A former teacher at a private school in Sleepy Eye is accused of having child porn on his computer and viewing questionable images at work. Thirty-year-old Neil Kirchoefer was arrested last week and charged Monday with felony counts of possessing and disseminating child pornography and using minors in pornographic work. A teacher at St. Mary’s […]
Two students charged after altercation at Owatonna High School
Two students at Owatonna High School are facing charges after an altercation over alleged racist comments on social media. Police responded to a group of students shouting and being disruptive Monday and some refused to cooperate when staff ordered a school lockdown. Two students were arrested and taken to Steele County juvenile detention. Charges include […]
Walz moves forward with Enbridge Line 3 appeal; Republicans blast decision
Governor Tim Walz will continue the Dayton administration’s appeal of the controversial Enbridge Line 3 pipeline upgrade in northern Minnesota A State Court of Appeals ruling set a February 12th deadline for the governor to decide whether he’ll ask the Public Utilities Commission to reconsider its earlier order allowing the Line 3 project to move forward. […]
Owatonna High School goes in lockdown Monday
Offensive or racist comments on social media are being blamed for a disturbance at Owatonna High School Monday that resulted in a lockdown. Police responded to a large group of students shouting and being disruptive in the commons area and gymnasium. School staff ordered a lockdown, but officers say some students were uncooperative. One juvenile […]
Brainerd school employee attacked
A 20-year-old man is under arrest for an alleged attack on a Brainerd High School employee in a girls locker room. Police say the suspect approached a 36-year-old woman from behind Monday morning and tried to grab and restrain her. The female staff member was able to break free and the attacker fled from the […]
Former Avon marine dealer kills himself during traffic stop
The former owner of Avon Marine, who was wanted in Stearns County on felony theft and swindle charges is dead after a traffic stop in Rockford Illinois. The Illinois State Police confirm to MNN affiliate WJON that 56-year-old Randy Pierson was stopped by police on Highway 20 near Rockford shortly before 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. During […]
Man sentenced in fatal snowmobile crash that killed young boy
A 46-year-old man from Chisago City was sentenced today to 12-and-a-half years in prison in connection with the drunken snowmobile crash that killed an eight 8-year-old boy on Chisago Lake in early 2018. Eric Coleman was convicted in December of third-degree murder in the crash that killed 8-year-old Alan Geisenkoetter Jr. as the boy set […]
V.P. President Mondale backs Klobuchar in 2020 run for president
Former Vice President Walter Mondale is backing a possible 2020 White House run by Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar. Mondale said Wednesday that Klobuchar is a much better candidate than he was when he lost his bid for president to incumbent President Ronald Reagan. Last month Mondale told MNN Klobuchar may be the most respected and […]
Iowa man dies in crash involving snowplow
One man is dead and another is hospitalized after a crash involving a car and snowplow near Wabasha in southeastern Minnesota. The State Patrol says a vehicle traveling west on Highway 60 turned directly in front of a plow headed south on U-S Highway 61 Tuesday night. Troopers say the car struck the truck and […]
Remains of two people found near Bemidji
Investigators in northern Minnesota now say the remains found near Bemidji Tuesday are believed to be two people. The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office says it received information Monday from a concerned family member about a missing person. The relative said they traveled to the area from the Twin Cities and had not been in contact […]