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Teen's assault charge upgraded to manslaughter after man dies from injuries
ST PAUL, Minn. — Two months after the death of a St. Paul man, police announced a 17-year-old has now been charged with his killing. According to the St. Paul Police Department, the Ramsey County Medical Examiner ruled 76-year-old Thomas Dunne's February death a homicide, prompting county prosecutors to charge the teen with first-degree manslaughter.
A violent week ends as three Minneapolis teenagers are shot in a 4 day span
MINNEAPOLIS — Three Minneapolis teenagers were shot in a span of four days concluding a particularly violent week in the Twin Cities."It was like really a quick several rounds," said Minneapolis resident Kim Choyke.Choyke has lived in the NE Minneapolis area for 10 years and says she loves it, but Friday's early morning shooting says the shooting has left her shaken up."Very upsetting having it be almost literally in my backyard," Choyke said.Early Friday morning, a 14-year-old boy was shot outside a gas station in Northeast Minneapolis while sitting inside an SUV. He later died at the hospital.On Monday, two 15-year-old...
Alex Becker murder: St. Paul man sentenced to over 30 years
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - One of the three men accused of killing a St. Paul man in an alley outside his mother's house in 2022, will spend decades behind bars. A Ramsey County jury found 20-year-old Detwan Allen guilty in December 2023 of aiding and abetting second-degree murder with intent and acquitted him on a felony second-degree murder charge. Judge Paul Yang sentenced him on Friday to 367 months (30.5 years) with credit for 444 days served.
Minneapolis Braces for Wet and Windy Week, Thunderstorms Loom on Horizon
Minneapolis is in for a rollercoaster of weather this week, as cloudy skies usher in rainy days and breezy conditions, according to the National Weather Service. Highs are expected to hover in the low 60s today with southwest winds shifting west-northwest by the afternoon. But don't ditch your umbrellas just yet—there's a 30 percent chance of overnight showers, mainly after 4 a.m., as temperatures drop to a low of around 47 degrees.
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