A Saint Paul man has been sentenced for fleeing police officers in Cottage Grove in a stolen vehicle before crashing head-on into another vehicle near McKnight Road and Interstate 94 in Saint Paul more than two years ago.

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a crash that left two people dead on Highway 61 in Cottage Grove Sunday morning. According to Cottage Grove Public Safety, at around 8:15 a.m., multiple 911 callers reported a two-vehicle crash on Highway 61 northbound between 80th St. S. & Jamaica Ave. The callers reported that a vehicle had been traveling the wrong way on the highway before the crash.

A Cottage Grove man pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection to a metro bank robbery spree spanning three different locations. Michael Thomas Prall, 43, is accused of using force, violence and intimidation to steal thousands of dollars from three separate banks in Nov. 2021.

A 43-year-old Cottage Grove man has been federally charged in connection to a string of Twin Cities bank robberies that were carried out in Nov. 2021. Michael Thomas Prall is charged with three counts of bank robbery and made his first court appearance Wednesday.