>>Perham Man Accused of Threatening to Kill and Dismember Woman at Fargo Hotel

(Perham, MN) — A Perham man is charged with felony terrorizing after being accused of holding his ex-girlfriend against her will and threatening to kill her at a Fargo hotel. Court records say police were called to the hotel last week, where the woman told them Jamie Frazee took her phone, keys, purse, and S-U-V. She told Frazee she was going home and said he “flipped.” The woman says Frazee tried to put a cigarette out on her face, put a knife to her throat about a half-dozen times, and told her he wanted to kill and dismember her. Officers say they found a knife in the S-U-V. Frazee is in the Cass County jail.

>>Fired Trooper Asks Court To Dismiss Eight Of Nine Charges Against Him

(Rochester, MN) — A former Minnesota State trooper accused of causing a deadly crash is asking a judge to dismiss eight of nine charges against him. Shane Roper faces several offenses, including second-degree manslaughter and criminal vehicular homicide. Both charges carry a maximum sentence of ten years in jail. Roper’s attorneys recently filed a motion claiming prosecutors failed to meet their burden of offering direct evidence that shows their client’s actions led to the cause of death. The defendant is expected back in court on November 21.

>>Bemidji Man Sentenced to 99 Months in Prison for Hennepin County Carjackings

(Minneapolis, MN) — A Bemidji man is sentenced to more than eight years in prison for two separate carjackings in 2021 and 2022. Hennepin County prosecutors say 22-year-old Justin Brun received a 99-month sentence after pleading guilty to three counts of first-degree aggravated robbery. Brun was arrested for carjackings in south Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center. He receives credit for more than 11 hundred days already served in jail.

>>Drought Conditions Linger

(St. Paul, MN) — Drought conditions in Minnesota would be even worse if we didn’t have the wettest April through June on record. Assistant State Climatologist Pete Boulay says Mother Nature turned off the faucet in September. He says, “The only saving grace is because we had all that rain at the beginning of the summer, the deep soil profile still has a lot of water. In the top two feet, there’s barely anything left. But some deep soil moisture is still below that, which is good.” He says southeastern and northwestern Minnesota could get enough rain in the next few weeks to dent the drought.

>>Gas Prices Falling

(St. Louis Park, MN) — Gas prices are averaging about 3 dollars a gallon in the state and are expected to continue falling. Brynna (BRIN’-uh) Knapp with Triple-A Minnesota says gas is normally cheaper when the temperature gets cooler due to fewer people traveling. Drivers in Minnesota are paying a statewide average of $ 3.05 a gallon to fill their gas tanks this week. Brynna (BRIN’-uh) Knapp with Triple-A Minnesota says this varies from county to county. For example, in Rochester, the average price per gallon is at 3.16; in the cities, we’re looking at 3.08 for an average; down in Houston County, we’re looking at a lower average at 2.92.” She says several northwest Minnesota stations sell gas for less than 3 dollars a gallon. Knapp says prices are expected to decline further heading into winter.

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