Officials are hoping for a better outcome this weekend, following a Father Day’s weekend that brought nearly a dozen deaths on Minnesota roads. State Patrol Lieutenant Tiffani Nielson says, “The hundred deadliest days of the year occur between Memorial Day and Labor Day.” Nielson says there are four things every driver can do to keep […]
2018 Twin Cities Pride Festival is big celebration with somber notes
Hundreds of thousands are expected this weekend at Minneapolis’s Loring Park for the annual Pride Festival, including the big Pride Parade Sunday morning down Hennepin Avenue. Monica Meyer with OutFront Minnesota says it will be a celebration, but with “an element of somberness.” She says, “There’s been so much violence against transgender people, and then […]
State weapons charges against Willmar man dropped after federal charges filed
Kandiyohi County Attorney Shane Baker has dropped all 24 state drug and weapons charges against 46-year-old Chad Monson of Willmar — that because Monson now faces 18 weapons charges in *federal* court. Earlier this year, a SWAT team raided Monson’s home and seized dozens of weapons including machine guns, sawed-off shotguns, silencers, grenade launchers and […]
Officials release video taken just before YouTube stunt that killed man
The Norman County attorney has released a YouTube video taken immediately before a stunt that led to the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Pedro Ruiz about a year ago. Just before Monalisa Perez fired the gun, Ruiz says on the video, “The ultimate test to see if this 50-caliber bullet will go through a book is, I’m […]
Transcripts show victim encouraged YouTube stunt gone bad
A Halstad woman who fatally shot her boyfriend with a large caliber handgun while recording a stunt for YouTube tried to talk him out of it, according to transcripts released by the Norman County attorney. The files confirm 22-year-old Pedro Ruiz encouraged Monalisa Perez to shoot at a thick book he was holding. Although transcripts […]
Ex-staffer at Redwood Falls nursing home charged with manslaughter in resident’s death
A former nursing assistant at Good Samaritan Society nursing home in Redwood Falls is charged with manslaughter and criminal neglect after a 100-year-old resident died from injuries suffered when she fell about five feet from a mechanical lift. Prosecutors say 29-year-old Francisco Ramirez of Renville didn’t follow correct procedures. Investigators found the fall was so […]
Roads reopen, but officials urge caution after heavy rains in far SW Minnesota
All highways are now open in far southwest Minnesota after heavy rains Wednesday night closed Interstate 90 at Beaver Creek and Highway 59 just north of Worthington. But MN-DOT’s Rebecca Arndt says the ground is saturated and flash flooding or river flooding is still possible — so motorists should expect the unexpected and stay clear […]
Minnesota attorney general preparing to sue Trump over separating children from parents
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson says she and her counterparts in several other states are preparing to sue the Trump administration over its policy on separating children from parents who have illegally entered the U-S. Swanson says there’s too much chaos surrounding treatment of the children and a federal court needs to ensure constitutional safeguards […]
Roads reopen after flooding in far SW, east-central MN
I-90 has reopened in both directions at Beaver Creek in far southwest Minnesota, after heavy rains drenched that area overnight. Officials say Highway 59 at the north edge of Worthington has also re-opened and no other state highways in southwest Minnesota are currently affected by flooding — but they add the ground is saturated and […]
First Lady has first public event since surgery, Trump said in Duluth she’s “doing great”
First Lady Melania Trump made an unannounced stop at a Texas facility today to visit children sent there after their parents illegally entered the U-S. It’s Mrs. Trump’s first public action since surgery to treat a benign kidney condition, and President Trump said last night in Duluth, “She’s doing great. She went through a pretty […]