Family Searches Again For Missing U of M Student

Family members and volunteers are searching again in the southern Twin Cities suburbs for a University of Minnesota student who's been missing since the night her ex-boyfriend killed another man outside a Burnsville bar. Anna Rae Schunk reconnected with Shavelle Chavez-Nelson, 31, in hopes of recovering a $5,000 loan he never repaid, but it may have been a fatal mistake for the 20-year-old. Schunk's brother says police told their family they found his sister's white jacket with a U of M logo, covered with blood and 18 to 20 holes that may indicate she was stabbed.

• Sep 30, 2013

Authorities Believe Missing 'U' Student Is Dead

Police say they have new evidence that has led them to believe a missing University of Minnesota student is no longer alive. Anarae Schunk has been missing for more than a week. She was last seen with her ex-boyfriend outside a Burnsville bar.

• Sep 30, 2013

Volunteers Search In Lilydale, Rosemount For Missing U of M Student

Family members of 20-year-old Anarae Schunk are combing an area near the Mississippi River for her body, according to the Facebook page created for her search effort. People are searching for the missing University of Minnesota student near Pickerel Lake in Lilydale, as well as areas in the vicinity of Highway 46 near Rosemount and Farmington. Burnsville Police told Schunk's family Saturday that they are certain she's dead. They have not yet disclosed what evidence points to that conclusion.

• Sep 29, 2013

Charges Filed In Burnsville Homicide, Missing U Student Case

Palagor Jobi's friends were in a Dakota County courtroom Thursday to see up close the man now charged with killing him.

• Sep 26, 2013

Police: $5,000 Reward For Info On Missing Student; Suspect Car Found

A $Burnsville Police say a $5,000 reward is being offered for information on the whereabouts of Anarae Schunk, the 20-year-old college student who was last seen with a man suspected of homicide.

• Sep 25, 2013

Ground, Air Search For U Student Last Seen With Homicide Suspect

Burnsville Police are stepping up the search for a missing University of Minnesota student who was in the company of an Eagan man now being held on suspicion of murder.

• Sep 25, 2013

Police: Missing U Student Last Seen With Homicide Suspect

On Tuesday afternoon, police said Anarae Schunk was last seen with former boyfriend Shavelle Oscar Chavez-Nelson, a man currently in custody and suspected of shooting and killing 23-year-old Palagor Obang Jobi early Sunday morning at Nina's Grill in Burnsville.

• Sep 24, 2013

18-Year-Old Sentenced In Crash That Killed 2 Burnsville Teens

An 18-year-old Burnsville man has been sentenced in a crash that killed two Burnsville teens and injured two others on Aug. 21, 2012, the Dakota Count Attorney's Office announced Monday.

• Sep 23, 2013

1 Dead After Shooting Outside Burnsville Bar

One person is dead after a shooting outside a bar in Burnsville, Minn. It happened outside the parking lot of Nina's Grill around 2 a.m. Sunday, according to police.

• Sep 22, 2013

MNsure Parts Ways With Employee In Security Breach

An employee of Minnesota's health insurance exchange no longer works there after releasing private information about insurance agents. MNsure executive director April Todd-Malmlov told the agency's board of directors Friday that the employee violated internal policy by storing unencrypted personal information about Minnesota insurance agents on a computer desktop.

• Sep 20, 2013

Teen Pleads Guilty In Burnsville Crash That Killed 2

An 18-year-old man from Burnsville pleaded guilty in juvenile court Tuesday for his role in a crash on Buck Hill that killed two teenagers and injured two other teens. The driver – a 17-year-old juvenile at the time of the June 2012 crash – pleaded guilty to two felony counts of Criminal Vehicular Homicide, one felony count of Criminal Vehicular Operation, and one count of gross misdemeanor count of Criminal Vehicular Operation.

• Sep 11, 2013

Man Charged After Taking 2 Hostage In Gas Station

The 31-year-old Burnsville man who allegedly held two people at gunpoint during a standoff at a Burnsville gas station on Saturday has been charged. Ariel Luis Barnett was charged Tuesday in Dakota County for two counts of second-degree assault and two counts of kidnapping.

