MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities say an underage driver may have been under the influence at the time of a rollover crash that left a 19-year-old dead and three other passengers hospitalized.

According to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, 18-year-old Austin Hilden is being investigated for driving while under the influence, criminal vehicular homicide and criminal vehicular operation.

The sheriff’s office said deputies responded to a one vehicle accident just before 4 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Canosia Road and West Arrowhead Road in Solway Township.

At the scene, deputies found an overturned vehicle. Nineteen-year-old passenger Axton Whitfield was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.

Hilden and three other passengers – 20-year-old Colin Ganem, 19-year-old Terrance Wenzel and 20-year-old Dallas Vrooman – were hospitalized with non-life threatening injures.

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Published at Mon, 29 May 2017 21:24:25 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Scott County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents in Elko New Market after treats that could be deadly to dogs were found in the area.

Authorities say hot dog pieces and beef sticks that contained ibuprofen inside them were found on the border of Elko New Market and New Market Township. Ibuprofen can be deadly to dogs if it’s ingested.

(credit: Scott County Sheriff’s Office)

The sheriff’s office says they were found in the area of Cedric Lane and Harvest Drive. An Elko New Market police officer searched the area thoroughly and cleaned up any potentially dangerous items.

The Scott County Sheriff’s Office is investigating, and anyone with information should call the sheriff’s office or Elko New Market police.

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Published at Sun, 28 May 2017 23:44:52 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police in the north metro are searching for a suspect in an alleged sexual assault.

According to the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office, police in Fridley were called to the 800 block of Osborne Road Northeast on a report of a sexual assault just after 11 p.m.

The victim said an unknown man approached them from behind and assaulted them.

The victim described the suspect as a slim, black male, approximately 25 to 35 years old with a goatee, wearing white jeans, a black hoodie and white T-shirt. The suspect fled the scene on foot, authorities said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Anoka County Central Communications at 763-323-5800.

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Published at Sun, 28 May 2017 14:55:58 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police are investigating a shooting in the north metro Saturday night.

Fridley police responded to the 1300 block of Osborne Road Northeast around 9 p.m.

Few details were immediately available.

This story will be updated as details emerge.

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Published at Sun, 28 May 2017 03:01:56 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Two people were hospitalized Saturday afternoon after a three-vehicle crash on a freeway northeast of the metro.

According to State Patrol, the crash occurred on westbound Interstate 94 near Highway 101 around 11:20 a.m. Traffic was already stopped when the vehicles crashed.

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Two occupants were hospitalized with unknown injuries. One was transported by helicopter, State Patrol said.

An unknown number of other occupants received non-life threatening injuries.

Traffic was diverted off the freeway at Highway 101 for about an hour after the crash.

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Published at Sun, 28 May 2017 01:14:10 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — One person is dead and seven others are injured after a head-on crash Saturday morning in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.

The crash happened on the 3000 block of State Highway 64 in Forest Township at about 11 a.m., according to the sheriff’s office.

One person was pronounced dead at the scene. One of the seven people injured was flown to Regions Hospital in St. Paul.

The identities and conditions of all those involved have not been released.

STH 64 was closed at STH 128 and 310th Street for several hours as the scene was investigated.

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Published at Sat, 27 May 2017 19:14:24 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An Eden Prairie man with a history of mental health problems and methamphetamine addiction is accused of killing his parents with a screwdriver.

Thirty-eight-year-old Nathan Lehman was charged Friday with two counts of second-degree murder.

The bodies of Robert and Debra Lehman were found Thursday in their Eden Prairie home. The criminal complaint says Lehman was arrested in Buffalo, with bloody clothes in the trunk of his car.

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According to the complaint, Lehman told police he went to the house, stabbed his mother in the bathroom, then stabbed his father when he came in after his mother screamed.

Prosecutors say Lehman wasn’t following orders of his mental health caseworkers. His parents reported him missing May 8.

Lehman hasn’t made an initial court appearance and it’s not immediately clear if he has an attorney.

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Published at Fri, 26 May 2017 23:33:30 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Lake of the Isles Dog Park in Minneapolis is like spring break for dogs — and just like people, man’s best friend has some pretty weird habits.

“Moses howls constantly and then sleeps in the bed under the covers like a person,” said Essau Gotlieb.

“She likes to hide stuff in our couch. So she will bury bones and stuff,” said Jessica Macken.

“She likes to do a butt wag. That’s how she interacts and gets others to play with her,” said Jonah Santo.

But there’s one strange ritual that nearly every breed of dog goes through — they walk in a circle before they snooze. So why do dogs do that?

“My best guess is they are trying to look at their surroundings,” said Jessica.

“They’d turn around to flatten out so they lay down in it comfortably,” said Ross Kahn.

According to animal health experts, this is an instinct that goes all the way back to prehistoric times. Before there were doggy beds and human beds to sleep in, dogs literally had to make their own beds.

They would build ‘safe nests.’ The easiest way to beat down grass to make a nest, was to walk in circles. Experts believe it was also a way to drive out reptiles or insects from that area.

And lastly, it may have been a way to sort of “mark their territory,” since car tires and fire hydrants weren’t invented yet.

“She’s got her bed. Her two kennels. Her toys. She’s good to go. She’s set,” Jonah said.

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Published at Sat, 27 May 2017 00:47:14 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A man is facing charges for allegedly fatally shooting his friend’s girlfriend during an argument between the couple in north Minneapolis earlier this month.

Nicholas Jefferson, 31, faces one count of second degree murder in the killing of 26-year-old Iesha Wiley, according to the criminal complaint.

Police found Wiley lying in a parking lot near Lyndale and Broadway avenues around 3:15 p.m. May 12. Wiley was transported to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Iesha Wiley (credit: CBS)

Investigators learned Wiley had been feuding with her boyfriend, Marvel Williams. According to the criminal complaint, shortly before Wiley was shot, Williams confronted her in a business near the scene of the shooting and punched her in the face while she was holding an infant.

A witness said Wiley put down the infant, chased Williams into the parking lot and maced him.

Another witness said he saw Wiley and Williams arguing in the parking lot before Williams told someone in the car next to them to shoot her. The witness said someone inside the car then shot Wiley.

A witness in the car said he was purchasing drugs from Williams when the argument broke out. The witness remained in the car with Jefferson, who came to the drug deal with Williams.

The witness said Jefferson was in the driver’s seat of the car, and when Williams told him to shoot Wiley, Jefferson reached out of the passenger’s side window and fired.

Surveillance footage from a nearby business confirms the witnesses’ account, according to the criminal complaint.

Jefferson told officers he was in the parking lot with Williams for a drug deal, but said another person in the vehicle shot Wiley. He is in custody.

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Published at Fri, 26 May 2017 21:11:54 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A University of Minnesota athletics administrator accused of sexual harassment will be suspended without pay for two weeks and demoted to resolve the latest black eye for the department.

The university on Thursday released findings of an internal investigation into allegations against Randy Handel, the associate athletic director of development.

A female subordinate said Handel’s behavior included frequent hugging, touching and inappropriate comments. Handel maintained that he never had any sexual intent toward the subordinate.

Handel’s unpaid suspension starts Monday. He’ll also be required to participate in sexual harassment training.

In 2015, athletics director Norwood Teague resigned after two high-ranking administrators said he sexually harassed them at a senior leadership retreat. Teague acknowledged improper behavior. His deputy, Mike Ellis, resigned months later after unspecified complaints against him.

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Published at Fri, 26 May 2017 13:52:11 +0000