Charges: Woman, children planned suicide together

Jan Burnett, mother of Patricia Becht

Patricia Becht gave her children overdoses of an anti-psychotic drug and the three had kept secret the deadly plan, officials say.

Man charged with shooting teen on July 4th arrested in Louisiana

A St. Paul man suspected in a July 4 shooting and wounding of a teenage boy was charged with felony assault Friday and arrested in Lousiana.

Photo right: Cary Francis Schmidt

Gang member who caused horrific injuries in police chase gets 13 years

A gang member whose high-speed flight from St. Paul police left a young couple maimed has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for crack cocaine trafficking.

Ramsey County is modifying workhouse to minimize TB

Ramsey County needs to reexamine the airflow system in the workhouse and do a better job of responding to health issues in its correctional department, according to a consultant's preliminary findings.

Helping a killer hide brings probation

A Bloomington man who helped harbor a fugitive charged with murder won't have to spend any time in jail but will be on probation for three years.

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