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St. John’s University coping with second student charged with rape in less than a month
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (556+ words) St. John's University is coping with a second student being accused of rape in less than a month. John Anderson Kocher, 18, of Chanhassen was charged in Stearns County District Court on Feb. 20 with third- and fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct in…...
St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office releases video of deputies shooting driver
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (302+ words) Felver, 30, died at the scene. The eight-minute video posted to YouTube is a compilation of body camera and squad camera footage from the Feb. 10 shooting. In the video, St. Louis County deputy Matthew Sobczak first spots Felver on Grand Avenue…...
Readers Write: ICE drawdown, for-profit health care, boomers and the environment
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (411+ words) Mark Ferrey, White Bear Lake I really want to feel good about the end of the ICE siege, but I can't get rid of the feeling that this needs to be our war. Minnesota has brought the one weapon to…...
Man accused of killing coworker with sledgehammer at Wright County industrial shop
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (336+ words) A man killed a coworker inside an industrial shop west of the Twin Cities with blows to her head with a sledgehammer, then he confessed to the crime, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday. David Bruce DeLong, 40, of Watkins,…...
Morris: When fear becomes the narrative Minneapolis can’t shake
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (639+ words) The morning after Minneapolis" Ward 6 Council Member Jamal Osman was carjacked by two juveniles in his own central Minneapolis ward, I exchanged a handful of emails with Richard Wolleat, a retired mental health professional who lives near Duluth. Wolleat, who…...
Officials consider $429,500 independent probe of law enforcement response to political shootings
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (689+ words) Nearly five months after a string of politically motivated shootings shocked the state of Minnesota, a plan to have an outside agency review the law enforcement response to the attacks will be considered Monday evening by city councils in Brooklyn…...
Rash: Citizen journalists are holding ICE accountable via video
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (487+ words) The nation's debate over deportation policies is playing out on the streets " and screens. Among the kaleidoscope of competing images of immigration enforcement is a social-media post on X echoing the video game "Halo." The graphic is matched with this…...
Opinion | Stop the Bleeding: A proven plan for violence reduction in Minneapolis
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (558+ words) By Francis X. Shen This year's mayoral and City Council races in Minneapolis made clear that residents desperately want safer neighborhoods. But how can we achieve improved safety? I first learned of Abt's research when we shared the TED-MED stage in…...
Hibbing man, charged with fatally shooting partygoer, allegedly admitted his crime to officers
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (300+ words) DULUTH " An Iron Range man accused of fatally shooting a man early Sunday in the parking lot of a Hibbing apartment building has been charged with second-degree murder. Daniel James Dale, 31, of Hibbing allegedly admitted his part in the death…...
Lakeville man who co-owned faux food site in Feeding Our Future case sentenced to year of probation
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (247+ words) A Lakeville man was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday to a year of probation after admitting to his role in the massive federal Feeding Our Future fraud investigation. U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel handed down the sentence that avoided further…...