Lou Raguse

2 days ago | kare11.com | Lou Raguse

MINNEAPOLIS — The White House is slamming the Twin Cities for being a "sanctuary jurisdiction" for undocumented immigrants. It's in response to the recent arrest of an Ecuadorian national, here illegally, who is now accused of killing a Minneapolis woman in a head-on crash. The crash happened last August, but German Llangaria Inga was only charged this month and made his first appearance in court Monday afternoon.

6 days ago | kare11.com | Lou Raguse

BARRON, Wis — A rural Wisconsin county that's been at the center of regional and national mega stories – the kidnapping and escape of Jayme Closs, the international sex trafficking case against the former CEO of Abercrombie and Fitch, and the longest on-the-ground tornado ever recorded in Wisconsin – is losing its long-running sheriff. There aren't many sheriffs across Wisconsin or Minnesota with the name and face recognition of Chris Fitzgerald.

1 week ago | kare11.com | Lou Raguse

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Sarah Schaser is not a celebrity or a professional athlete. "No, absolutely not," she said. But Schaser is in some well-known company as a victim of an organized and sophisticated international crime ring targeting high-end homes across the country — a Chilean Bling Ring. "Within a couple of weeks, the detective in Eden Prairie called with this theory, which I thought, 'No way,' it just sounded too big. But it turns out he was right," Schaser said.

1 week ago | kare11.com | Lou Raguse

MINNEAPOLIS — "He was a really good boy, you know. Outside the Hennepin County Jail, Les Robinson solemnly shared about the loss of his son 28-year-old LeRas Rainey. "He left the house real happy, he was going to visit his friends. Told us he'd be home in a couple hours. Never came back," Robinson said. "He was a good boy. He was a good kid. Everybody loved him. Everybody loved LeRas." Inside, Les faced his son's alleged killer, James Ortley, in the courtroom. "I know he'll never get out.

2 weeks ago | wqad.com | Lou Raguse

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Gabriel Luthor and Elizabeth Brown may be accused of stealing $15 million, but they say they don't have any money left. They pleaded not guilty Wednesday represented by taxpayer-funded public defenders. A cinematic video of one of the ragers held at the mansion across the street brings Sue Donkersgoed back to the wild times on quiet Welters Way in Eden Prairie, before filter-loving couple Gabriel Luthor and Elizabeth Brown were charged in federal court.