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Montana officials recover the body of a college student from Rogers
(ABC 6 News) — Authorities in Montana have found the body of Dylan Honnoll, a college student from Rogers after almost two weeks of searching. Honnoll fell while hiking as he was trying to cross a creek in southern Montana. A search crew first spotted his body submerged in water on Tuesday. An air crew helped with the recovery on Wednesday morning.
Man Airlifted To Twin Cities Hospital With Serious Burns
(KNSI) – A Winsted man was seriously burned over a significant amount of his body Thursday afternoon. The 53-year-old was helping family with outdoor yard cleanup in Dassel Township. He tried to use a gasoline-type accelerant to start a brush pile on fire. The flames came back on the man, leading to severe burns on his skin.
Hwy 169 killing: MN Supreme Court denies appeal by convicted gunman
PLYMOUTH, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected an appeal filed by the man convicted of killing a youth baseball coach in a road rage shooting along Highway 169 in Plymouth. Jamal Smith was found guilty of murder back in 2022, about a year after Jay Boughton...
Arrests, sentencings, fire calls for July 25
Wright County Sheriff arrests: • Stacy Ann Lynch, 50, of Big Lake was arrested in Monticello July 15 on a charge of third-degree DWI test refusal. • Katie Rose Kissner, 46, of St. Cloud was arrested in Monticello July 16 on a charge of fifth-degree controlled substance. • Fatima Guadalupe Choto Prieto, 24, of St,...
Plymouth Police: Juveniles Steal Vehicle, Crash Into Driver in Robbinsdale
A high-speed chase that started in Plymouth and ended in Robbinsale on July 19 sent one person to the hospital, Plymouth police told CCX News. Plymouth police say they spotted a stolen truck traveling southbound on Vicksburg Lane from Chankahda Trail shortly before 11:50 p.m. last Friday. The driver of the stolen vehicle turned east on Rockford Road and accelerated at a “high rate of speed,” police said.
Montrose man fleeing police involved in fatal crash
A Becker man succumbed to his injuries on July 15 after a multi-vehicle crash involving a stolen truck, according to the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office. Christopher James Vyskocil, 36, was airlifted to North Memorial Hospital with life-threatening injuries following the crash on July 6 at approximately 3:15 p.m. A Sherburne County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to pull over a stolen Dodge Ram on Highway 10 near Liberty Lane.
Montana authorities recover body of Minnesota native who fell into rapids while hiking
Authorities in Montana say they’ve found the body of a Rogers, Minnesota, native almost two weeks after he fell into a rushing mountain creek. Dylan Honnoll died on July 12 when he fell in the rapids of East Rosebud Creek just below Rimrock Lake, according to Red Lodge Fire Rescue. He was hiking along the Beaten Path trail in the Beartooth Mountains of southern Montana.
Minnesota police union files complaint against Hennepin Co. attorney for "unethical behavior" in Ryan Londregan case
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association has filed a formal complaint against Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, alleging she acted unethically in prosecuting a state trooper who shot and killed a driver during a traffic stop.The police union's complaint, filed with the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board Tuesday, alleged Moriarty and her office "violated several of the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct" in charging Minnesota State Patrol trooper Ryan Londregan."Moriarty's conduct is beneath the dignity of her office. Yet rather than acknowledge her errors in judgment or the deficiencies in the process she oversaw, Moriarty has repeatedly called...
Minnesota Supreme Court upholds conviction of shooter in 2021 road rage incident
The Minnesota Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a Chicago man in a 2021 road-rage incident when he fatally shot a youth baseball coach on his way home from a game with his son. Jamal Lindsey Smith is serving life in prison for his Hennepin County District Court murder convictions...
House fire in Maple Grove displaces family
Neighbors in a Maple Grove development called in a house fire last week that left a family displaced due to damage. Maple Grove Fire Chief Tim Bush said that two fire stations were paged out just after 11 p.m. on July 17. He said, “Neighbors on West Fish Lake Road reported they could see a house on fire across the street from them.” Once on the scene, Maple Grove Assistant...
Man pleads guilty to bribing Feeding Our Future juror with $120,000 cash
One of five people accused of plotting to bribe a juror with a gift bag stuffed with $120,000 in cash during last month's federal meal fraud case pleaded guilty Tuesday. Abdimajid Mohamed Nur, 23, of Shakopee pleaded guilty to one count of bribery of a juror. He is also awaiting sentencing for felony fraud convictions in the trial that led to the bribery attempt - the first in the massive Feeding Our Future case. In a Minneapolis federal courtroom Tuesday, Nur admitted to his role in trying to evade that conviction through a scheme to buy off a juror singled out by several co-defendants during jury selection.
Jury convicts gunman for St. Paul New Year’s Eve drive-by shooting that critically injured boy, 10
A jury has convicted a New Hope man of attempted murder and other charges for a drive-by shooting that critically wounded a 10-year-old boy as he celebrated New Year’s Eve with his family in their St. Paul home last year. Prosecutors argued during the five-day trial of Morris Robert...
Waconia Residents Asked to Check Security Cameras for Vehicle Tampering
Carver County authorities are asking residents in the southwest end of Waconia to check their security cameras for anything suspicious after they received a report of vehicle tampering. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies took the report that is believed to have occurred in the nighttime hours between Monday and Tuesday...
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