Suicide

Minnesota leads U.S. in National Guard suicides since 2008

More Minnesota National Guard soldiers have committed suicide since 2008 than those from any other state.SEE ALSO: Blake Page, West Point cadet, quits academy to protest "unconstitutional proselytism" That grim tidbit was contained in an extensive report on Texas National Guard suicides put together ... More >>

Country singer Mindy McCready dead in apparent suicide

The troubled life of country singer Mindy McCready has come to a close with the Cleburne County, Arkansas, Sheriff's Office stating that officers were dispatched to her home Sunday after neighbors reported hearing gunshots. There they found McCready on the front porch of her home, dead at the scene ... More >>

Eric Thomes killed himself in connection with Officer Decker slaying; murder weapon found

:::: UPDATE :::: Eric Thomes Facebook page: Profile of the "person of interest" in Officer Decker's murderAt a press conference this afternoon, investigators identified Eric Thomes as the man who killed himself Wednesday night when investigators showed up at his rural Cold Spring house to re-intervi ... More >>

Woman shot, killed at Jimmy John's in Cottage Grove

Police called to a Jimmy John's in Cottage Grove found a woman shot dead inside the restaurant and a wounded man in the parking lot who had apparently shot himself, according to news reports Thursday night. The unidentified man was taken to Regions Hospital, where his condition is unknown. An em ... More >>

Hy-Vee store director apologizes for letting Bradlee Dean's ministry fundraise on-site

SEE ALSO: -- Bradlee Dean must pay attorney fees to Rachel Maddow, Minnesota Independent-- Bradlee Dean's troupe to Iowa public school: Homosexual lifestyle 'literally kills' gays-- Bradlee Dean uses "suicide prevention" to raise money for anti-gay ministry Last weekend, Bradlee Dean's You Can Run B ... More >>

Gay bullying must end

In wake of suicides, schools face federal scrutiny

Three men have killed themselves by jumping from Mpls bridges into the Mississippi in past week

In March, we reported on a disturbing string of five suicides-by-traffic that took place around the Twin Cities this winter.Now, with summer on the horizon, the suicidal are apparently shifting their tactics. Around 6:15 a.m. today, a man jumped to his death from Minneapolis's Franklin Bridge into t ... More >>

Flash mobs attack Minneapolis

Violence last week has downtown on edge

Highway suicide: Why do people keep lying down in Minnesota traffic?

​On a mid-November morning last year, as the sun was still coming up, a woman wearing a long, dark jacket wandered onto Interstate 94.It was a horrifying sight to drivers on their commute to work, many of whom had to veer quickly out of the way to avoid hitting her."Everyone was kind of swerving a ... More >>

Anoka-Hennepin school district blasts Rolling Stone article [UPDATE]

​In response to an article in the most recent issue of Rolling Stone, officials in the Anoka-Hennepin school district issued a lengthy statement lambasting reporter Sabrina Rubin Erdely."The article in Rolling Stone presents a grossly distorted portrayal of the Anoka-Hennepin School District, its ... More >>

Richard Carter McComb suicide tickles Star Tribune's funny bone

Richard Carter McComb: the man whose suicide inspired the Star Tribune's yuk yuks​An early candidate for worst lede of the year award goes to this Star Tribune story about the suicide of Lifelink CEO Richard Carter McComb.We're not sure which is worse: The cringe-worthy use of the world's oldest c ... More >>

Michele Bachmann says gay bullying at Anoka-Hennepin is "not a federal issue"

Michele Bachmann has been conspicuously silent on the string of teenage suicides in her district.​Tammy Aaberg, the mother of 15-year-old suicide victim Justin Aaberg, recently delivered a petition to Michele Bachmann's office, asking her to publicly address the contentious issue of gay bullying i ... More >>

Tammy Aaberg, mother of Justin Aaberg, to deliver petition to Michele Bachmann

Tammy Aaberg, the mother of an Anoka-Hennepin student who committed suicide in 2010.​Much has been made of the rash of teenage suicides in the Anoka-Hennepin school district in the last two years. That is, except by the congresswoman who represents much of the area encompassed by the district, pre ... More >>

Rickey Pouncil sentenced for coercion that led to victim's suicide

The judge told Rickey Pouncil he wished he could give a longer sentence.​Rickey Pouncil didn't take a man's life. Rather, he made it so hellish that the man felt he had no other choice but to kill himself. Now Pouncil's sentenced to 13 months in prison for extortion, and owes $165,000 to his victi ... More >>

Michele Bachmann's district sees rash of gay teen suicides

The controversial policy mirrors Bachmann's position on homosexuality in schools​The teenagers who have committed suicide in the school district Michele Bachmann represents have begun to haunt her campaign like activist ghosts.Bachmann's district includes the Anoka-Hennepin County School District, ... More >>

Justice Dept. investigating Anoka-Hennepin schools for harassment of gay students

Justin Aaberg is one of four gay teen suicides in two years.​The Department of Justice is investigating allegations of a hostile environment toward gay and lesbian students against the Anoka-Hennepin County school district.The DOJ, along with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, a ... More >>

William Melchert-Dinkel, suicide chat room troll, sentenced

Melchert-Dinkel posed as a woman online while urging others to commit suicide.​William Melchert-Dinkel had a perverse obsession with impersonating women while trolling internet chat rooms ad urging despondent people to commit suicide "for the thrill of the chase." And he could have been sent ... More >>

