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Filing: Bystanders tried to fend off dogs that badly wounded toddler, mother in Brooklyn Park

The Brooklyn Park incident was the second of its kind in a week resulting in a child's injuries.


Charges: St. Cloud man 'significantly intoxicated' when he fell asleep on baby boy, suffocated child


DOJ and Precision Lens settle kickback case for $12M, far cry from original order of $487M

Defense attorney said that "for the past 12 years, DOJ has pursued an unjust and irresponsible lawsuit against" the Bloomington-based company.


Charges: Driver was kissing girlfriend while drunk, high when he crashed and killed her in Elk River

The driver's blood alcohol content at the scene was measured at 0.10%, above the legal limit for driving in Minnesota, charges say.


Toddler bitten by pit bulls in Brooklyn Park not expected to survive, according to family

Parents are preparing their son to be an organ donor.


Charges: Elderly Minnesota woman coerced into turning over $136K in gold bars, cash to Texas man

The man warned the woman that he had her Social Security number, according to the charges.


Man admits bombing Minneapolis hair salon, returning year later and vandalizing the shop

The Minneapolis man pleaded guilty and faces at least 5 years in prison.


Red Lake father given 5 years in prison for Christmas Day starvation death of 7-year-old daughter

Judge Patrick Schiltz pointed out that Jewel's starvation due to a lack of care left the girl "not just thin, but skeletal" at the time of her death.


1 teen girl killed, 1 injured when hit by car while walking on northern Minnesota highway

The girls were walking in a driving line about 1:25 a.m. when they were hit, the State Patrol said.


Man spared prison for driving drunk, killing cousin when he crashed SUV in Brooklyn Park

Lamoind Cunningham admitted to police that he drank too much before the crash, according to the criminal complaint.