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Animal Allies Reaches Full Capacity – Why So Many People Are Giving Up Pets
We talked to Nicole like we do every Wednesday at Animal Allies, and you could tell that they've been a little overwhelmed at the shelter. The St. Louis County Sheriff's office had just dropped off two more dogs, and that put the shelter at full capacity with all of their kennels occupied.
CONFESSED KILLER SENTENCED TO 46 YEARS
(Duluth, MN) — An Iron Range man who killed a Babbitt couple who had taken him in as a roommate was sentenced to more than 46 years in prison Monday in St. Louis County. 54-year-old Roger Allen Beldo pleaded guilty in May to killing Clifford and Christine Johnson. Beldo had been living with the Johnson family for a month when he bludgeoned them both to death in October. The Star Tribune reports Beldo was charged with two counts of intentional second-degree murder and his sentences of 295 months and 261 months are to be served consecutively. Beldo will return to the correctional facility in St. Cloud.
Bygones: In 1954, Hibbing boy spent 20 hours in tree
Petitioners are asking the St. Louis County Board of Commissioners to rename Sucker River to Mohawk River, "for obvious reasons." Another request on file is to rename Dead Man's Lake. Any change would have to come before state lawmakers. News Tribune, Aug. 6, 1954. A 7-year-old Hibbing boy spent 20...
Babbitt man sentenced to 46 years for killing his 2 roommates
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - An Iron Range man who killed his two roommates will spend almost five decades in prison. On Monday, a judge sentenced 54-year-old Roger Beldo to 46 years in prison. Last October, Beldo used a tire iron and hammer to kill Clifford and Christine Johnson,...
New Pilot Program for traffic safety for Lowell Elementary unveiled
Traffic coming in and out of Lowell Elementary School during peak pickup and drop off times has long been an issue. After an accident involving a bus last May, the Duluth school board partnered with St. Louis County to develop a traffic safety plan to help reduce school related congestion on Rice Lake Road.
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