Police

ST. PAUL -- Police have released the identity of the man who was killed after an hour-long standoff in a St. Paul neighborhood Monday. Justin Todd Tolkinen, 28, of St. Paul died after wielding an assault rifle Monday afternoon near White Bear Avenue. After shouting obscenities...

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. - When Alexandria police responded to a call about a fight at a local business Wednesday, they found an employee holding a male to the ground who was wearing nothing but a button-up shirt, shoes, and carrying a samurai sword in a sheath. Witnesses...

A 45-mile chase with speeds up to 125 mph on Interstate 94 ended in Fergus Falls late Friday evening. Boon Vang, 28, of Minneapolis, was finally stopped with tire disabling devices. Vang was heading west on I-94 at about 10:30 p.m. Friday when a Minnesota State Patrol...

Perham’s Police Department responded to about 2,200 calls for service in 2014, an increase of 100 calls over the year before. Perham Police Chief Jason Hoaby described last year as “a pretty good year.” In 2014, the top five categories for which the department received...

WEST FARGO – A 22-year-old West Fargo man was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly assaulting his wife and biting off a portion of a taxi driver’s nose, according to a release from the West Fargo Police Department. Officers responded to a disturbance call...

ST. PAUL - A St. Paul police officer’s squad car collided with a Green Line light-rail train Monday afternoon, causing buses to replace train service for about an hour. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. at Pascal Street and University Avenue. The train struck...

Several New York Mills residents voiced their concerns, sometimes angrily, about the city’s police force during a public forum at Monday’s city council meeting. Their chief concern was the enforcement of traffic laws in the city and surrounding area, and the perceived detrimental...