Public Safety

Minnesota Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell on Wednesday accused federal immigration authorities of running a "propaganda game" around January's Operation Metro Surge, releasing inmate records and video he says prove ICE misled the public about dangerous offenders supposedly freed onto state streets. FOX 9

A married couple found dead in a North St. Paul home after a reported attack have been identified as Gregory Darnell Thigpen, 41, and his wife, Lisa Louise Thigpen, 37, and police say they are not seeking any other suspects. FOX 9

Four people are dead, including a Spokane County sheriff's deputy and the suspect, after a domestic violence call outside Spokane, Washington, escalated into a prolonged shootout that also left another deputy on life support. CBS News

Two people, including the suspected gunman, were killed Wednesday after a man drove a car through a fence into Citibank's suburban Tampa office campus, crashed into an outdoor lunch area and opened fire, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. PBS News

NASA's Swift space telescope ended its 22-year mission in a fiery plunge over Indonesia on Wednesday morning, reentering Earth's atmosphere at 6:39 a.m. Central near North Sumatra after a failed rescue attempt. CBS News

Federal investigators confirmed Wednesday that the Learjet 60 that crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing nine people suffered a catastrophic in-flight tail failure that left the crew unable to pull out of a high-speed nose dive. PBS News

Jordan Collins Sr., the Anoka man recently convicted of murdering his 16-year-old son, has been charged with fourth-degree assault after allegedly punching a correctional deputy in the face inside the Anoka County Jail in August. FOX 9

One person was killed and two others were injured late Wednesday morning when a small helicopter crashed into Biscayne Bay near Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park off Key Biscayne, just southeast of Miami. Nytimes

Two people were found dead from gunshot wounds early Wednesday at Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, after police responded to reports of shots fired around 6:11 a.m. FOX 9

Fairfield police have arrested 17-year-old Monte Smith and charged him with two counts of murder in the October 30 shooting inside a Spirit Halloween store at the Solano Town Center mall that killed a pregnant mother of four and wounded six other people. Fox News

Deschutes County officials on Tuesday released the 911 recording of Oregon father Kaylub Giamanco, who called from outside Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend as he moved to confront and fatally shoot a teenage gunman inside a special-needs classroom. PBS NewsHour

Seven passenger jets flying between the UK and mainland Europe were searched on Tuesday after a wave of suspected bomb threats triggered emergency responses, diversions and at least one fighter-jet escort, but no explosives were found, officials said. BBC

Convicted Tennessee murderer Jacob Morley was recaptured late Tuesday morning in rural Carroll County, Missouri, ending a more than weeklong multi-state manhunt that began after his escape from a state prison on October 25. PBS News

St. Paul police arrested 35-year-old David Saw on Sunday, Nov. 1, near the 200 block of Cottage Avenue after a report of streetlight copper theft, marking at least his seventh such arrest in about a year. FOX 9

Humberto Zeferino De Los Santos, 23, was charged Monday in Dakota County with felony leaving the scene of a collision resulting in death, and his whereabouts remain unknown. FOX 9

Minneapolis police arrested and charged 30-year-old Jaquan Darrian Edwards with murder in the Oct. 3 fatal shooting on the Metro Transit Green Line. FOX 9

A fight at St. Paul's Union Depot forced thousands of people to evacuate the station. FOX 9

A shooting after the Magic City Classic on Saturday night, October 31, 2026, just outside Legion Field along Graymont Avenue in Birmingham killed one person and injured eight. CBS News

Multiple shootings in nightlife districts across the United States during Halloween weekend left at least six people dead and dozens more wounded, authorities said. PBS News

John Searle, 55, now faces four additional felony charges tied to peeping incidents in Minneapolis' Como neighborhood, prosecutors said, and he is not currently in custody. FOX 9

Elmer Mitchell Fields, 57, a middle school teacher from Viper, Kentucky, has been charged in Washington County with one felony count of engaging in electronic communication describing sexual conduct with a child. FOX 9

Polk County, Florida, authorities arrested 281 people during a weeklong human trafficking and child-sex-predator sting that ended Friday, October 30, 2026. CBS News

Shareef Shaheed, owner of the Soul4Life food truck, was severely burned in an explosion during a test run at his St. Paul truck and faces a long recovery. FOX 9

Senior Trump administration officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and FBI Director Kash Patel, traveled to St. Cloud on Friday, October 30, 2026, to announce arrests of allegedly fraudulent Medicaid providers. Minnesota Reformer

Two brothers from Waller, Texas, were sentenced to federal prison for kidnapping a Minnesota family and forcing the transfer of more than $8 million in cryptocurrency. FOX 9

Two helicopters collided midair near McMinnville Municipal Airport around 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, killing all three people aboard. New York Times

Five people suffered chemical burns after margaritas were mistakenly mixed with an industrial degreaser at a Chili's in Forest City, North Carolina on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Fox News

St. Paul police ordered a shelter-in-place for the immediate area around the 1000 block of Ross Avenue just before 6:30 p.m. Thursday amid an active incident. FOX 9

Minnesota has recorded 80 measles cases in 2026, the most in a single year since 1990, and state health officials say they expect more cases as measles circulates widely. FOX 9

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty charged conservative activist James O'Keefe and associate Cam Higby with felony identity theft and unlawful voting over an August 11 Minneapolis polling-place operation. FOX 9

St. Paul police say a fatal crash at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday, October 29, 2026, closed the intersection of Ford Parkway and Cleveland Avenue in the city's Highland Park neighborhood. FOX 9

A tornado watch has been issued for the Twin Cities metro and parts of Wisconsin until 9 p.m. Wednesday as strong storms move into the area. FOX 9

Amiir Mawlid Ali, identified by police as a Minneapolis Muddy street gang member, was sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison for possession of a machine gun. FOX 9

A Minneapolis City Council committee advanced an ordinance to dissolve the Office of Community Safety on a 9-3 vote with one abstention. FOX 9

A Minnesota corrections officer was charged after authorities say they intercepted drug-soaked "beading paper" headed to an inmate at MCF-Lino Lakes on October 26. FOX 9

Alex Pretti's parents held a news conference in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Oct. 27, saying they have received no direct communication or explanation from the federal government since their son was killed. Minnesota Reformer

The FBI has raised the reward to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of Liban Abdulkadir Sheikh, who is wanted in a 2002 Washington state murder and is believed to have ties to Minneapolis. FOX 9

On Tuesday, October 27, 2026, a federal judge in New York sentenced the Alexander brothers to 30 years in federal prison each for a yearslong sex-trafficking scheme. Fox News

Two St. Paul men were charged in Dakota County for a June 27 break-in at Eagan's DUCK! arcade that stole about $26,475 in rare Pokémon cards and collectibles. FOX 9

Jacob Morley, a convicted murderer serving life in Tennessee, escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex and was captured on video stealing a truck in Lake County early Tuesday, October 27, 2026. CBS News