DULUTH, Minn. – The South St. Louis DWI Court in Duluth, has been named one of four national Academy Courts in the United States by the National Center for DWI Courts (NCDC) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Court was selected from more than 700 nationwide and will now serve a term of three years As an Academy…
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) – A former Catholic school administrator from western Wisconsin has been charged with enticing a teenager for sex. Court documents allege 59-year-old Steven Smolek told police he chatted online with a 16-year-old boy and met him while living in Mosinee in January 2015. Charges against Smolek include child enticement and sexual intercourse with a child. The…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force executed a search warrant on Monday May 1, at an apartment in the 2300 block of West 6th Street, as a result of an investigation into the sale of controlled substances. Numerous complaints from neighbors had been received by the LSDVCTF about short-term traffic and other suspicious activity…
CROOKSTON, Minn. – The Crookston Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating an individual who may have information related to a death investigation. Eddie Markeith Frazier is described as age 49, 6′ 4″ tall, 320 pounds, with black hair, and brown eyes. He is believed to be driving a silver 4-door 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora with Minnesota license plate…
DULUTH, Minn. – A Hermantown man received a 60-year prison sentence today for sexually assaulting a pre-teen girl. It is believed to be the longest durational sentence for a sex crime in the county since the implementation of Minnesota sentencing guidelines in the early 1980s, according to St. Louis County Attorney Mark Rubin. In March, a St. Louis County…
SUPERIOR, Wis.-Superior City Councilor Graham Garfield was in Douglas County Court today to face the four domestic abuse charges including one felony. Garfield was recently asked by Superior Mayor Jim Paine to resign from his post, but the councilor is refusing to do so, wanting the process to play out in the courts. The case relates back to an alleged…
POPLAR, Wis. – The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reports that a County Deputy was involved in a three car crash involving minor injuries. The incident happened Wednesday morning on U.S. Highway 2, according to authorities. Deputy Kris Witt was westbound on USH 2 near Bayfield Road, west of Poplar, when she pulled onto the shoulder to assist a disabled vehicle. A…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – From Snapchatting to shopping on Amazon while behind the wheel, more than 1,000 drivers made the choice to focus on activities other than driving during the statewide extra distracted enforcement period from April 10-23, according to the state Department of Public Safety. More than 300 agencies participated and handed out 1,017 citations to drivers for texting while…
GILBERT, Minn.-A 57-year-old man was sentenced to 67 months in jail today, for his role in a fatal hit-and-run in Gilbert in October of last year. Jeffrey Airhart hit 85-year-old Florence Mannelin with his vehicle on the 100 block of Broadway Avenue. After Airhart left the scene, the victim was taken to the hospital where she later died. Airhart has had…
DAKOTA COUNTY, Minn. (FOX 9) – A former Burnsville High School teacher accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student and sending nude selfies to another student is back in jail. Police arrested 29-year-old Erik Akervik for violating the conditions of his release. Akervik is currently charged with felony criminal sexual conduct in the third degree and felony electronic solicitation…
DULUTH, Minn. – A Chicago man received a nearly 10-year prison sentence today after being convicted Antonio Holmes (St. Louis County) of possessing heroin with intent to sell on the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation, according to St. Louis County Attorney Mark Rubin. A St. Louis County jury, in March, found Antonio Darrell Holmes, 29, guilty of first-degree possession of…
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) – Half of the nearly 30 methamphetamine labs identified by law enforcement in Wisconsin since October have been found in two southern counties. Data from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Milwaukee office show Rock County had four labs while Walworth County had nine. Rock County sheriff’s Cmdr. Troy Knudson tells the Janesville Gazette that meth incidents are increasing…
HINCKLEY, Minn.-Two 17-year-old girls have turned themselves in after allegedly being involved in an attempted murder in Hinckley Wednesday. Aseil Abuhamed and Tayah Thomas turned themselves in to Hennepin County authorities. The teens allegedly stabbed a man which left him with life-threatening injuries. Police are continuing to investigate the incident. Categories: Crime, News, News – Latest News Tags: news…
