WJON Staff
Patty and Jerry Wetterling Make Statement to Media on Missing Son’s Case
Standing in front of a throng of cameras and reporters, Jerry and Patty Wetterling stood in their driveway and addressed the media about recent developments in the abduction of Jacob Wetterling.
Read the Federal Indictment Against Daniel Heinrich in Child Sex Case [DOCUMENT]
Read the federal indictment and see search warrants against 52-year-old Daniel Heinrich of Annandale.
Police Name Annandale Man As “Person of Interest” In Wetterling Case [VIDEO]
A news conference has been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. today (Thursday) in Minneapolis. A spokeswoman from the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center tells WJON news that it is related to the Jacob Wetterling Case.
UPDATE: Thousands Honor Deputy Steven Sandberg in Aitkin [VIDEO]
The community of Aitkin and law enforcement from all over Minnesota are mourning the loss of Aitkin County Deputy Steven Sandberg, who was fatally shot Sunday at St. Cloud Hospital by the domestic violence defendant he was monitoring.
UPDATE: Search for Boy Called Off After Body Pulled From River
St. Cloud Police are looking for a missing 6-year-old Somali boy. Hamza Elmi has down syndrome and is not verbal. He was last seen in the 300 block of 8th Avenue North at 8:40 p.m. on Thursday night.
UPDATE: St. Joseph Police Identify Boy Killed in Alleged Hit and Run
Police have identified the five-year-old boy who was killed in an apparent hit and run in St. Joseph on Monday. Police were called to the 300 block of 1st Avenue Northwest just after 2:30 p.m. on Monday.
UPDATE: St. Cloud Police Looking For Wells Fargo Bank Robbery Suspect
The St. Cloud Wells Fargo Bank at 200 33rd Avenue South was robbed this afternoon. The incident happened sometime around 1:15 p.m.
Weak El Nino Should Keep Winter Weather Forecast More Normal for St. Cloud and Central Minnesota [VIDEO, MAPS]
If last year's long, harsh winter in Minnesota had you considering other places to live, take heart -- the weather service says that's probably not in the cards for this winter.
UPDATE: Two Arrested During Cooper Avenue Gun Complaint
Two people were arrested after a gun complaint on Cooper Avenue between 3rd Street North and Division Street on Thursday.
Body Found East of St. Cloud [VIDEO, PHOTOS, MAP]
Benton County officials are investigating the discovery of a dead body just east of St. Cloud. A Sheriff's Department News Release says at 2:25 yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon, the Benton County Sheriff's Department received a report of a body found along County Road 75.
Accused Sartell Shooter Held on $2,000,000 Bail
A St. Cloud man made his first court appearance on charges he shot and killed a man outside the Sartell Sprint Store Thursday.
Sartell Shooting Victim Dies, Suspect Jailed in St. Cloud [PHOTOS, VIDEO, AUDIO]
A 20-year-old man shot in the chest outside a strip mall in Sartell has died from his injuries. Meanwhile, the man suspected of shooting him is jailed in St. Cloud.