The investigation began in September 2022 when federal authorities received a tip indicating that an individual using the Kik messaging application had uploaded multiple videos containing child sexual abuse material.

Dylan Robert Simmons, who was 20 years old at the time, drove his vehicle into a crowd and struck 17-year-old Darisha Bailey-Vath before fleeing the scene. Officers and paramedics rushed to the park, but Bailey-Vath died of her injuries shortly after.

Mohamud Bulle was sentenced to 36 months in prison on March 10 after accepting a plea deal that resulted in a conviction for second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.

Johnny Brown was convicted in February of multiple charges including first-degree murder while committing domestic abuse with a past pattern of abuse, second-degree intentional murder and second-degree unintentional murder.

Kevin Jason Harris got a combined sentence of 922 months—or more than 76 years—after being convicted of second-degree murder and multiple counts of attempted murder.

As part of the plea agreement, felony charges for arson, threats of violence and disarming a police officer stemming from Jorgenson’s arrest in June 2023 were dismissed.

A man convicted of first-degree assault in a violent attack at a Fleet Farm store in Carver has been sentenced to seven years in prison, according to court records.

The shooting occurred on Sept. 21, 2024, during a birthday celebration at a residence on the 7500 block of Kentucky Avenue North. According to court records, Chang reportedly became upset over perceived disrespect from a relative.

The case stemmed from a Sept. 20, 2022, incident when Bauer called 911 to report finding Weitzenkamp unresponsive in a machine shed at a farm on 266th Street near Winthrop.

Tremaine Bucholz was sentenced in Hennepin County District Court after being convicted of aiding and abetting first-degree murder and second-degree murder.

A West St. Paul man has been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for fatally stabbing his housemate in an adult group home.

Fravel, 30, was found guilty in May of second-degree murder when a jury determined after two days of deliberations that he killed Madeline Kingsbury in March 2023.

A Minneapolis man will be sent to prison for shooting a man in October of 2023 during an altercation outside a Minneapolis home.

A Dakota County jury has convicted a man of murder and assault in the May 2021 death of a woman at a Hastings hotel.

Initial investigation began when a witness walking her dog on December 26, 2022, discovered Kimberly Robinson’s body partially covered by snow near River Bluff Lane NW and West River Road NW in Cascade Township north of Rochester.

A 27-year-old inmate got an additional 15-year prison sentence this week for his role in abetting the assault of a correctional employee last year.

A Minneapolis man will spend more than 34 years in prison after being sentenced for second-degree murder tied to a 2022 fatal shooting.

Witnesses reported the victim was sitting at a card table, freestyle rapping, when Daniel Walker unexpectedly pulled out a black-and-purple handgun and shot him in the chest without provocation.

The incident occurred outside an apartment complex on Osborne Road NE in Fridley when the victim was engaged in a heated argument with the suspect’s sister near the building,

In addition to the prison sentence, Mohamed Jama Ismail, 51, will serve three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $47,920,514 in restitution, along with his co-defendants.