Duluth Police arrested a man who climbed the WDIO-TV broadcast tower on Observation Road, allegedly disrupting essential communication lines.

The arrest came after a package was located at a UPS facility at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, where officers flagged a suspicious package due to having an incomplete address that originated from San Bernardino.

A 57-year-old Oak Grove man is charged with attempted murder and assault after an alleged alcohol-fueled shooting that left his brother severely injured.

Officers from the 4th Precinct responded to a report of a shooting around 1:30 a.m. Inside the residence, police found the 13-year-old boy suffering from a single gunshot wound. Despite officers’ efforts to save him, the boy died at the scene.

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.

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.