CHILD DEATHS
Police: Children playing on bed when girl, 11, fell from 11-story St. Paul apartment tower 
An 11-month-old girl was in the process of moving to Minnesota from Arizona with her family when she fell to her death Tuesday night from a ninth-floor window of a St. Paul apartment, police said Wednesday.
By Brady Gervais , August 04, 2011
11-month-old girl dies in fall from Minnesota apartment window
An 11-month-old girl who died after falling from a ninth-floor apartment in St. Paul had been playing with other children on a bed near the window before she tumbled to the ground below, police said today.
By Amy Forliti , August 03, 2011
Authorities: Child's deadly fall from 9th story of St. Paul apartment building likely accidental
St. Paul Police said today they are still piecing together what happened, but so far, criminal charges are not expected.
By Associated Press , August 03, 2011
Lawyer: Casey Anthony's safety requires elaborate planning
Casey Anthony's whereabouts for her first week of freedom were a closely guarded secret Monday, known only to a select few as she tries to start a new life after being acquitted of killing her daughter. One of her lawyers says an elaborate plan was made to protect her from people with "the lynch-mob mentality."
By Matt Sedensky and Mike Schneider , July 18, 2011
Official: NYC man held in boy's slaying says he hears voices
A man accused of abducting and dismembering an 8-year-old Brooklyn boy told investigators that he suffocated the child with a towel after learning that thousands of volunteers were out searching for the youth, a law enforcement official said Thursday. He entered a not-guilty plea Thursday, though police and prosecutors say he has confessed to the crime. Scroll down the article to watch video report.
By Colleen Long and Tom Hays , July 14, 2011
Police: NYC boy possibly tied up before his death
Investigators believe an 8-year-old boy who was abducted and dismembered may have been tied up and tried to fight off his captor before he was killed, police officials said Thursday.
By Colleen Long and Tom Hays , July 14, 2011
Study: Every 5 days, child dies in portable pool
The research being published today in the journal Pediatrics shows 209 deaths and 35 near-drownings of children under 12 from 2001 through 2009. Most of the children, 94 percent, were under 5, and 81 percent of the accidents happened during summer months.
By JoAnne Viviano , June 20, 2011
2 plead not guilty in Minot toddler's death
A police sargeant testified Wednesday that the toddler had bruising "from head to toe," and that medical officials said the 19-month-old boy also had suffered a broken jaw and a fractured skull.
By Associated Press , June 09, 2011
Feds investigate reported double deaths of children
Federal and tribal officials are investigating what neighbors say is the homicide of two young children in St. Michael, N.D., on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation.
By Stephen J. Lee , May 23, 2011
Anoka County baby succumbs to brain injuries, father held
The Anoka County Attorney's Office is expected to revisit charges against a Coon Rapids man whose baby daughter has died of head injuries.
By Associated Press , May 16, 2011
Patrol: Child thrown to death in Minnesota rollover not properly restrained
Narjes al-Ahmad, 3, was thrown out the rear driver's side window when the car crashed on Wednesday afternoon on the westbound Highway 10 ramp to Foley Boulevard in Coon Rapids, Minn., patrol Lt. Eric Roeske said.
By Tim Harlow and Paul Walsh , May 13, 2011
Child, 3, thrown from vehicle, dies in Coon Rapids, Minn., rollover
The Minnesota State Patrol says the toddler was thrown from a car on a Highway 10 exit ramp Wednesday afternoon.
By Associated Press , May 12, 2011
Police: Brooklyn Park, Minn., mom backs over toddler in driveway
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office says 15-month-old Dragon Stuart Larson died instantly when he was run over by a vehicle in his family's driveway. The toddler suffered blunt force head injuries.
By Associated Press , May 10, 2011
Study: Men to blame in most violent baby deaths in Minnesota
The Child Mortality Review Board carried out the state-mandated study by researching more than 200 preventable deaths of Minnesota children between 2005 and 2009. In most of them, the children were being cared for by unemployed fathers, stepfathers or boyfriends of the mothers.
By Associated Press , May 02, 2011
Mom on Facebook sentenced in 13-month-old son's bathtub drowning death
A Colorado woman who was playing games on Facebook while her 13-month-old baby drowned in a bathtub has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
By Associated Press , April 15, 2011
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