The suspect, Chad Aaron Aanerud, 35, of Brainerd, is now facing a dozen felony charges in connection with the crime spree including second-degree murder, first-degree criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping, arson and assault.

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.

Firefighters rescued two young children from a burning townhome in Vadnais Heights on Saturday evening, officials said.

Crow Wing County authorities issued an Amber Alert early Friday after a woman and her four children were abducted at gunpoint from a home northeast of Brainerd.

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.

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.

The Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call at approximately 9:14 a.m. reporting that a man was injured on the 16000 block of County Road 52.

A witness reported seeing the vehicle flip and enter the water. Responders found a single vehicle that had exited County Road 81, overturned and submerged in a rain-swollen creek.

The Ramsey County Sheriff's Water Patrol Unit and additional responders from Roseville, New Brighton, and Lake Johanna Fire Departments were dispatched around 7 p.m. to the Lake Owasso County Park boat launch.

Dodge County authorities responded to a significant anhydrous ammonia leak Tuesday evening near the Central Farm Service Co-op at 75000 block of Highway 56.

A St. Cloud man is charged with two felonies after allegedly shooting another man during an altercation outside an apartment complex.

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

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.

Officers responded to reports from the homeowner, who was not at the residence but saw smoke through interior cameras. The only occupants inside the home were the two Australian Shepherds.

Police are investigating a deadly shooting that killed two men and left a woman critically injured Sunday afternoon at a homeless encampment on the 4400 block of Snelling Avenue.

A 60-year-old woman is dead following a two-vehicle crash on eastbound I-94 near Brockton Lane in Dayton early Sunday morning, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

Minneapolis police are investigating a shooting early Saturday morning that left one man dead and two others injured at a homeless encampment near East 21st Street and 15th Avenue South.