Lance Lundsten, gay Minnesota teen, may have died from congenital heart defect, not suicide [UPDATE]

FacebookLance Lundsten died on Saturday.​Another gay Minnesota teen is dead. But did he kill himself? This much is undisputed: Saturday evening near 10 p.m., Lance Lundsten, an 18-year-old from Miltona, was found unresponsive and rushed from his home to Douglas County Hospital, where he died. ... More >>

Rhonda Arkley jailed after torching house with husband inside [UPDATE]

Rhonda Arkley, fresh from the hospital, is jailed.​After being hospitalized for nearly a month, Rhonda Lee Arkley has finally swapped her hospital bed for a Dakota County jail bunk. She made her first court appearance this morning for charges of arson, fleeing police and assault. Cops say she ... More >>

William Melchert-Dinkel pleads not guilty to pushing suicides

Melchert-Dinkel pleads not guiulty.​Police say William Melchert-Dinkel posed online as female nurses named "Cami," "Dragon Girl" and "Li Dao" to persuade a Canadian and an Englishman to commit suicide. Now, after months of legal wrangling, he's pleaded not guilty charges. He failed earlier th ... More >>

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MPD Officer Duy Ngo laid to rest today after suicide

Duy Ngo took his own life last week; another MPD officer almost killed him in 2003​Duy Ngo, the troubled Minneapolis police officer who committed suicide last week, is to be buried today at Resurrection Cemetery after a funeral service at the Cathedral of St. Paul. He shot and killed himself ... More >>

Man shoots himself beside I-394 in Golden Valley

​Details are sketchy right now, but it appears that a man shot himself in the chest this afternoon beside I-394, prompting the State Patrol to divert traffic off the busy freeway in the suburbs just ahead of rush hour. KSTP is reporting that the man shot himself near the Louisiana Avenue brid ... More >>

Peter Erlinder reportedly attempted suicide in Rwandan jail cell

Peter Erlinder is accused of denying the Rwandan genocide​The New York Times is reporting that William Mitchell College law professor Peter Erlinder attempted suicide in his Rwandan jail cell, where he is being held for allegedly denying that country's genocide. Police said they found Erlinde ... More >>

William Melchert-Dinkel arraigned today on suicide charges

Cops say he hid his identity in suicide chat rooms​William Melchert-Dinkel, the former nurse from Faribault accused of hiding his identity while urging despondent denizens of the Internet to kill themselves so he could revel in the thrill, gets arraigned today in Rice County. His lawyers says ... More >>

Trace Maxwell linked by Glock to triple homicide

​Investigators still aren't sure why Trace Maxwell went on a deadly shooting spree early Thursday morning before killing himself, but they've tied him to the three homicides by way of a Glock pistol. The Glock was found in Maxwell's SUV where it crashed on Lake Street after he shot himself to ... More >>

William Melchert-Dinkel charged with aiding two suicides

​William Melchert-Dinkel, the Faribault nurse described by officials as having a "suicide fetish," was charged in Rice County on Friday of aiding suicide. Police say he developed online relationships with Mark Drybrough, 32, of Great Britain, and Nadia Kajouji, 18, of Ottawa before they kille ... More >>

Off-duty cop talks woman out of jumping off bridge

An off-duty Wisconsin police officer's instincts serve him well.

Nurse with "suicide fetish" loses license, is stalked by Canadian press

The Faribault nurse accused of encouraging people in suicide chat rooms to commit suicide has admitted to police he helped as many as five people kill themselves.

Man plans to break Minn. skydiving record with 100 jumps

The 42-year-old Waseca skydiver wants to shatter the state's skydiving record by completing 100 jumps in one day.

Minnesotans like to kill themselves.

The suicide rate keeps climbing. It's the economy, stupid?

David Carradine dead at 72

The star of Kung Fu and Kill Bill hung himself in a Bangkok hotel room last Thursday.

Minneapolis cops seek help in solving Uptown death

Minneapolis police are looking for help in understanding the events that led to the death of a woman in Uptown on Friday May 8. Police believe the woman took her own life.

Pawlenty vetoes DFL tax plan; what's next?

Monday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

Minnesota suicide rate on the rise, mental health workers say

Is bad economy leading to serious depression?

Sylvia Plath's son commits suicide

Like mother, like son-- Nicholas Hughes, the son of the troubled poetess, hung himself last Monday.

Follow the Story: Soldiers and PTSD

Soldier Suicides: veterans are killing themselves in record numbers

But at the VA, not much has changed

Letters to the Editor

Readers respond to "A Long Way Down"

St. Paul's High Bridge: Suicide Hot Spot

Ever since the original High Bridge was built in 1889, it's been a magnet for people seeking to end their lives

Wristcutters: A Love Story

area theaters, starts Friday

Kill the Messenger

The tragic death of one of America's most important investigative journalists

Big Ditch Road: Suicide Note Reader's Companions

Strib celebrates day one of new design with site crash

The Sins of the Father

Two murders and a suicide: The strange story of Father Ryan Erickson and the rift he made in Hudson, Wisconsin

Red Lake: Two grim takes

Red Lake update: Fewer headlines, more trouble

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The Ultimate Gay Serial Killer

Winter Kills: A Review of the Evidence