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Fugitive mom breaks silence on son's kidnapping: 'I was in a situation of life and death'

Fugitive mom breaks silence on son's kidnapping: 'I was in a situation of life and death'

Fugitive mom breaks silence on son's kidnapping: 'I was in a situation of life and death'

Marcelle Guimaraes said she took her son to Brazil to escape the alleged abuse of her ex-husband. Now she's an international fugitive wanted by the FBI.

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5 scams to avoid this holiday season

The BBB has tips on avoiding five holiday scams that could really put a damper on your festivities this season.

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Chris Watts transferred to new facility in Wisconsin

Chris Watts, 33, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing his pregnant wife and two daughters. On Friday, 9NEWS learned that Watts has been transferred to a facility in Wisconsin.

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Heroes Of Smith High; Three People Who Prevented NC School Shooting

"Heroes are things you read about growing up, you hear stories about. I think that I was just a person, an employee, a father that was doing the best he could in that moment," said Patrick Jordan.

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Family devastated after beloved dog shot, mutilated

The dog had been shot in the back and had large portions of her body that was skinned and mutilated.

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Accused serial robber captured in St. Cloud

Investigators say the suspect began his spree Nov. 30, when he held up the Kwik Trip on Highway 23 in St. Cloud by walking in, flashing a knife and demanding cash.

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Man charged with pulling gun on teens at McDonald's

KARE 11 corrected this story on Dec. 4 to reflect that the charges against Johnson are a felony and a gross misdemeanor, not two felonies. We apologize for the miscommunication.

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Alexandria man sentenced in teen's kidnapping, sexual assaults

Tomas Barker, 33, showed little emotion as he stood in a Douglas County courtroom and made his first public statement since being arrested in September of 2017 for the kidnnapping and sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl.

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Son held in mother's stabbing death

Authorities say the 54-year-old victim was stabbed multiple times at a residence in Bena. Cass County sheriff's deputies were called to the scene about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday.

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Autopsy reveals cause of death for Maddox Ritch

Maddox Ritch, the six-year-old Gaston County boy with autism who disappeared at Rankin Lake Park in September, died as a result of drowning, according to the autopsy.

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Man accused of faking his own death denied bond

Igor Vorotinov made his initial court appearance on Monday in Minneapolis, after being federally indicted on Feb. 19, 2015 on one count of mail fraud.

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Felon charged in fatal shooting of former police chief

The Becker County Attorney's office on Thursday charged 54-year-old Morris Silas Dodd, Jr. of rural Ogema with second degree manslaughter and being a felon in possession of a weapon in connection with the Nov. 10 incident, which claimed the life of 53-year-old Jay Clayton Nelson.

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‘We are all heartbroken’: FBI believes body found is missing NC teen

"We are absolutely devastated," Lumberton Police Chief Michael McNeill said. "I wish we had a different outcome for Hania's family, for the community she lived in."

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Tips on 'National Package Protection Day'

Package thefts ramp up following "Cyber Monday," leading Wednesday to be called "National Package Protection Day."

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Serial business burglar sought in White Bear Lake

Sergeant Dale Hager tells KARE 11 that the man seen in the photos is suspected in at least a dozen attempted burglaries across the metro, three or more involving Mexican restaurants.

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Fugitive and convicted murderer captured in Crookston

Forty-year-old Joshua Hendrickson and another man were arrested in Crookston Tuesday night. KFGO reports police say the arrests followed an unrelated drug investigation on the city's south side.

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