>>Faribault-Based SaveAFox Founder Dies of Suicide After Online Bullying
(Faribault, MN) — The founder of Faribault-based SaveAFox, an animal rescue, is dead, taken by suicide after increased online bullying. 30-year-old Mikayla Raines began saving domesticated foxes in 2017, going viral with her rescue and follow-up videos. In a video statement, her husband, Ethan Frankamp, relays that Raines had autism and mental health issues, which were made worse by cyberbullying. He says Raines was “a wonderful wife and mother” who saved hundreds of animals from fur farms and abusive areas.
>>Driver Who Hit 3-Year-Old Child Released
(St. Paul, MN) — A driver who hit and hospitalized a three-year-old child in St. Paul on Tuesday is not in custody. Police responded to the crash around 9:15 p.m., finding a child who was bleeding from their head. The kid was brought to Regions Hospital, where the injuries were determined to be non-life-threatening. Police interviewed the driver of the vehicle that hit the kid. They say the driver was cooperative and was not impaired. No other information is available.
>>St. Cloud Nonprofit Founder Sentenced for Selling Gun to Drug Dealer
(St. Cloud, MN) — The founder of a St. Cloud-based non-profit must pay a small fine and serve a stayed sentence of 90 days in jail for an illegal gun sale. 38-year-old Lenora Hunt, founder of Too Much Talent, a youth organization, pleaded guilty to a gross misdemeanor charge for selling a handgun to a suspected drug dealer in July 2024 in Stearns County. The dealer, Devounteono Tyson, was being investigated by the Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force for large fentanyl sales in the state. While surveilling Tyson, officers saw him walk out of Too Much Talent with a gun, which Tyson confirmed he got from Hunt. Court records show in a phone call between the two, Hunt discussed becoming mayor and helping Tyson and others with criminal cases when she won. She ran for St. Cloud City Council in 2020 and 2024, and resigned from her volunteer position on the St. Cloud Planning Commission after Mayo Dave Kleis asked her to.
>>MN House Leaders Honor Hortmans on the Floor
(St. Paul, MN) – More tributes to fallen Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband in the U.S. House. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said on the floor Tuesday, there is absolutely no place in our communities for this kind of cruelty, and we “must settle our differences with civility and grace.” She continues, saying, “We owe this promise to Melissa, Mark, and the Hoffmans who also suffered at the hands of this violence, and our future generations.”
>>MDE Provides Free Summer Meals to Children 18 and Under
(Undated) – Students who depend on free breakfast and lunch in Minnesota schools now have the option to get free nutritious meals from the State Department of Education (MDE). At-Risk Coordinator Jordyn Crane says most sponsors operating the Sun Meals Program typically serve up to two meals, or one meal and one snack, daily. The meals consist of anything from a sack lunch to a hot meal, and the program works to incorporate local food. Crane says Minnesotans can find one of the 800 meal sites closest to them by downloading the Free Meals for Kids app, visiting the Summer Food Service Program Site Map online, or calling the 211 Hotline.
>>Minnesota Timberwolves Own 2 Picks in NBA Draft
(Brooklyn, NY) – The Minnesota Timberwolves have two selections in the 2025 NBA Draft tonight in Brooklyn, New York. The Wolves own the 17th pick in the first round and the first pick in the second round, which is 31st overall. Minnesota received the first-round selection from the Pistons as part of the trade that sent Karl-Anthony Towns to the Knicks. Some draft analysts have the Wolves taking seven-foot Michigan center Danny Wolf with the number 17 pick. Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is expected to be drafted first overall by the Dallas Mavericks.
