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CBS News
a day ago
- CBS News
2 charged in shots fired incident outside Burnsville High School
Two 18-year-old men face felony charges for their alleged involvement in an attempted shooting outside Burnsville High School after a graduation ceremony. Police were already at the school Friday night for "security and crowd control," a criminal complaint said, when two groups began "arguing and flashing gang signs towards each other." Around 8:30 p.m., police heard gunshots near the high school and went to investigate. Bystanders pointed officers to a nearby vehicle, inside of which were the two men now charged. Inside the car, police found a handgun with an extended magazine and a bullet casing, the complaint states. Two more bullet casings were found on the street nearby, and a vehicle in the area had a bullet in one of its headlights. Witnesses said one of the men charged was driving the car when someone in a leopard print jacket approached the passenger side and talked with the occupants. When the person in the jacket tried to punch the car, witnesses said, someone pointed a gun out of the passenger's side window and started shooting. No one was hurt, police said. Both men charged denied firing the gun, but according to the complaint, a nickname used by someone at the scene identified one of the men as the shooter. Both men are charged with two counts of drive-by shooting, a criminal complaint shows. One also faces a second-degree assault charge, and the other is charged with two additional counts of aiding an offender. Four people in total were arrested after the incident, which prompted a large law enforcement response. Note: The video above originally aired June 7, 2025.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Heavy police response at Burnsville High School graduation
Heavy police response at Burnsville High School graduation originally appeared on Bring Me The News. An incident at Burnsville High School's graduation ceremony has resulted in a large police response on Friday night. Details are extremely limited, but MnDOT traffic cameras confirm that a large police response occurred and was ongoing as of 9 p.m. CT, although it appeared that those in attendance were being allowed to leave the parking lot. The graduation was scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., with the ceremony being held on the football field. The event was streamed live on YouTube and it appeared to concluded before the police response was required. Police have yet to issue any public statements about the incident. This is a developing story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Jun 7, 2025, where it first appeared.
CBS News
4 days ago
- CBS News
Large police presence seen outside Twin Cities high school
A large police presence was seen outside Burnsville High School following a graduation ceremony Friday night. Traffic cameras from the Minnesota Department of Transportation showed dozens of police cars in the area around the high school near State Highway 13 and Portland Avenue. A graduation ceremony was scheduled to take place at the school from 6 to 8 p.m., according to the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District. WCCO is working to learn what prompted law enforcement to respond. Several police cars surround vehicles outside Burnsville High School on June 6, 2025. Minnesota Department of Transporation Police cars and a fire truck flash emergency lights outside Burnsville High School on June 6, 2025. WCCO This is a developing story. Stay with to learn more.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Groundswell cafe in St. Paul temporarily closes after fire
The people who run a St. Paul cafe say they had 'a surreal and pretty awful night watching our beloved business on fire.' Groundswell is on the first floor of a two-story building at Thomas and Hamline avenues in the Midway area with apartments above. The St. Paul fire department was dispatched about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday for a report of an apartment fire. A 911 caller said the building was full of smoke and all the occupants had escaped, according to Deputy Fire Chief Jamie Smith. Firefighters discovered a basement fire and extinguished it. They safely removed a cat from an apartment. Five adults were displaced by the fire, and are staying with family and friends, Smith said. 'Everyone is safe, and that is what matters most,' said an early Thursday post on Groundswell's Facebook page. The fire department is investigating the fire's cause. 'Really sad to say we won't be able to serve you your latte and scone tomorrow,' Groundswell's post said. 'We will keep you posted as we learn more.' Groundswell has had its share of successes and calamities over the years, and the business credits neighbors and friends for their support. Groundswell got its start in December 2009, with 'the resurrection project of the coffeeshop at 1342 Thomas Ave.,' the business' website says. '… We scraped together as much money as we could, asked a bunch of our friends to volunteer their time at the espresso machine, and opened Groundswell Coffee.' The coffeeshop had to close for nearly three months in 2011 when a ceiling collapsed. George Floyd: Minneapolis, St. Paul events mark his death, community response Burnsville to break ground on nearly $100M Police City Hall renovation project Truck driver tells trooper he was distracted by map before Washington County fatal crash Woodbury officials seek info on rug connected to house fire Firefighters make progress on Northern Minnesota blazes In December 2012, they found out the neighboring business was closing and decided to expand — offering in-house bakery and cafe food, along with beer and wine. A friend opened a shop inside featuring arts and crafts made by local artists. By 2015, Groundswell's baker and general manager Megan Greulich competed on the Food Network's 'Christmas Cookie Challenge.' 'The national exposure helped expand our bakery, and Megan's ugly Christmas sweater cookies became a fixture of our holiday season,' Groundswell says on its website. In 2017, a car crashed through the front of the business. No one was hurt. 'And, true to the spirit of the neighborhood, our neighbors showed up in waves, checking in on us and offering to help us clean up,' the website said.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
Police find man dead after standoff in Burnsville
A man was found dead at a Burnsville home following a standoff with police in Thursday evening. After advising the public to steer clear of the 200 block of Carriage Lane as officers and a SWAT team responded to a domestic situation, Burnsville PD posted an update at 10:10 p.m. confirming the standoff was over. "One male was found deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound," it said. "There is no threat to the public." The "active situation" had been described as a domestic earlier in the evening. As of Friday morning, it's not clear how many other people were involved. There are no reports of other injuries. Limitless Media posted video showing the size of the law enforcement response, which includes numerous squad cars, the South Metro SWAT team and fire crews. It is the third major incident reported in Burnsville in recent days, with a man arrested following the fatal stabbing of a mother-of-three on Wednesday, and a body found at Interlachen Park early Saturday. Note: The details provided in this story are based on law enforcement's latest version of events, and may be subject to change.
