a man who escaped from the Gogebic County Jail Monday night. The escaped inmate is 26-year-old Daniel Ferguson. He was reported missing at 9:50 p.m. on Monday, June 19. He is described as 6 feet tall, 180 pounds, with hazel eyes and blonde hair….
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Authorities are planning to release evidence from their investigation into the Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile, including squad-car camera video that shows last July’s deadly encounter. The evidence form the trial of officer Jeronimo Yanez is expected to be released Tuesday. While the video shows the shooting of Castile, it does not show…
Police man a cordon at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London Monday, June 19, 2017. Police say a vehicle struck pedestrians on a road in north London, leaving several casualties and one person has been arrested. (Yui Mok/PA via AP) (FOX NEWS) – The man suspected of mowing down a crowd exiting Ramadan prayers at a London…
DULUTH, Minn. – Investigators form the Duluth Police Department and the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crime Task Force executed a search warrant in the 1300 block of 105th Avenue West on Tuesday, June 13, according to the Duluth Police Department. During the search, investigators recovered approximately 27 grams of heroin, including heroin individually packaged for sale, drug packaging…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) – A jury found St. Anthony, Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty on all counts Friday in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile last July. Yanez was charged with manslaughter for the July 6, 2016 shooting of Castile during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights. The shooting garnered national attention when Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, streamed…
Drawing by Cedric HohnstadtST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) – The jury resumed deliberating at 8:30 a.m. Friday morning in the trial of St. Anthony, Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez. Deliberations have now been going on for more than 24 hours. Yanez is on trial for the shooting of Philando Castile during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights on July 6, 2016. The officer-involved shooting garnering national…
Photo Courtesy Department of Corrections MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The man convicted in the 1999 killing of convenience store clerk Katie Poirier is now in a medium-security prison in Faribault. Donald Blom was shifted in February from a maximum-security prison in Oak Park Heights. Department of Corrections spokeswoman Sarah Fitzgerald said the agency doesn’t comment on why specific inmates are transferred…
Georgia Department of Corrections tweeted a photo of the two inmates, Donnie Russell Rowe, 43, and Ricky Dubose, 24, who are being sought by law enforcement after two prison guards were killed in Putnam County on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. (Georgia Department of Corrections )SHELBYVILLE, Tenn.-A Georgia sheriff says it’s too early to tell when two inmates accused in the…
