Crime

ST. PAUL -- A routine traffic stop midday Wednesday ended with gunshots that felled Mendota Heights’ most veteran police officer. Eight hours later, during a massive manhunt for officer Scott Patrick’s killer, police said the suspect opened fire on St. Paul officers, who shot...

Some who live outside Worthington have an image of this community being overrun with public safety problems and, as a result, stay away. A recent survey, however, shows this perception to be off-target. A recent survey published on the Movoto Real Estate blog (movoto.com) lists the...

WORTHINGTON — Three men are in custody in the Nobles County Jail after being arrested earlier this week on drug-related charges. According to court documents, Gerson Mejia-Campos, 20, of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Blue Thyboualoy, 18, of Worthington, are facing charges of fifth-degree...

Accidents WORTHINGTON — The Worthington Police Department investigated an accident reported at 11:15 a.m. Friday involving a 2013 white Kia Sorrento at Walmart. WORTHINGTON — The Worthington Police Department investigated a hit-and-run accident reported at 11:37 a.m. Friday...

WILLMAR — A rural Paynesville man sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for a shooting death in 2011 died last month from natural causes connected to “complications of a perforated gastric ulcer,’’ according to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office. Delbert Huber,...

Accidents WORTHINGTON — The Nobles County Sheriff’s Office investigated a report of a vehicle in a ravine at 12:03 p.m. Thursday on 290th Street, 1½ miles west of Nobles County 57. Ambulance WORTHINGTON — The Worthington Ambulance was dispatched at 10:47 a.m. Thursday...

SIBLEY, Iowa — The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Iowa State Patrol in arresting Andrea Lynn Block, 41, on Tuesday. Block is charged with domestic abuse, a class D felony, after allegedly assaulting a 20-year-old female. Block is currently in the Osceola County...

WORTHINGTON — Local police are investigating the burglary of two homes and vehicles early Tuesday morning on Marine Avenue. One homeowner observed two male suspects wearing black-hooded sweatshirts burglarizing a vehicle. Another homeowner found electronic equipment and various...

WILLMAR — A plea agreement has been reached for Robert Warwick, the 18-year-old facing two murder charges in the death of his grandmother last year. Warwick’s attorney, Daniel Mohs, confirmed Thursday that a plea deal has been made. Mohs said his client will plead guilty to...

Accidents WORTHINGTON — The Worthington Police Department responded to a crash at 9:59 p.m. Wednesday at the 1500 block of Burlington Avenue. No injuries were reported. LISMORE — The Nobles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a crash at 11:18 a.m. Friday on Minnesota 91....

WOODBURY — A deadly robbery attempt Saturday morning in Woodbury might have ended differently, were it not for the presence of a Woodbury patrol officer and an alert worker. According to Woodbury police, an armed man tried to rob Johnson Jewelers in a Radio Drive shopping center...

Accidents WORTHINGTON — The Worthington Police Department investigated an accident at 5:03 p.m. Friday in the 1200 block of Humiston Avenue. DUNDEE — The Nobles County Sheriff’s Office investigated an accident reported at 6:39 a.m. Saturday on Nobles County 1, outside of Dundee....

REDBY — Seven people are in custody after a nearly 10-hour standoff that began with reports of gunfire Friday on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office, the Headwaters SWAT team and the FBI, assisted...

Accidents WORTHINGTON — The Worthington Police Department investigated a hit-and-run accident reported at 9:29 p.m. Wednesday from the Travelodge Hotel. WORTHINGTON —The Worthington Police Department investigated a hit-and-run accident reported at 5:56 p.m. Thursday from the...

Police ADRIAN — The Nobles County Sheriff’s Office spotted a wall cloud with possible rotation at 4:34 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 90 southeast. Adrian and Rushmore Fire Department spotters were also paged. WORTHINGTON — The Worthington Police Department investigated a report...