>>>BCA Issues Alert for Missing Boy (Cass Lake, MN) — A statewide alert has been issued for a missing 8-year-old boy. The Leech Lake Tribal Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Alfred Desjarlait III. According to the BCA, the boy left home on foot near NW. 140th Street and Wakonabo Drive in […]
Friday Morning Briefs
>>Governor Walz Set to Sign Free School Meals for all Bill (St. Paul, MN) — Governor Tim Walz this afternoon (115pm) signs into law one of Democrats’ top priorities for the 2023 session: free school breakfast and lunch for all Minnesota students, regardless of income. House Republicans made a last-ditch attempt Thursday afternoon to block […]
Friday News Briefs
>>Minnesota State Patrol Responds to 86 Crashes, 102 Vehicle Spinouts Thursday (Golden Valley, MN) — Many drivers stayed off the roads during the snowstorm Thursday, but the Minnesota State Patrol responded to dozens of accidents and spinouts. Troopers say there were 86 crashes and 102 vehicles off the road statewide between 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 […]
Morning Briefs
>>Man Shot and Killed Thursday on St. Paul’s West Side (St. Paul, MN) — Police in St. Paul are investigating a deadly shooting in the city’s West Side Thursday afternoon. Officers found the man with a gunshot wound to the torso and he was taken to Regions Hospital where he died. Detectives are trying to […]
Mid-Day Briefs
>>Moorhead Man Indicted in Death of his Mother (Moorhead, MN) — A Clay County grand jury has indicted 25-year-old James Kollie on several charges in connection with the December death of his mother in Moorhead. Kollie was previously charged with 2nd-degree murder with intent in the December 1st stabbing death of 56-year-old Receia Kollie. This […]
Morning Drive Briefs
>>Universal School Meals Bill Approved by Minnesota House (St. Paul, MN) — Democrats in the Minnesota House are celebrating the passage of a bill Thursday night that would provide universal school meals. D-F-L Representative Laurie Pryor of Minnetonka says, “every student, every day is going to have access to food and the basics of life.” […]
Walz holds public safety roundtable in Moorhead
Governor Tim Walz is visiting Moorhead to discuss public safety issues with city leaders. Walz is set to meet with Mayor Shelly Carlson, Police Chief Shannon Monroe, and others today. The governor will be holding a roundtable discussion focusing on the effect his 300-million dollar public safety plan would have on the city. Walz is […]
BCA searching for armed shooting suspect
Authorities are looking for an alleged suspect in a shooting in northern Minnesota. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office got a call of a shooting in Pelican Rapids at about 2:15 p.m. Sunday. By the time deputies arrived the suspect, Phoutthasa Prathane was gone. He was last seen […]
Minnesota trial set for Florida man in human smuggling case
A Florida man is scheduled to stand trial in Minnesota this summer on human smuggling charges following his January arrest after authorities just across the Canadian border found four migrants who froze to death during a blizzard. Court documents filed Wednesday show that U.S. District Judge John Tunheim scheduled Steve Shand’s trial to begin on […]
MPLS City Council addresses “no-knock” warrant policies
The Minneapolis City Council is set to discuss its “no-knock” warrant policies today (Monday 1:30 p-m) during an oversight committee meeting. Councilman Jeremiah Ellison invited St. Thomas law professor Rachel Moran and other so-called experts to talk about research related to police procedures and no-knock warrants. The discussion is in response to the Minneapolis police […]