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Police mistakenly report woman hurt in north Minneapolis rollover crash died
MINNEAPOLIS — Police corrected an erroneous news release on Monday that stated one of the five women hurt in a weekend crash in north Minneapolis had died from her injuries.The women were hospitalized after the crash that happened just before 8:30 a.m. Sunday near the exit ramp from eastbound Interstate 94 to Dowling Avenue, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.Three women were ejected from the vehicle, one was partially ejected and another was trapped inside, police said. Three of the women suffered life-threatening injuries.The driver is 26 years old, police said, and the other passengers are 24, 25 and 28. Police incorrectly said the 25-year-old passenger had died at North Memorial Health Hospital. None of the victims have been publicly identified. Police said they are investigating if the driver was intoxicated. No arrests have been made.Note: The video above originally aired April 28, 2024.
Lino Lakes real estate project that includes mosque could be paused under moratorium
LINO LAKES, Minn. — A real estate proposal in the north metro is drawing community opposition.Faraaz Yussuf with Zikar Holdings wants to develop 156 acres of land in Lino Lakes.The project includes hundreds of units of different kinds of housing, a variety of businesses and a mosque."There's a huge Muslim population in the north metro, Blaine for the most part," Yussuf said. "As we looked at creating a space that was friendly to the Muslim community, Lino Lakes just seemed like a natural kind of transition."Yussuf says the land, which is on a sod farm, is under contract and he'd...
St. Paul man pleads guilty to murdering wife
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A St. Paul man pleaded guilty to murdering his wife on Monday, the day his trial was set to begin.Johnny Aldridge, 49, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder, according to court records. The records state Aldridge's plea was part of a deal, but there were no corresponding filings to indicate the parameters of said deal.Johnny Aldridge was charged in September 2021 after he called 911 to report he'd shot his wife, Caitlin Aldridge, according to a criminal complaint. Authorities found her dead of a gunshot wound to the head in their home on the...
Fatal crash closes Highway 52 south of Twin Cities
HAMPTON, Minn. — The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash just south of the Twin Cities on Monday.The crash happened on southbound Highway 52 at 250th Street near Hampton around 10:34 a.m., according to the patrol. The agency did not share how people were involved but did classify the crash as fatal.According to the crash report, a semi-flatbed was traveling southbound on the highway when it collided head-on with a northbound Toyota Camry that crossed the center line. The highway was closed in both directions from Cannon Falls to Hampton, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. It was already reduced to one lane in each direction due to construction in the area.
Streetlight copper stolen, sold by organized group: Charges
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - An organized group was behind dozens of streetlights having copper wire stolen from them throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul in a scheme designed to sell it for profit, according to charges. Kyaw Klay, 40, of St. Paul, is charged with theft, damage to property,...
Sentence upheld for deadly shooting after a 2021 dice game in Rochester
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A long prison sentence has been upheld in the 2021 fatal shooting of a man in Rochester. The Minnesota Court of Appeals has rejected the appeal of Derrick Timothy Days, 30 of South St. Paul, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and second-degree assault. Days and...
Metal thieves target memorial honoring fallen heroes in St. Paul
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Broken lights can be found all over Shadow Falls Park in St. Paul as the result of thieves stealing copper wire."If you go down these trails you're not going to find one that's functional right now, unfortunately," St. Paul Parks and Recreation Director Andy Rodriguez said. Rodriguez said across the park system, there are currently 1,800 lights out. Sometimes, crews will replace one light only to return the next day and see it out again. Over the past few years, the city of St. Paul has seen an increase in copper wire thefts. In 2023, the city spent...
St. Paul woman sentenced to 4 years for fatally stabbing boyfriend after argument
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for fatally stabbing her boyfriend of 10 years after the two got into an argument.In December, Jacquelyn Vann pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter for the death of 55-year-old Pierre Glass.On March 11, 2023, police found Glass on the ground outside his pickup truck around 7:20 p.m. He told officers that Vann had stabbed him. He was taken to the hospital, but he died a few hours later.Vann's son confirmed Glass and his mother had been in a relationship. He said they "bickered," but had never seen them be...
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