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Boy, 3, dies after police go to Moorhead apartment on medical assistance call

Police have not explained any of the circumstances surrounding the boy's death.


IDs released of 2 drivers killed in crash near Mankato

The crash occurred late Sunday afternoon on Hwy. 22.


Plea deal spares jail for Minnesotan whose gun was used by boy, 4, to fatally shoot little brother

If the plea agreement is accepted by the judge, the conviction would come off Colton D. Mammenga's record once he completes probation without a violation.


Man faces term topping 37 years for fatal shooting near Lake Street gas station

Prosecutors agree to drop first-degree murder count as part of a plea deal.


Bemidji High School graduate wins confirmation to be U.S. ambassador to Haiti

Dennis Hankins is taking on the diplomatic assignment as Haiti is in turmoil from gang violence.


Jurors convict Albert Lea man in fatal shooting of man following a rift over stolen meth

After emptying a shotgun, Ben Moreno then got a rifle and killed Juan Vasquez, according to prosecutors.


2nd man sentenced to prison for hauling 2.2M potentially lethal doses of fentanyl to Minnesota

Both men received prison terms topping 10 years.


Judge, citing mental illness, acquits woman of murder for stabbing father in Lowry Hill home

The woman will remain hospitalized under a court-ordered civil commitment for mental health treatment until at least early next year.


Duluth music teacher cornered preteen student in stairwell and molested her, charges say

The teacher has been charged with two felonies and remains jailed.


Jurors convict man of murder for 7-year-old son's fentanyl overdose in Minneapolis home

"Because of the shapes and colors of the pills," the charges read, "their appearance was similar to chewable children's vitamins."