• Sep 10, 2013

Man Who Held 3 Hostage At Burnsville Gas Station ID'd

The man arrested Saturday for holding two employees and a customer hostage at a Burnsville gas station has been identified. According to police, 31-year-old Ariel Luis Barnett entered the Holiday Gas Station at 12290 Nicollet Ave. S. early Saturday evening. He had a sawed-off shotgun, which he fired once in to the ceiling before taking two three hostages.

• Sep 9, 2013

Man In Custody After Burnsville Gas Station Standoff

One man is behind bars after a standoff with police that forced a busy highway to close early Saturday evening. According to Burnsville Police, a man with a sawed-off shotgun entered the Holiday Gas Station on Highway 13 and Nicollet Avenue in Burnsville at 6:15 p.m. The man fired once in to the ceiling, and took two employees hostage. Police arrived soon after, and were able to talk the man down to the point of surrender. The gunman made no demands during the standoff.

• Sep 7, 2013

Burnsville Police Seeking Info. On Recent Vandalism

Burnsville Police are asking for the public's help to gather information about a recent string of vandalism within the city.

• Sep 4, 2013

Minor Injuries After Fire At Burnsville Townhome

Authorities are investigating what caused a fire at a Burnsville townhome that left a few residents with minor injuries.

• Aug 25, 2013

Man Pleads Guilty To 2009 Attempted Murder In Burnsville

A 22-year-old Eagan man has pleaded guilty to second-degree intentional attempted murder -- and was subsequently sentenced -- in connection to an assault that occurred in a Burnsville townhome on April 7, 2009, the Dakota County Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.

• Aug 20, 2013

Traffic Alert: Hwy 13 Bridge Over 35W Staying Closed

The Highway 13 bridge over I-35W in Burnsville was supposed to be closed this weekend but it'll now stay closed until crews can ensure its safe. That'll put a kink in south metro traffic to begin the work week. The bridge was just having scheduled painting done, but crews noticed some damage and MnDOT decided to repair it.

• Aug 18, 2013

Police: Suspects Sought After 1 Dead, 1 Wounded In Burnsville Shooting

One man is dead and another hurt after an early Tuesday morning shooting in Burnsville, and police are searching for the people responsible. The shooting took place at 2 a.m. on the 2100 block of East 117th Street at a town home complex, police said, but the victims were found in an SUV at the Eagan Super America gas station off Cliff Road.

• Aug 13, 2013

MnDOT: Hectic Traffic On I-35 In Lakeville

It's in your best interest to steer clear of I-35 northbound in Lakeville on Friday, according to MnDOT. Traffic backups are estimated to be six miles and increasing as the northbound lanes of the interstate are currently restricted to a single lane of traffic between County Road 50 and the I-35E/I-35W split in Burnsville during construction.

• Aug 9, 2013

WCCO Viewers' Choice For Best Mini Golf: The Links At Dred Scott

Where's the best place in the state to hone in on your short game? WCCO viewers picked The Links at Dred Scott in Bloomington as the best Minnesota has to offer for mini golf.

• Aug 8, 2013

Burnsville Police Seek Help ID'ing Smartphone Robbery Suspect

Burnsville Police have released surveillance photos in hopes that they might help identify a man suspected of robbing a Best Buy Mobile store on Monday. Police say the man robbed the store at 10 a.m. by placing a number of iPhones and Samsung phones/tablets into a teal-colored laundry mesh bag before leaving.

• Aug 6, 2013

Burnsville Man Accused Of Collecting Welfare After Winning $20K

Investigators in Dakota County say a man hit it big at a casino and continued to take in welfare checks. Jin Park of Burnsville is accused of winning nearly $240,000 at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, and then took in around $7,000 in government money. Park claims he has already spent the money, but Dakota County Attorney Jim Backstrom says not reporting the winnings is a crime, and they will try to prosecute.

• Aug 5, 2013

Mpls. Man Charged With Stealing Hundreds Of Hydrocodone Pills

A Minneapolis man was charged Tuesday with felony theft and felony possession of a controlled substance after he allegedly stole hundreds of Hydrocodone pills from the pharmacy where he worked.

• Jul 26, 2013

Charges: Man Went To Bar, Left 4-Year-Old At Home

A 47-year-old Burnsville man was charged with neglect of a child after police say he left his 4-year-old daughter at home so he could go to the bar.

• Jul 24, 2013

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