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Man shot at rural Preston home, suspect arrested after standoff
18+ hour, 52+ min ago (132+ words) PRESTON, Minn. — A man was arrested after allegedly shooting another man at a rural home in Fillmore County. According to Fillmore County Sheriff John DeGeorge, a 56-year-old Arkansas man called 911 around 3:44 a.m. Saturday. He told dispatchers he had been shot…...
International fugitive pleads guilty to Minnesota fentanyl conspiracy
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (461+ words) ST. PAUL, Minn. — A man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl resulting in death after fleeing to Kenya for nearly four years to avoid prosecution. Hudeife Muhamud Mire, also known as "Juice," 24, entered his plea before U.S. District Judge…...
Federal indictment targets fentanyl ring operating in Minnesota
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (214+ words) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Three men are facing federal charges for allegedly distributing large amounts of fentanyl across the region. United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen says Pierre Rasheem Fields, 42 of Minnetonka, Ray Eric Brasson, 36 of Minneapolis and Jermaine Young, 26 of Chicago…...
Rochester man gets jailtime for gunfire and DWI
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (143+ words) KIMT - Gunfire is landing an Olmsted County man in jail.Jhovani Soto, 35 of Rochester, has been sentenced to 88 days behind bars and five years of supervised probation for pleading guilty to reckless discharge of a firearm within a municipality and…...
Another federal prison sentence for Rochester-area meth ring
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (433+ words) ST. PAUL, Minn. — A man who ran a methamphetamine trafficking operation in southeastern Minnesota was sentenced to 20 years in prison. United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen says Erick Emilio Diaz-Aguilar, also known as "Homie," received the sentence for conspiracy to…...
Rochester gets jailtime for gunfire and DWI
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (142+ words) kimt.com - Gunfire is landing an Olmsted County man in jail.Jhovani Soto, 35 of Rochester, has been sentenced to 88 days behind bars and five years of supervised probation for pleading guilty to reckless discharge of a firearm within a municipality…...
Minnesota murders drop sharply in 2025, BCA report shows
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (260+ words) ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has released the 2025 Uniform Crime Report, showing violent crime dropped across the state. Violent crime in the seven-county Twin Cities Metro Area decreased by 14%. In greater Minnesota,…...
'Feeding our Future' meal fraud costs Shakopee couple nearly 8 years in prison | News
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (196+ words) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A Shakopee couple has been sentenced to a combined 97 months in prison for their roles in a $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mekfira Hussein, 42, and Abduljabar Hussein, 45, submitted…...
Man gets 8 years in federal prison for $14.25M Iowa/Wisconsin investor fraud
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (366+ words) DES MOINES, Iowa — A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for defrauding 190 investors out of $14.25 million. Stanley Pophal, 64 of Wausau, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty in June to wire fraud and money laundering. Federal prosecutors say from…...
Patrick Clancy Threatens Legal Action Against Trolls Following Clancy Trial
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (266+ words) Patrick Clancy is taking a definitive stand against the online conspiracy theorists and social media influencers who have baselessly accused him of involvement in the tragic deaths of his three children. Following the recent mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy trial,…...