A St. Paul substitute teacher has been charged with a felony after allegedly engaging in repeated sexual misconduct with a student over the course of nearly a year.

Police say an adult male was injured following a shooting early this morning on St. Paul's East Side.

Authorities said the fleeing suspect, 28-year-old Lorenzo Leontay Washington, of Minneapolis, was driving a 2023 Toyota Camry and had an active warrant for parole violation.

A Minnesota State Patrol trooper first attempted to stop the suspect vehicle near I-94 and Marion Street at 11:18 p.m., though the reason for the stop remains unclear.

Initial reports suggest the power line fell after a driver struck an electrical transformer and fled the scene. Firefighters conducted searches on all floors of the building to confirm that everyone had safely evacuated.

Preliminary information suggests the shooting occurred on a westbound Green Line train as it approached the Hamline Avenue station.

Oscar Lee Covington, 42, of Brooklyn Park, was shot in the abdomen on Oct. 30 in the 800 block of Rice Street. Officers responded to the scene around 5:45 p.m. and found Covington critically injured.

Saint Paul police officers fatally shot a homicide suspect Saturday afternoon after an anonymous tip led them to his location.

Police responded to the incident around 6:15 p.m. Nov. 3 at Redeemer Arms on Dale Street, where they found the victim, a 70-year-old resident, lying unresponsive in the hallway outside his unit.

Around 7:30 p.m., officers responded to the 500 block of Front Avenue after a man reported he had been assaulted in his vehicle. The man claimed he fired his gun at the alleged attacker during the altercation and believed he may have injured him.

At around 6:15 p.m., Saint Paul police officers responded to an assault report at the complex. When they arrived, officers were directed to a hallway in the apartment where they found an adult male victim suffering from puncture injuries to his torso.

Saint Paul fire crews responded to two different blazes at commercial recycling centers Thursday evening, both reportedly caused by construction debris igniting within larger waste piles.

At around 7:45 p.m. Monday, Saint Paul police responded to reports of gunfire and two people arguing near the 400 block of Pierce Street. Officers saw Earl Bennett, 40, walking along Snelling Avenue toward University Avenue, holding a gun to his head.

Saint Paul police say a man is in critical condition following an officer-involved shooting Monday evening near the 400 block of North Pierce Street.

A Saint Paul parolee faces charges after police say he fatally shot a woman, caused the death of her unborn child, then shot and carjacked another victim nearby.

Around 9 p.m., officers responded to the 100 block of Sycamore Street East following reports of multiple gunshots and a male fleeing an apartment building. When they entered the apartment, officers found a woman with gunshot wounds.

Prosecutors have charged Khalif Aman Finch, 24, with felony first-degree property damage after he allegedly vandalized a public safety vehicle on October 15, 2024, in Saint Paul.

Crews rushed to the 10 block of Nelson Street in the Battle Creek neighborhood shortly before 3 a.m., following a 911 report of flames coming from a tuck-under garage, according to the Saint Paul Fire Department.

Tewabe Semu Getachew, 28, was charged with second-degree attempted murder after police say he shot a 50-year-old co-worker on Sunday afternoon at the U.S. Post Office location on Seventh Street West.

Officers were dispatched to the area just before 9:30 p.m. after a 911 caller reported that a man had been shot. Upon arrival, officers found an adult male lying on the ground with gunshot wounds.