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St. John’s University coping with second student charged with rape in less than a month
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (556+ words) St. John's University is coping with a second student being accused of rape in less than a month. John Anderson Kocher, 18, of Chanhassen was charged in Stearns County District Court on Feb. 20 with third- and fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct in…...
Minneapolis day care owner accused of participating in Feeding Our Future scheme
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (599+ words) A south Minneapolis day care center owner is the latest person accused of taking part in Minnesota's massive Feeding Our Future scam. Fahima Egeh Mahamud, 50, faces a single charge of wire fraud in U.S. District Court in Minnesota. Authorities arrested her…...
You might never hear ‘Thank you.’ Do it anyway.
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (961+ words) By Amy Carlson Gustafson Downsizing, spring cleaning and organizing your home. These are all perfect opportunities to tackle unruly piles of paperwork and files. It's also a good time to make sure you have all your important documents easily identified…...
St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office releases video of deputies shooting driver
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (302+ words) Felver, 30, died at the scene. The eight-minute video posted to YouTube is a compilation of body camera and squad camera footage from the Feb. 10 shooting. In the video, St. Louis County deputy Matthew Sobczak first spots Felver on Grand Avenue…...
Journalist, activist plead not guilty to federal charges tied to St. Paul church protest
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (381+ words) Another protester pleaded not guilty to their charges during the brief arraignment. A Twin Cities independent journalist and one of the founders of Minnesota's Black Lives Matter chapter pleaded not guilty to their federal charges over an anti-ICE church protest…...
Judge releases man at center of chaotic arrest in Hennepin County Government Center, rejects federal arguments
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (591+ words) An 18-year-old who was detained by federal agents in a chaotic scene inside the Hennepin County Government Center last week was ordered released from federal custody. Junior de Jesus Herrera Berrios of Burnsville was tackled and taken out of the…...
Readers Write: ICE drawdown, for-profit health care, boomers and the environment
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (411+ words) Mark Ferrey, White Bear Lake I really want to feel good about the end of the ICE siege, but I can't get rid of the feeling that this needs to be our war. Minnesota has brought the one weapon to…...
Minnesota investigators are halting payments earlier and longer when fraud is suspected
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1499+ words) By Eleanor Hildebrandt and Eight months ago, Minnesota social services officials abruptly stopped paying millions of dollars to an overnight health care provider and an autism care center. The reason: an owner's connection to Feeding Our Future, the $300 million pandemic…...
Deputies identified in Duluth fatal shooting
1+ week, 1+ day ago (314+ words) Officials have identified the two deputies from the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office who shot and killed a Duluth man last week. On Sunday, the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said St. Louis County Sgt. Joshua Berndt and St....
Homan: Local authorities’ cooperation with federal forces “a win” in Minnesota as surge winds down
1+ week, 1+ day ago (852+ words) Teams of agents expected to stay behind to help with fraud investigations, church case and "agitators." By Nicole Norfleet and More than 1,000 federal immigration agents have left Minnesota, White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday, as he applauded what…...