>>Restaurant Owner Testifies Feeding Our Future Founder Knew About $30K In Kickbacks
(Minneapolis, MN) — The federal Feeding Our Future fraud trial continues today in Minneapolis. The defendant is Aimee Bock, the nonprofit’s founder and former executive director. A Faribault restaurant owner testified yesterday that she paid an associate of Bock 30 thousand dollars a month for Feeding Our Future’s sponsorship in a federal program to provide meals to children during the pandemic. She also told jurors how she falsely claimed to serve a thousand children per day at the direction of Bock. The defendant has been charged with multiple felonies for allegedly organizing the large pay-for-play scheme that involved dozens of co-conspirators. Bock has denied the allegations.
>>New Senate Bill Could Eliminate Burial Fees for Minnesota’s Veterans’ Families
(St. Paul, MN) — A new bill proposed in the Senate could eliminate burial fees in Minnesota State Veterans Cemeteries for spouses and children of our veterans. Senator Bill Lieske of Lonsdale introduced it in the Senate Veterans Subcommittee. He says this would remove a financial burden on military families so their loved ones can be laid to rest together. The legislation would also expand the ways Minnesota’s Support Our Troops funds could be used to help with these expenses.
>>World War II Grenades Safely Removed from Northfield Garage
(Northfield, MN) — Police in Northfield say grenades from World War II were safely removed from a garage with the help of the St. Paul Bomb Squad. Officers were called to a home Monday afternoon after a family cleaning the garage found what appeared to be grenades. They were apparently left behind by a family member who served in the military. The St. Paul Bomb Squad arrived Monday night and safely removed the World War II Japanese grenades, which would eventually be destroyed. Investigators say the grenades had been there a long time, and there is no danger to the public.
>>MnDOT Awards $1.6 Million to Mankato for Highway 169 Underpass
(Mankato, MN) — The City of Mankato is getting 1.6 million dollars from MnDOT for enhancements to the reconstruction of the U-S Highway 169 corridor. The total cost to reimagine Highway 169 from Highway 14 to southwestern Mankato is estimated at 70 million dollars. Mankato will use the state funds to create a new bike and pedestrian underpass. City Manager Susan Arntz says the additional funding will allow Mankato to improve above and beyond the basic roadway the state proposes. The project is expected to begin in 2027.
>>MPCA Fines MnDOT, Construction Company for Discharging Sediment-Laden Water
(Eden Prairie, MN) — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is funding MnDOT and Stahl Construction to discharge sediment-laden water into a creek in Eden Prairie. M-P-C-A officials say the discharges happened twice during the construction of MnDOT’s truck facility last summer. MnDOT was fined 19 thousand dollars, and Stahl must pay more than 17 thousand. Investigators say the project failed to maintain best management practices for erosion and sediment control, and a lack of inspections contributed to the pollution of Nine Mile Creek.
>>Costco Limits Egg Purchases
(Washington, DC) — Costco is the latest retailer to limit egg purchases. Grocery stores have been seeing empty shelves since late last year. Trader Joe’s has also already limited the number of eggs to a dozen per customer daily. Costco customers will now be limited to three packages of eggs. Sam’s Club also confirmed a two-package limit.
