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Girl, 12, hurt in hit-and-run in Brooklyn Park, police say
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — A 12-year-old girl was injured in a hit-and-run in a northern Minneapolis suburb Wednesday morning, police said.She was heading to her bus stop near 63rd and Boone avenues around 8:40 a.m. when a driver struck her, according to the Brooklyn Park Police Department.The girl was taken to a hospital with "moderate injuries," police said.Authorities described the suspect vehicle as a white Hyundai Sonata made between 2015 and 2019, with a missing mirror on the passenger's side. Police said the driver was a white female of unknown age.Anyone with information about the hit-and-run is asked to call police at 763-493-8222.
Man sues Minneapolis and MPD alleging he was shot during peaceful protest
MINNEAPOLIS — A Twin Cities man has filed a lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis and its police department, alleging an MPD officer shot him in the head with a non-lethal projectile during a peaceful protest following George Floyd's murder. Court documents lay out the allegations by Mason Hermann,...
Analysts say VP debate may have swayed swing voters
MINNEAPOLIS — Vice presidential candidates Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance debated topics like immigration and foreign policy Tuesday night.Analysts aren't sure how many swing voters were impacted Tuesday — and if there were enough to alter the outcome between former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. Professor Larry Jacobs from the University of Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs doesn't think the debate changed much. "I don't know if this is going to move the needle much," he said. "There wasn't a clear winner in terms of performance or in terms of making a...
Vikings LB Andrew Van Ginkel helps provide winter coats for students in need
MINNEAPOLIS — Winter coats and hats sat on over a dozen tables in the multi-purpose room at Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary School in North Minneapolis on Tuesday. Class after class filed in, as students got to pick out a new winter coat of their own."They were so proud and excited to receive that. It's like a sense of safety knowing that I know have this and that they don't have to worry about that when the cold comes," said Kelly Wright, principal of Nelly Stone Johnson School.Wright says it's a sense of safety for her as well. A large number of...
Cooler Thursday in Twin Cities as temperature rollercoaster continues
MINNEAPOLIS — Highs will drop into the mid-to-upper 60s in the Twin Cities on Thursday as this week's temperature rollercoaster continues. Clouds will thicken up as the day rolls on, and there's a low possibility of showers in the Alexandria area.The clouds will clear out as high pressure rolls in on Friday. The morning temperatures will be in the lower-to-mid 40s, and it will be a pleasant night for football and bonfires.Saturday will bring back some warmth with temperatures jumping into the lower 80s. It also will bring back the return of wind and a brush fire risk.Weather models continue to drop our afternoon temperatures for the Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday. After another dry cold front sweeps through the highs are left to the lower-to-mid 60s. The extended forecast remains dry and a bit above average.
Getting Iggie with it, Kranz throws 2 TDs to Cooper in Homecoming loss to defending state champs
Osseo football had a tall task in front of them on Homecoming evening on Sept. 27 at Osseo Senior High School. The defending Class 6A football state champions were in town and they thought they had an easy win but the Orioles made the Cougars work for it. Centennial took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter but Osseo answered with a touchdown in the second and had the only score in the third quarter that pulled the orange and black within one score. ...
Segura sentenced to 240 months for role in death of realtor
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office reached a plea agreement on Sept. 24 with Elsa Segura over her part in the death of 28-year-old Minneapolis realtor Monique Baugh. In court, Segura pleaded guilty to kidnapping to commit great bodily harm/terrorize, and the judge sentenced her to 240 months (20 years) in prison. The agreement called for an upward departure from state sentencing guidelines based on the particular cruelty of the crime and the involvement of three or more perpetrators. ...
Report: Group home "failed" to provide adequate care before man's death
SHOREVIEW, Minn. — A man with disabilities died this summer while in the long-term care of a Ramsey County group home. WCCO has obtained documents showing that staff at the facility made major mistakes in treating him.Randy Whitaker lived at Lake Owasso Residence in Shoreview, a county-run facility for adults with developmental disabilities.The 41-year-old had autism, epilepsy and could not speak.A Minnesota Department of Health report following Randy Whitaker's death says for five days, he experienced worsening pain, nausea and vomiting.It says the facility "failed to assess and provide medical care needs," and staff "failed to...follow direction to send [Whitaker] to...
Bloomington wins 'Best in Glass' award for tastiest tap water statewide
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — What makes great tasting drinking water?. KARE 11 went to Bloomington's Water Treatment Plant to find out, as the city recently won a statewide competition for its tap water. There, operator Casey Lewis explained that pebble lime powder is mixed into area groundwater. The facility treats...
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