Minnesota crime news

Drivers face major delays after a crash shut down westbound Interstate 494 near Highway 212 on Monday evening.

A group accused of running a sex trafficking ring in Hennepin County now faces additional allegations of Medicaid fraud, with investigators linking the scheme to millions in questionable billing.

The sister of Kristen Brown, the mother and daycare operator killed in the deadly in-home daycare stabbing last week, is remembering Kristen as a kind, loving sister and a peacemaker.

A man who was once honored as an "outstanding refugee" by the Minnesota Department of Human Services and has a startup with funding from a Shark Tank star is now facing Medicaid fraud charges in a case that has links to a sex trafficking case.

Authorities charged 14 people with drug offenses tied to fraternity houses near Penn State, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday.

The Dakota County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help as it investigates the death of a man whose body was found in the Mississippi River near Inver Grove Heights last week.

Proceedings in the state murder prosecution of Luigi Mangione have been pushed back after defense attorneys made a move to toss the local charges against him, according to court documents. 

Major Blaine McGraw is accused of secretly recording and sexually assaulting more than 90 victims. At a recent arraignment, he entered a plea of not guilty to all charges.

Police are investigating after a dead body was found along the shore of Bde Maka Ska near West 36th Street and East Bde Maka Ska Parkway Sunday morning.

Four pieces of art were stolen from a regional museum in the city of Messina in Sicily in a brazen heist as the city celebrated a cultural holiday over the weekend. 

The Minnesota BCA and Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said their investigation into an alleged sex trafficking operation involving a former Anoka County attorney remains active, and authorities believe there could be more victims out there.

The Hopkins community is coming together on Monday to honor the family members killed in a spree of domestic violence last week at a Burnsville home and a Hopkins daycare.

Costco customers and employees helped restrain a man accused of an armed jewelry robbery at a South Carolina warehouse store, according to local reports.

Nearly 30 years after rapper Tupac Shakur was gunned down in a drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip, the trial for the man accused of orchestrating the killing got underway Monday.

Blaine police have closed an investigation into an incident where a group taped offensive images on City Council Member Leslie Larson's car, determining it was not related to her political campaign.