South Lake Minnetonka police say the death was preliminarily ruled a suicide after officers found a body in the water.
An 18-year-old was arrested but later released after the apparent Fourth of July celebration gone wrong, police said.
She used a candle and gasoline to set the $3.3 million mansion on Lake Minnetonka ablaze, and also attacked her mother, authorities said.
Authorities found a boat operating with no one onboard Saturday. They recovered a body in the same area Sunday.
Conditions of the sentence included 45 days on electronic home monitoring, 80 hours of community service and paying restitution of $30,500.
The home was on Lake Minnetonka.
The top police, fire and court stories from our Twin Cities Patch sites include a woman who died after a crash on an icy road.
The top police, fire and court stories from our Twin Cities Patch sites include a business license suspension after employee takes cash from officer for “massage.”
Americans traveling to the Games this year should be vigilant of their surroundings, officials said.
The fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities this week include a grocery store that had to discard food contaminated by smoke.
The top police and court stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities this week include a car plunging off an overpass and onto a frozen pond.
Ryan Paul Chmielewski, 30, has been charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Recently there have been a string of robberies of electronic devices, such as smart phones, tablets and computers in the Metro Area.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities this week include a woman who slashed another woman’s face with a butcher knife.
With sex toys, racing pigeons, naked burglaries and more, the past year had some crazy moments.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities this week include a Level III sex offender moving to a Twin Cities suburb.
With the church under fire, the league fired back that MPR is delaying the release of information in order to benefit its editorial schedule.
The box was not a bomb, but operations came to a halt for two hours.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include a man found dead in a car pulled from a burning garage, priest misconduct and a stabbing threat.
While some are waiting to see how the investigations play out, others are frustrated with a church embroiled in controversy over clergy sex abuse accusations.
A determination on how Orono High School grad Jacob Anderson died is pending further studies, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner.
Jacob Anderson was found on a riverbank on the northeast side of the Mississippi River.
We looked at stories from across America in the year since the shootings at Sandy Hook School to try to illustrate the scale of the problem.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include a woman shot in an apartment, a couple who left a baby in a car and a kidnapping.
Only 30 clerics were on last week’s list of accused priests, but an animated Patch map and interactive timeline illustrate the scope of their time in the ministry.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include more information on a fatal crash into a pond, a stabbing and a prisoner escape.
Thomas Stitts was a pastor at St. George in Long Lake from 1973 until 1980.
Law enforcement agencies throughout the state are ramping up DWI enforcement this holiday season.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include a police chief possibly moving to another city.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include more info about shooting of doctor and an update on a stowaway.
Dr. Stephen Larson was an OB/GYN who founded OBGYN Specialists.
Dr. Stephen Larson provided professional care to the suspect’s mother at one point.
Stephen Lawrence Larson was shot before police arrived at an incident that led to an officer-involved shooting of a second man.
A man with a handgun was shot, and police found another dead man who had been shot before officers arrived.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include a man charged for the third time with indecent exposure.
The ice is not yet thick enough to walk on.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include a pedestrian who died after being hit by an SUV and a former deputy convicted of stealing prescription drugs.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include a man charged with swindling $137,000 from a company.