COON RAPIDS, Minn. (WCCO) — Authorities say a motorcyclist and a motorist are dead after a crash in Coon Rapids Tuesday night. The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office said the crash occurred just before 8:45 p.m. near Hanson Boulevard and 129th Lane. A man on a motorcycle was speeding south on Hanson Boulevard and hit a car turning from 129th Lane, the sheriff’s office said. The motorcyclist — identified as 37-year-old Joseph Heim of Ham Lake — died at the scene. Forty-year-old Nicholas Wivinus of Coon Rapids, the motorist, was hospitalized in critical condition and later died, the sheriff’s office ..read more

COON RAPIDS, Minn. (WCCO) — Authorities say one man was killed and another was seriously injured in a crash between a motorcyclist and a car in Coon Rapids Tuesday night. The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office said the crash occurred just before 8:45 p.m. near Hanson Boulevard and 129th Lane. A man on a motorcycle was speeding south on Hanson Boulevard and hit a car turning from 129th Lane, the sheriff’s office said. The motorcyclist died at the scene, and the driver of the car was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. The crash is being investigated ..read more

COON RAPIDS, Minn. (WCCO) — Two men are dead and a third is hurt after a shooting late Monday afternoon inside a Coon Rapids apartment. The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office says deputies and officers from several agencies were called to a building on the 9400 block of Springbrook Drive Northwest just before 5 p.m. after reports of gunfire. (credit: CBS) Officers found three men injured inside one unit. Investigators believe “a confrontation between the males occurred” before bullets flew. One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene, while another later died at an area hospital. The third vi ..read more

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Weather officials say a tornado touched down Wednesday night in Coon Rapids as severe storms swept over the Twin Cities metro. The National Weather Service says that damage surveys showed an EF-0 tornado blew through the northwestern Minneapolis suburb around 8:30 p.m. The twister, which was about 50 yards wide, left a three-mile path through the city, investigators say. (credit: CBS) Maximum wind speeds were estimated to be around 80 mph. The tornado might have been responsible for felling a large tree that nearly split a Coon Rapids home in half. Neighbors told WCCO-TV ..read more

COON RAPIDS, MINN. (WCCO) — It’s an unusual dilemma. A Coon Rapids nonprofit has a large new space and a large desire to serve people with disabilities. But they can’t bring people back, even though they have a long waiting list. As WCCO found out, it’s a story of frustration, and hope. It’s been a tough few years for everybody, and 43-year-old Lois George, who lives with autism, is no exception. WCCO spoke with her mother, Marie George. “We just sort of stagnated here for a couple of years with the virus, it’s been very hard. We’ve had to find things to do,” Marie said. “When she was working ..read more

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Coon Rapids man charged with allegedly murdering another man last week has been arrested in Nevada, according to Anoka County officials. John Hare, 42, faces a second-degree intentional murder charge in connection to a homicide in Coon Rapids on Wednesday. According to the criminal complaint, Coon Rapids police officers and Anoka County deputies responded that day to the report of a suspicious death at a residence on the 10100 block of Wintergreen Street Northwest. Upon entering the residence, officers found a deceased man, 62-year-old David Nelson of Coon Rapids, on the ..read more

Originally published on Jan. 17, 2022 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A patient who has been battling COVID-19 on a ventilator for months at a Minnesota hospital has been moved to a hospital in Texas amid an ongoing legal battle between the family and hospital. Last week, an Anoka County judge ordered Allina Health’s Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids to keep the Buffalo man, Scott Quiner, on a ventilator. His wife, Anne, said she went to court after she was told by the hospital that nothing more could be done for her husband, and it was time to take him off the ventilator. She says she asked for other treatm ..read more

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A patient who has been battling COVID-19 on a ventilator for months at a Minnesota hospital has been moved to a hospital in Texas amid an ongoing legal battle between the family and hospital. Last week, an Anoka County judge ordered Allina Health’s Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids to keep the Buffalo man, Scott Quiner, on a ventilator. His wife, Anne, said she went to court after she was told by the hospital that nothing more could be done for her husband, and it was time to take him off the ventilator. She says she asked for other treatments. In documents filed to stop the h ..read more

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police are still searching for a driver who fled from Coon Rapids officers before crashing in Brooklyn Park Thursday. The driver sped away from police at about 11:16 a.m., and eventually crashed on Highway 252 near 85th Avenue North, according to Brooklyn Park police. The suspect was last seen running into the residential area south of 85th Avenue, on the east side of the highway. K-9s were unable to track the suspect down, and they are still at large. It’s not clear what led up to the initial chase, but Brooklyn Park police say its officers were not involved. No one was h ..read more

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 29-year-old Minneapolis man faces charges for allegedly shooting at a vehicle with two young children inside. Aaron Teague is accused of second-degree attempted murder and drive-by shooting in connection to the incident. He was charged in Anoka County on Thursday. The criminal complaint states that on Tuesday morning, Coon Rapids police responded to a report of a person firing a gun at a car near the 3300 block of 129th Avenue Northwest. A man at the scene said that he had been driving on Highway 10 with his 20-month-old son and 7-month old daughter when the boyfrie ..read more