Lul Gatbel Lul, 23, is accused of first-degree assault after police say he used a large kitchen knife to inflict a serious neck wound that caused the victim a fractured vertebra and nicked artery.

Firefighters immediately began CPR, with reports indicating efforts were still underway when a medical helicopter arrived around 4:40 p.m. Despite the lifesaving measures, the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 13-year-old girl who died after crashing a stolen van during a police pursuit in Itasca County has been identified by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

David Powers failed to appear for the closing arguments of his trial on Monday, April 21, and was absent again when the verdicts were read on Tuesday. A warrant has since been issued for his arrest.

Anoka County deputies responded around 11:55 a.m. after getting reports a driver had struck a motorcyclist from behind while the rider was stopped and waiting to turn. The motorcyclist was thrown from his bike and died at the scene.

Detectives executed a search warrant at a residence on Terrace Drive and discovered multiple images and a video that allegedly show Holcombe engaged in sexual acts with a dog.

Shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, officers from multiple jurisdictions responded to a report of a man with a gun near the 15200 block of Snowy Owl Street NW in Ramsey.

Jeffery Lee Niemi, 40, was charged with a total of four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and prosecutors agreed to dismiss two as part of the plea deal.

A 64-year-old man was killed and a 17-year-old was critically injured in a head-on crash Monday night on Highway 65 in Isanti County.

Prosecutors allege the crew worked together for nearly a year, committing dozens of break-ins and thefts with a central hub in Saint Paul and a clear leader assigning roles.

Two people were inside the home at the time of the crash. An adult male was struck by a section of the wall pushed inward by the impact and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. An adult female in the home was not hurt.

Knyaw Taw pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder with intent for the September 10 shooting of Davion Brown in the parking lot of Maryland Tobacco, at 1375 Maryland Avenue East.

A Saint Paul man accused of opening fire on a Ramsey County deputy during a pursuit earlier this year has pleaded guilty to first-degree assault involving the use of deadly force against a peace officer.

Officers were called to the Shamrock Plaza strip mall at 289 McKnight Rd. S. shortly after 5:25 p.m. on April 20, after a 911 caller reported that two people inside a parked vehicle appeared to be unresponsive.

When officers arrived, they found a car that had crashed into the garage entrance of an apartment building. A man in his 20s was located inside the vehicle with an apparent gunshot wound to the neck.

At around 1:30 a.m., a deputy with the Itasca County Sheriff’s Office spotted a driver without their headlights on, westbound on County Road 63 near County Road 271 in western Cohasset Township.

Minneapolis officers were called around 6:34 p.m. to the area of 3rd Avenue South and 9th Street South for a report of a shooting. They located a man in his 20s slumped over in a vehicle with at least one gunshot wound.

According to a criminal complaint filed in Dakota County, Mehdi Badaoui is charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder and one count of attempted second-degree murder.

A man inside the residence was transported to the hospital by a private party before officers arrived. Investigators determined he had been assaulted prior to the fire and had a severe head injury.

Police were called around 11:45 p.m. on April 17 to the 4000 block of 37th Avenue North, where a victim reported that the suspect had assaulted them and fled in their vehicle. The victim also reported that a handgun had been stolen from the home.