>>Senator Nicole Mitchell to Resign Following Burglary Conviction
(Woodbury, MN) — Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell will resign from the legislature by 5 p.m. on Monday, August 4th, according to her attorney Dane DeKrey. He says Mitchell wants time to wrap up legislative work and help her staff transition. Mitchell was convicted Friday of two counts of burglary after breaking into her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home in April 2024. She was found in the basement wearing black and carrying burglary tools. Mitchell initially claimed she was retrieving personal items belonging to her late father, but later testified she was checking on her stepmother, who has Alzheimer’s. DeKrey says jail time is likely.
>>Legislative Leaders Weigh In on Senator Mitchell’s Plan to Resign
(St. Paul, MN) – State Senator Nicole Mitchell’s defense team says the legislator will resign from the Senate in two weeks. Reaction from state lawmakers is coming in. Republican Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson of East Grand Forks says, “Senator Mitchell was convicted of two felonies; she doesn’t get to give the Senate two weeks’ notice. Democrats shielded Mitchell for 15 months to protect their political power, but a jury needed just three hours to confirm what was already clear: she shouldn’t be a senator.”
DFL Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy of St. Paul says, “Nicole Mitchell has gotten the due process she is entitled to and was convicted by a jury of her peers. Her attorney conveyed today that she will resign her Senate seat by Monday, August 4. With the clarity brought by the resolution to this case, the Senate DFL Caucus will continue to focus on issues that improve the lives of Minnesota families and communities.”
>>Edina Woman Airlifted After Rollover Crash Near Brooten
(Brooten, MN) — A 27-year-old Edina woman was airlifted to St. Cloud Hospital after rolling her Jeep Compass north of Brooten Saturday evening. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says Ashley Trustheim was driving south on County Road 27 when she veered off the road, hit a field approach, and rolled into a ditch. Deputies responded around 7:15 p.m. after receiving an automated crash alert. The Brooten Fire Department and Glacial Ridge Ambulance assisted at the scene before Life Link III transported Trustheim. Her condition is unknown.
>>Deaths of Man and Woman in Pierz Ruled a Murder-Suicide
(Pierz, MN) — Authorities in Morrison County say the deaths of two people in Pierz (peers) have been ruled a murder-suicide. Deputies responding to a welfare check Friday found the bodies of 32-year-old Crystal Marschel and 34-year-old John Gans of Rice inside the home. The autopsy determined that Marschel died of a gunshot wound to the head and is the victim of a homicide. Gans took his own life. A handgun was recovered at the scene.
>>Man Remains Missing After Getting Swept Away by Mississippi River
(Red Wing, MN) — Goodhue County Sheriff’s officials believe they have found the body of a man who went missing in the Mississippi River near Red Wing. An adult man’s body has been located. The Medical Examiner’s Office is working on identifying the deceased. The incident happened Saturday when the 56-year-old man was wading in the water with a 12-year-old girl at Frontenac State Park’s Long Point Beach. The young girl was rescued by people in a nearby boat. Meanwhile, the man disappeared under the water and did not resurface.
>>Hockey Day Minnesota 2026 Matchups Announced
(Hastings, MN) — The Iowa Wild will play its first outdoor game in team history as part of Hockey Day Minnesota 2026 in Hastings. The Minnesota Wild’s AHL affiliate will host the Milwaukee Admirals at the United Heroes League complex on January 23rd. Hockey Day Minnesota will resume the next day with the Hastings girls’ hockey team hosting Park Cottage Grove, followed by a couple of boys’ high school games. The Minnesota Wild will then host the defending champion Florida Panthers that evening at Grand Casino Arena to wrap up the all-day hockey event.
>>Minnesota Powerball Winner Takes Home $150,000.
(Roseville, MN) – A lucky Powerball lottery player from Minnesota is taking home a big consolation prize. A ticket purchased in Minneapolis matched four of the six drawn numbers, and the ticket included the Power Play option. That means the player wins $150,000. The winning ticket was sold at the Holiday Stationstore located on West 50th Street in Minneapolis. No jackpot winner in the last drawing, so that means tonight’s Powerball drawing is worth $308 million.
