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Members of Congress call for investigation into Hennepin County Attorney’s Office

Four Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota are calling for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee to investigate charges the Hennepin...

EXCLUSIVE: State Patrol chaplain speaks out in support of Trooper Ryan...

A longtime military chaplain with the State Patrol spoke exclusively to Alpha News on the impact Trooper Ryan Londregan's charges have had on the...

VIDEO: Family members interfere with DUI stop, reach for trooper’s taser

A traffic stop last week turned dangerous when several family members, including small children, began interfering with a state trooper on the highway trying...

BCA names troopers involved in Ricky Cobb shooting, says handgun recovered

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said its crime scene investigators discovered a handgun and two cartridge casings in Ricky Cobb II’s vehicle...

‘Shame’: Dean Phillips criticized for comments on State Patrol shooting

U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips faced criticism Wednesday for claiming that the State Patrol shooting of Ricky Cobb II was “unjustifiable" while the investigation into...

Body camera video released in fatal State Patrol shooting 

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety released three body camera videos and a squad camera video from Monday’s fatal State Patrol shooting during a...

BCA investigating fatal police use of force incident on I-94

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating a fatal use of force incident that shut down portions of I-94 through Monday morning. According to...

Rep. Wolgamott arrested for drunk driving 

Rep. Dan Wolgamott, a Democrat from St. Cloud, was arrested Friday in Kanabec County on suspicion of drunk driving. A state trooper was searching for...

Local prosecutor disputes State Patrol’s statement on DFL crash

A local prosecutor is disputing the Minnesota State Patrol’s characterization of an investigation into a car crash last summer involving two high-ranking Democrats, according...

State auditor unable to substantiate claims on Farmfest crash

Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha has made unsubstantiated claims apparently aimed at clearing her name after new details emerged about an open alcohol container...