Dashcam video: Hennepin County commissioner asking for a break during DWI arrest
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Video from the October drunk driving arrest of former Hennepin County Board Commissioner Mike Opat shows the former public official desperately trying to avoid a trip to the county jail.

Video shows fmr. Hennepin Commissioner Mike Opat asking for break in drunk driving arrest
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Video from the October drunk driving arrest of former Hennepin County Board Commissioner Mike Opat shows the former public official desperately trying to avoid a trip to the county jail.

Minnetonka police arrest 3 people in connection to 89 property damage reports

“We can’t really see any other reason they were doing this, other than out screwing around,” Minnetonka Police Captain Jason Tait told FOX 9.

Former Eden Prairie teacher accused of grooming student pleads guilty to child endangerment

Former Eden Prairie High School teacher Craig Hollenbeck was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student during the second half of the 2020-2021 school year.

Hennepin County paramedics collect warm winter gear for the homeless

Hennepin County paramedics and EMTs are asking for the public's help to distribute warm socks, hats, and gloves to unsheltered people to help prevent them from getting frostbite.

Judge denies Bad Rooster injunction against sisters

A Hennepin County judge has denied a motion from the Bad Rooster for a temporary injunction against two sisters who claim funds from the Minnetonka-based food truck are used to “support a cult” that holds sway over their mother.

Murderer gets 30 years for fatal stabbing, claims jail is violating medical privacy rights

A Minneapolis man sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday for a brutal stabbing death earlier this year also filed a lawsuit claiming the Hennepin County Jail violated his medical privacy rights while in custody. 

HR investigation uncovers Sheriff Hutchinson's erratic, paranoid and hostile behavior

It is difficult to imagine things getting any worse for disgraced Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson, who officially has only two more weeks left in office. And yet, here we are.   

Hennepin County prosecutor Mike Freeman discusses decades-long career

With just a couple weeks left in office, Hennepin County's longest serving prosecutor Mike Freeman is opening up to FOX 9 about the highs, the lows, the tough decisions and the things his office got wrong over two decades.

Argument over marijuana led to fatal shooting in Minneapolis apartment: Charges

An argument over marijuana left on a table led to the fatal shooting of a woman in a Minneapolis apartment on Thursday, according to court documents. 

One year after drunk driving crash, Hennepin Board to censure Sheriff Hutchinson

A year after his drunk driving crash, a committee of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted Thursday to censure Sheriff Dave Hutchinson after an outside investigation found he engaged in a pattern of harassment and workplace bullying. 

Deputies arrest 12-year-old driver after stolen vehicle chase in Minneapolis

The 12-year-old driver who was arrested had a cast on his leg from a recent gunshot wound, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office.

Man charged in July fatal shooting on Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis

Hennepin County prosecutors charged a 23-year-old man from St. Paul for his alleged role in a Minneapolis shooting that left one person dead in July. 

Driver rams squad car, crashes into building during police chase in Minneapolis: Charges

A 33-year-old man from South St. Paul faces felony charges after ramming into a squad car and crashing into several objects during a police chase in Minneapolis on Monday.

Alfredo Solis acquitted on murder charges in shooting outside Richfield school

A teen has been acquitted on murder charges in the shooting of another boy outside a school in Richfield in February 2022, which sparked a panic for the community.

Eli Hart killing: Mom seeks to have statements to police suppressed

The attorney for a mom accused of killing her son, Eli Hart, is seeking to have her statements to investigators suppressed. 

Former Hennepin Co employees charged with falsifying timecards, selling equipment

A man and woman are charged with theft by swindle after allegedly falsifying timecards for hours that were never actually worked, while one also stole and resold government equipment.