North Branch
CRIME & SAFETY
Life sentence handed down to 81-year-old in cold case murder
BALSAM LAKE, Wis. — An 81-year-old woman was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday in the murder of a romantic rival but will be considered for parole in 20 years' time... if she lives that long. Mary Jo Bailey was sentenced to a mandatory life term with the possibility...
MN deputy recognized for helping trooper under fire during Sturgis shooting
(FOX 9) - An Anoka County Sheriff's deputy has been recognized as the Minnesota Police and Peace Officer Association's 2024 Officer of the Year. Tanner Shipman earned this title while off-duty at last year's Sturgis Rally, where he ran to help a South Dakota State Trooper who was being shot at by 28-year-old Wyatt Fluty.
Man injured after vehicle rear ends dump truck
A man was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Princeton on Monday, July 1. While exiting Highway 169 on the northbound ramp toward Highway 95, a dump truck was rear-ended. At approximately 10:40 a.m., William Franks, 42, from Stacy, was waiting on the off-ramp from Highway 169 to turn east onto Highway 95 in a 1999 Kenworth Dump Truck, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. ...
North Branch woman with handgun killed by officers
A North Branch woman who was reportedly drunk, suicidal, and carrying a handgun was shot and killed by a member of the North Branch police department. According to a press release from North Branch Police Chief Dan Meyer, at approximately 9:19 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, officers responded to the area of 3rd Ave. and Elm Street on a report of an intoxicated and suicidal woman who was armed with a handgun.
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