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Father charged in double-fatal ATV incident involving 10-year-olds
AFTON, Minn. — An Afton man is charged with manslaughter and child endangerment in connection with an ATV rollover that killed his daughter and her friend in April 2023. A criminal complaint filed in Washington County details the allegations against 54-year-old Lance Alan Koeckeritz, who faces four felony counts in the fatal crash, which took place on the defendant's property in Afton.
Twins Get Boost as Duo of Infielders Target Friday Return
The Minnesota Twins will get two of their middle-of-the-order bats back into their lineup without too long of an absence. Royce Lewis and José Miranda will likely return to the lineup as soon as this weekend’s series against the Detroit Tigers, per Dan Hayes of MLB.com. Lewis has been on the injured list since the beginning of July due to an adductor strain, while Miranda was placed on the IL with back tightness before the All-Star break. Both players are expected to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday at Triple-A St. Paul.
Statewide Missing Person Alert For 17-Year-Old Minnesota Girl
Sartell, MN (KROC-AM News) - A statewide alert has been issued for a missing Minnesota teenager. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says 17-year-old Kaydence Johnson has been missing for 30 days and is now considered and endangered missing person. The alert says she and another teenage girl ran away from a residence in the City of Sartell on June 22.
County's reasons for flag, seal opposition falls flat
Earlier this year, Minnesotans engaged in heated discussion over a redesign of the state flag and seal, eventually enticing a number of counties and municipalities to formally oppose the redesign. Rice County was among them, citing in its resolution the “substantial public costs” that would come with replacing the many state seals on uniforms and squad cars of the Rice County Sheriff’s Office, and any other changes that might be needed. But that reasoning appears to have been overblown. ...
West St. Paul City Council Recap: July 22, 2024
Thanks to Dakota County for their support. The West St. Paul City Council discussed the stipulations for cannabis sales and production within city limits, explored possibilities for moving utilities underground at the Smith and Dodd intersection, and passed plan approvals and alterations for the townhome development on Monday. Adult Use...
Minneapolis City Council Approves Police Pay Raises and Reforms Amid Community Debate
In a move drawing mixed reactions from the Minneapolis community, the City Council has approved substantial pay raises and various reforms for its police department, following negotiations that stretched out for nearly one year. The collective bargaining deal with the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis (POFM) was ratified by an 8-4 margin, and it provisions a 21.7 percent salary increase for officers over the next three years—a boost that will position them among the best-paid law enforcement personnel in Minnesota by 2025, according to a city release.
Civil War vet John Wesley Harper honored with headstone 104 years later
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Military funerals are about honoring service with a final salute. After 104 years, a Black soldier for the Union Army in the Civil War finally had his. In an unmarked grave since his death in 1920 in Minneapolis, FOX 9’s Kelcey Carlson joined his family to apply for a military headstone. On June 23, descendants gathered for a service.
Man, 59, pleads guilty to bombing Minneapolis hair salon
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to setting off a bomb in a hair salon.The 59-year-old man was facing one count of maliciously using explosives to damage and destroy a Minneapolis-based property engaged in interstate commerce. Charges say that the man placed an explosive device on the window of the salon in Minneapolis' Bryn Mawr neighborhood in November of 2022. He fled the scene after the device detonated.Then roughly a year later in November of 2023, surveillance video captured him vandalizing the same salon, charges say. Documents say he threw a landscaping rock through the window and fled the scene. Law enforcement found DNA evidence that connected him to both incidents.
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