Minnesota crime news

In a press conference on Monday, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, Bryan Hooper and others spoke about Hooper's exoneration and being released from prison 27 years after he was convicted of murder. He walked out of prison last week after a surprise confession by the real killer led to Hooper's release.

The human remains found in a vehicle pulled from the Mississippi River near Sartell were identified as Roy Benn. Benn, who was 59 at the time of his disappearance, was last seen on Sept. 25, 1967, at around 4 a.m. in a café in Sartell. His remains were discovered in August 2025. Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck explains the investigation into discovering and identifying Benn's remains.

A massive fire destroyed abandoned Minneapolis commercial buildings on Sunday. Here are aerials on Monday showing the aftermath of the fire.

A fire destroyed a portion of a building in Burns Drive in Dayton, Minnesota.

Family and friends of Fletcher Merkel gathered Sunday at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church to remember the Annunciation student who was killed in the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School on Aug. 27.

A community mourned and celebrated the life of Annunciation Catholic School student Fletcher Merkel on Sunday at a funeral service at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. Merkel was one of two students killed in a mass shooting at the church on Aug. 27.

Annunciation Church and School student Fletcher Merkel was remembered at a memorial service on Sunday at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. Merkel was one of two students killed in the Aug. 27 mass shooting.

Annunciation Church Pastor Dennis Zehren spoke Sunday at the funeral for Fletcher Merkel, one of two students killed in the mass shooting at Annunciation Church and School.