Aseil Cynthia-Salema Abuhamed (left) and Tayah Valorios Thomas (right) PINE COUNTY, Minn. – The Pine County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating two females who were involved in an attempted homicide in Hinckley. On Wednesday, April 26, Aseil Cynthia-Salema Abuhamed, 17 and Tayah Valorios Thomas, 17, stabbed a male victim, resulting in life-threatening injuries. Both fled the…
DULUTH, Minn. – There are new developments involving embattled Superior City Councilor Graham Garfield. FOX 21’s Dan Hanger learned Thursday that Garfield will be present a Tuesday’s city council meeting. This, as Garfield faces charges of domestic assault, and after Mayor Jim Paine called for his resignation from the council on Monday. The confirmation of Garfield’s plans to return to…
Allen Scarsella MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A Minnesota man convicted in the shootings of five black men who were demonstrating against the police killing of a black man in Minneapolis has been sentenced to move than 15 years in prison. Allen Scarsella’s sentence on Wednesday was only a few months short of the prosecution’s request. The 25-year-old Bloomington man was convicted…
Sherburne County Jail – File, Star Tribune ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota lawmakers are considering changing the rules on money that may be recovered for victims of businessman Tom Petters’ $3.7 billion Ponzi scheme. Minnesota Public Radio reports the change would limit the recovery of investment income earned by charitable or religious organizations that took gifts from Petters or…
Scott BushyPhoto: St. Louis County Jail DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Police Department reports that officers and investigators form the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force executed a search warrant at an apartment in the 400 block of 53rd Avenue West in Duluth. The search warrant was the result of an investigation into the suspected sale and trade…
Michael and Heather Germain Photo: Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office GOODHUE, Minn. (AP) – A southeastern Minnesota couple is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl and trying to recruit her for a swinger’s lifestyle. Michael Lowell Germain, 43 and 49-year-old Heather Laverne Germain of Goodhue appeared in court Monday on charges including criminal sexual conduct and interfering with the privacy…
DULUTH, Minn.-Two juveniles have confessed to starting the fire and vandalizing the playground at Bay View Elementary School in the early hours of April 15. Both juveniles have agreed to attend the Duluth Fire Department FIRST (fire intervention referral safety team) class. Those classes provide educational intervention to ward off future fire-starting behavior for young people prone to that. Reports…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – On January 9, 2017, an arrest warrant for Jamar Maurice Smith was issued in Douglas County, according to Douglas County District Attorney, Mark Fruehauf. Smith is being charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and misdemeanor bail jumping in connection with an incident that occurred on New Years Day in Superior, Wisconsin outside the…
Michael Costa MINNESOTA – Level III Predatory Offender, Michael James Costa was taken into custody in California over the weekend after he was no longer compliant with the conditions of his release, mid-April. Costa had been on a fugitive status after absconding from his supervised release in Rochester, Minnesota. He was arrested near Van Nuys, California after information led investigators…
DULUTH, Minn. – Police responded to a downtown stabbing late Friday night. Police arrived in the area of Lake Avenue and Interstate 35 shortly before 11:00 p.m. and found 34 year old male with a stab wound. The man, who’s identity was not released, was taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries. There’s no update if he’s still in the…
Arthur Barksdale DULUTH, Minn. – According to the Duluth Police Department, the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force executed a search warrant at an apartment in the 600 block East 3rd Street and a motor vehicle on April 19, 2017. The search warrant was a result of an investigation into the suspected sale of controlled substances and ongoing…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force (LSDVCTF) executed a search warrant on April 18, 2017 at an apartment in the 300 block of North 20th Avenue West, according to the Duluth Police Department. The search warrant was conducted as a result of an investigation into the sale of controlled substances, specifically heroin. During the…
