Investigators reclassified the disappearance of two missing Iowa cousins as an abduction case Friday after an FBI dive team failed to find their bodies in a lake near where they were last seen a week ago. Lyric Cook-Morrissey, 10, and Elizabeth Collins, 8, vanished after riding bikes near Meyers Lake in Evansdale, a small town in northeast Iowa that has been devastated by their disappearance. Police are also keeping a closer watch on Lyric's father, who has stopped cooperating with police.
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Minnesota couple sentenced in 2020 murder of 8-year-old daughter
Autumn Hallow died at her home last summer.
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Ben Simmons rumor mill running hot and Wolves still connected
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Aquifer energy storage project wins financial backing of Mpls city council
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Bomb threat prompts school evacuation in central Minnesota
A search of the building did not find any suspicious items.
Double shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 'critically wounded' in St. Paul
It's the city's 29th homicide this year.
Brewery, taproom moving into former Twin Cities newspaper space
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Police: Car with dog inside stolen from outside Twin Cities liquor store
They're asking people to be on the lookout for the vehicle.
Murder charge filed over inmate's death at Chisago Co. Jail
The man suddenly became unresponsive and died while in a holding cell.
FBI officials believe missing Iowa girls still alive
An FBI spokeswoman said Saturday that investigators searching for two missing Iowa cousins have information that leads them to believe both girls are still alive. Sandy Breault refused to say what led authorities to their conclusion about 10-year-old Lyric Cook-Morrissey and 8-year-old Elizabeth Collins, but urged anyone with information about their disappearance to contact law enforcement.
Divers end lake search for 2 missing Iowa girls
FBI divers ended their search for two missing cousins in a northeast Iowa lake as federal authorities have decided to shift the focus of their investigation, an FBI spokeswoman said Saturday. The cousins -- 10-year-old Lyric Cook-Morrissey and 8-year-old Elizabeth Collins -- disappeared a week ago and authorities believe they have been abducted.
17 years later, Minnesota-born TV anchor's disappearance remains mystery
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Reports: Missing Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts is found dead
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Girl abducted from her Bemidji home, boyfriend is suspect
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Michele Bachmann's 'bitter and bizarre' home stretch to the Iowa Caucus
Two top Iowa campaign aides gone, claims of a campaign payoff, and invoking a former British Prime Minister. Michele Bachmann limps toward Tuesday's Iowa Caucus.
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