Man arrested, charged in connection to 1992 St. Paul unsolved homicide (DNA)

In 2012, the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office opened a specialized unit focused on closing cold cases. December 13, 20-19Updated: December 11, 2019 10:09 PMA man has been arrested and charged in connection to the 1992 death of Annette Seymour, according to...

KARE 11 Investigates: More untested rape kits discovered in MN

Minnesota’s top law enforcement agency declined KARE 11’s request for an on-camera interview about the issue. August 14, 2019ST PAUL, Minn. — Records obtained by KARE 11 reveal Minnesota has additional rape kits – potentially several thousand of them –...

Cold-case breakthrough: Arrest made in 1993 murder based on DNA, info on genealogy site

Through additional forensic DNA testing and online genealogy website investigation, the suspect’s DNA was identified as being consistent with DNA left at the crime scene, February 12, 2019A suspect has been arrested in the 1993 murder of 35-year-old Jeanne Ann...

Sleepy Eye Police Moving To Site Of Former Liquor Store

“We used to have the liquor store in the building for years and years when they first built the building in 1984. The new police station will be a much more modern facility with a dedicated interrogation room with video recording equipment, a state-of-the-art...

Former deputy gets 30 days for pawning evidence

County deputy was convicted Thursday for pawning a gun he seized during a traffic stop last year. August 3, 2018WAGNER—A former Charles Mix County deputy was convicted Thursday for pawning a gun he seized during a traffic stop last year.Jesse McLaughlin, 24, who now...

Beloit Police chief regrets that ignored rape kit delayed justice

Beloit’s police chief says it’s regrettable that a rape kit from a 2000 child sex assault case was only recently submitted to the state crime lab, leading to identification of a suspect. June 15, 2018BELOIT (WKOW) — Beloit’s police chief says...