Photo: WJON ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KMSP) – A 29-year-old St. Cloud man is in custody after St. Cloud police say he stabbed a 17-year-old St. Cloud girl at Walmart. Police received the call just before 7:30 p.m. that a stabbing occurred at the Walmart on the 3600 block of 2nd Street in St. Cloud. Christian De Beche, Photo: Stearns Co…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, officers form the Cloquet Police Department responded to the Cloquet Community Memorial Hospital for a patient with two stab wounds to his abdomen and arm. Officers learned during their investigation that the 37-year-old male victim was in the 1800 block of Washington Avenue when the assault occurred. The victim has…
Racine County’s Juvenile Detention Center – WUMWMILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin juvenile advocacy groups are asking a federal court to order the state to stop using solitary confinement at its youth correctional facilities. The ACLU of Wisconsin and the Juvenile Law Center filed the request Wednesday as part of a pending lawsuit alleging poor treatment of juveniles at the Lincoln…
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) – Another young child has died of a suspected opioid overdose in Milwaukee County. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner says the death of 4-year-old Tyranne Beckless last week is being investigated as a probable opioid overdose, the seventh child under five to die in a similar way in the last 19 months in Milwaukee County. Additional toxicology…
ITASCA COUNTY, Minn. – An altercation between two men in Goodland, Minnesota, has recently become a talking point on social media. Law enforcement has released their findings in the investigation of this incident, and believes it provides considerable information, which was not available in discussions on social media. An altercation between 82-year-old Mark David Mehle, of Goodland, and Ed Allen…
Photo: FoxNews.com NEW YORK (FOX5NY) – Aaron Hernandez, the former NFL star found guilty of murder, was found dead of an apparent suicide in his cell in a Massachusetts prison. Hernandez was found hanging in his cell by corrections officers around 3:05 a.m. at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center, Massachusetts Department of Correction officials said in a statement. He was…
Photo courtesy of Ely Echo.ELY, Minn.-A veterans memorial in Ely was been vandalized late Sunday night or early Monday morning. Five crab apple trees planted at the head of the Trezona Trail, were broken and tipped over. The trees were part of a vets memorial there. Police are continuing to investigate the incident. Categories: Crime, News, News – Latest News…
CLEVELAND-Pennsylvania State Police say the suspect in the random killing of a Cleveland retiree posted on Facebook has shot and killed himself after a brief pursuit. State police say Steve Stephens was spotted Tuesday morning by state police in Erie County, in the state’s northwest corner. Authorities say police tried to pull Stephens over and, after a brief pursuit, he…
DULUTH, Minn. – A man convicted of shooting into a crowd nearly two years ago is in trouble with the law again. On Friday, the St. Louis County Attorney charged 21 year-old Levi Miller with being a felon in possession of a firearm and receiving stolen property. In September 2015, Miller was convicted of 2nd degree assault for firing several…
DULUTH, Minn.-Local authorities arrested Levi Miller, 21, of Duluth, yesterday for being a felon in possession of a firearm and receiving stolen property. Miller’s bail has been set at $50,000 for the crimes – both of which are felonies. Miller was on probation when he was arrested for the second-degree assault conviction, which is connected to a shooting incident in…
Joseph JakubowskiMILWAUKEE – Sheriff’s officials say a man suspected of stealing firearms from a gun store and sending President Donald Trump an anti-government manifesto has been arrested in southwestern Wisconsin. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office says 32-year-old Joseph Jakubowski was captured around 6 a.m. Friday near Readstown, Wisconsin. The sheriff’s office said in a statement that he was captured without…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota officials say nearly 40,000 children were suspected of being abused or neglected in the state last year, a 25-percent increase from 2015. Minnesota Public Radio reports the data posted by the Minnesota Department of Human Services also noted a spike in maltreatment investigations. The report didn’t detail what was behind the increase, but says…
DULUTH, Minn.-Duluth police are looking for two suspects involved in an alleged robbery at the Dollar Tree on the 300 block of Central Entrance. Employees at the store said a firearm was displayed during the incident. The first suspect is being described as a black man in his late 20’s. He’s believed to be six-feet tall with a skinny build…
