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Yahoo
12-05-2025
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St. Paul police: Driver ran red light, fatally hit another driver; alcohol suspected
A driver was killed Sunday night in St. Paul when another driver sped through a red light and struck his vehicle, police said. Preliminary information is that alcohol may have been a factor in the crash, said St. Paul Police Sgt. Toy Vixayvong, a department spokesman. Police responded shortly after 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Arlington Avenue and Dale Street. A man driving a sedan west on Arlington ran a red light light at Dale and hit a sport-utility vehicle that was heading south on Dale, Vixayvong said. The SUV was pushed about 40 yards and St. Paul firefighters extricated the driver from the vehicle. Fire department medics transported the man to Regions Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The suspect was taken to Regions Hospital with apparent non-life threatening injuries. Information was not immediately available Monday morning about whether he's in custody. The investigation is ongoing. Fallen Burnsville, Minneapolis officers to be recognized at national law enforcement memorial MN moves to strengthen DWI laws after fatal St. Louis Park crash Battle of the Badges to benefit Cottage Grove-area charities Trump nominates Daniel Rosen as next U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Florida man gored by bison in year's first attack by Yellowstone's most dangerous wild animal
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man arrested in domestic violence homicide in St. Paul home
St. Paul Police said Saturday they've arrested a man on suspicion of murder. Officers found a woman, who her friends said was in a relationship with the suspect, dead in the couple's Frogtown home early Friday. Her 2-year-old daughter was also in the home and not harmed. Police said they located the suspect in Minneapolis. The 34-year-old is being held in the Ramsey County jail. Officers responded to a request to check a person's well-being about 5:15 a.m. Friday at a house on Edmund Avenue between Virginia and Farrington streets. A caller reported a woman might have been injured and that a toddler might have been left alone, said Sgt. Toy Vixayvong, a St. Paul police spokesman, said Friday afternoon. St. Paul Fire Department medics pronounced the 33-year-old woman dead at the scene. Police did not say Friday how she was killed. The woman and the suspect were the parents of the 2-year-old girl, she told police who responded to a domestic assault in 2023 at the Edmund Avenue house, which they owned together, according to court and property records. The suspect was twice convicted of domestic assault against the woman, and once convicted of assault against a woman he was previously in a relationship with, Minnesota court records show. Help for domestic violence in Minnesota is available 24/7 through the Day One hotline by calling 866-223-1111 or texting 612-399-9995. Charges filed in Minneapolis shooting that killed 4, including St. Paul man Weinstein accuser breaks down in tears as she's questioned about alleged sexual assault Man sentenced to 53 years in prison for hate crime that left 6-year-old Palestinian American boy dead Woman killed in St. Paul home, her 2-year-old found unharmed Luigi Mangione case: Defense seeks to drop terrorism charge, suppress evidence
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
St. Paul police: 2nd grader said he brought gun to school to show friends
A second grader was found with a gun at a St. Paul elementary school Thursday, police say. The child had the handgun in his pocket at Bruce Vento Elementary School on Case Avenue and Arkwright Street. He said he brought it from home to show his friends, according to Sgt. Toy Vixayvong, a St. Paul police spokesman. A teacher found the gun and police were notified about 11:30 a.m. In a message to parents, Principal Nicole Napierala wrote, 'We do not believe the student planned to use the weapon, nor were any threats made.' 'If you have any weapons in your home, make sure they are safely stored and not accessible,' the letter continued. 'You are encouraged to say something if you see or hear any safety concerns.' Police are investigating who the gun belongs to and how the child accessed it, Vixayvong said. Metro State University lockdown prompted by man firing shots at his mother 3 hurt in shooting in St. Paul apartment; police arrest 1 of the injured Duluth man charged in high-speed crash that killed nun Australian stands trial for murder of ex-husband's family using death cap mushrooms Slow down and look up: Extra law enforcement on MN roads starting Thursday
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
Metro State University lockdown prompted by man firing shots at his mother
Metropolitan State University in St. Paul was locked down Thursday afternoon when a man fired a gun in the area, police said. A man fired shots toward his mother in the area of Sixth Street and Maria Avenue about 12:30 p.m., said Sgt. Toy Vixayvong. Neither she nor others in the area were injured. Police asked the university to lock down during the police search for the suspect, who they found and took into custody, Vixayvong said. Duluth man charged in high-speed crash that killed nun Australian stands trial for murder of ex-husband's family using death cap mushrooms Slow down and look up: Extra law enforcement on MN roads starting Thursday 'The unthinkable was happening,' Weinstein accuser says of alleged 2006 sex assault Police suspect 2 shootings that left 4 dead in Minneapolis were connected and gang related
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Yahoo
Pedestrian dies after she's struck by teen driver in St. Paul
A 76-year-old woman died after she was struck by a teen driver in St. Paul on Sunday. The crash happened about 3:40 p.m. at Third and Flandrau streets in the Eastview neighborhood of the East Side. St. Paul Fire Department medics took the woman to Regions Hospital, where she died soon after, said Sgt. Toy Vixayvong, a St. Paul police spokesman. The 17-year-old driver stayed at the scene and was cooperative with the investigation, which is ongoing. Foul play not suspected in deaths of 2 in vehicle at St. Paul shopping center Authorities asking for help finding woman believed held against her will Four-alarm fire destroys multiple buildings on Renaissance Festival grounds Ramsey County to pay $3.6M to family of hemophiliac who died after 2022 arrest, jailing After fire at St. Paul church, owner wants to secure steeple, return to ministering