DULUTH, Minn. – A wrongfully convicted former prisoner spoke with students at the University of Minnesota-Duluth about his experience. Nathson Fields spent eighteen years in prison, including twelve on death row, before he was exonerated for a double murder he did not commit. Now he spreads awareness about wrongful convictions and why he believes the death penalty should be abolished. “We…
Erik Akervik BURNSVILLE, Minn. (KMSP) – A Burnsville High School music teacher was arrested Monday on suspicion of having explicit electronic communications with a student. The school district said they received a complaint about Erik Akervik last Saturday and immediately began an investigation. Police were notified that the teacher “had been communicating with a student electronically and the communication contained…
At today’s County Board meeting, St. Louis County Sheriff Ross Litman presented Life Saver Awards for seven separate incidents that occurred during 2016. DULUTH, Minn. – St. Louis County Sheriff Ross Litman recognized citizens, law enforcement, and other emergency personnel today for all their hard work over the last year. Life Saver Awards were presented today at the County Board meeting,…
(AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Students dove under desks when a man walked into his estranged wife’s elementary school classroom and opened fire without saying a word, killing her and an 8-year-old student and wounding a 9-year-old before fatally shooting himself, authorities said. Some six weeks earlier, 53-year-old Cedric Anderson was a newlywed calling his 53-year-old…
DULUTH, Minn.-A Duluth man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday for distributing 15 kilos of methamphetamine, possessing an unregistered machine gun, and being a felon with a firearm. Morgan Baumann, 36, had previously pleaded guilty to the aforementioned charges. During the police’s investigation, they found Baumann with 25 firearms including two machine guns, a sawed-off shotgun, body armor,…
DULUTH, Minn.-The 26-year-old victim of a stabbing at the apartment building of the 100 North Block of 30th Avenue West Sunday, has been upgraded to stable condition. Duluth Police do not have a suspect in custody. Police were called to the building at 4 a.m. after hearing reports of fighting in a hallway. Law enforcement is continuing to investigate the incident….
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP- FOX 9) – The lone surviving suspect in last week’s triple homicide in St. Paul, Minnesota has been released from custody after prosecutors said they needed more time to determine the extend and nature of his role in the shooting. The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office did not file charges on Monday and instead sent the case…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force executed a search warrant on the afternoon of April 6, in the 1500 block of East Superior Street in the City of Duluth. The search warrant was a result of an investigation into the suspected sale of heroin at that address. During the search, investigators located approximately six…
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (FOX 11) – Four people were shot Monday in an apparent murder-suicide inside an elementary school classroom in San Bernardino, including a teacher and two students, police and school officials said. Two students were airlifted to a hospital after what’s believed to be a domestic dispute, San Bernardino City Unified School District spokeswoman Marria Garcia tells news media…
Joseph Jakubowski prior booking photo (left) and surveillance photo (right) taken on April 4 at 1p.m. at the Mobil Gas Station, 1215 Milton Avenue, Janesville, Wisconsin. JANESVILLE, Wis. – Authorities say a man suspected of stealing firearms from a Wisconsin gun store who sent an anti-government manifesto to President Donald Trump, and has threatened to carry out an unspecified attack…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The state Appeals Court is affirming a judicial panel’s decision to grant a man’s provisional discharge from the Minnesota Sex Offender Program. Monday’s decision comes in the case of 74-year-old Eugene Kropp, who was committed in 1998 after a history of molesting boys. His provisional discharge was granted last year. Authorities appealed, saying Kropp’s provisional release plan…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) – Four people are dead and one person was seriously injured during a shooting in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota early Friday morning. A toddler was also taken, but officers and a K9 safely recovered the girl as police were in the process of preparing an AMBER Alert. The shooting took place around 1…
