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January 14, 2025

U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger Announces Resignation

U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger officially announced his resignation as the chief federal law enforcement officer in the district. Luger was appointed by President Joe Biden and sworn in on March 30th, 2022, as the 37th United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota. Under Luger’s leadership, the United States Attorney’s Office charged more than […]

January 14, 2025

Man Suspected of Killing Girlfriend in Lake Crystal Dies in Hospital

(Learfield News/Lake Crystal, MN) — The Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office says the man suspected in the killing of a Lake Crystal woman has died. Deputies say 64-year-old Gary Rodewald of New Ulm had been hospitalized with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Rodewald is accused of fatally shooting Kristi Joy Gardner of Lake Crystal last Thursday […]

January 14, 2025

Granite Falls Man Shot by Police Sentenced to 7 Years

MONTEVIDEO — A Granite Falls, Minnesota, man shot by law enforcement during an attempted arrest after a traffic stop outside the city in 2023 has been sentenced to serve seven years in prison for second-degree drug possession. The West Central Tribune reports 24-year-old Dylan McKaide Anderson-Butler, formerly of St. Paul, pleaded guilty to the felony charge in October in Chippewa County District […]

January 13, 2025

Mpls Police Save Infants After Fentanyl ODs

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — Two infants are alive after suffering fentanyl overdoses in Minneapolis. Police were called to the report of an unresponsive two-year-old on Saturday. Officers say the child was brought to a hospital, given Narcan, and is in serious but stable condition. After learning about the fentanyl exposure, police went back to the […]

January 13, 2025

Mangione Indictment Hearing Postponed

(Learfield News/New York, NY) The indictment hearing for the man accused in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson of Minnesota has been pushed back to February 17th. The indictment deadline was originally set for January 18th in Manhattan, but federal prosecutors and the defense want more time to prepare for the trial. Twenty-six-year-old […]

January 12, 2025

Weather Postponements and Cancelations

Sunday, January 12, 2025 RUSC Kinship Bowling Postponed Church Services Bethel Lutheran Church, Herman, MN, Canceled Hosanna Worship Church, Morris, MN, Canceled First Lutheran Church Morris, MN, Canceled plus budget meeting postpone First Baptist Church Morris, MN, Canceled Lincoln Lutheran rural Hoffman, MN, Canceled St. John’s Lutheran Church Hancock, MN, Canceled Our Redeemers Lutheran Church […]

January 10, 2025

MINNESOTA RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS SENT TO LA WILDFIRE RESPONSE

American Red Cross volunteers from Minnesota are part of the wildfire response effort in the Los Angeles area. Regional executive Brice Johnson says they are opening evacuation shelters and making sure people have a safe place to stay. Johnson says they sent 11 volunteers from Minnesota in the last couple days and that number will […]

January 10, 2025

State Health Department Reports Big Increase in Flu Activity, 14 Deaths

(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting a big spike in flu activity in the new year. The latest update shows there were 14 more flu-related deaths the week ending January 4th for a total of 23 this season. The report says 722 patients were hospitalized with influenza complications. Most of […]

January 10, 2025

MN Sends Red Cross Volunteers to Assist in LA Wildfire Response

(Learfield News/Undated) — American Red Cross volunteers from our state are part of the wildfire response effort in the Los Angeles area. Regional executive Brice Johnson says they are opening evacuation shelters and making sure people have a safe place to stay. Johnson says they sent 11 volunteers from Minnesota in the last couple days […]

January 9, 2025

California Wildfires Devastate Los Angeles Area

(ABC News/Los Angeles, CA) Thousands of firefighters continue to battle at least 5 major wildfires across the Los Angeles area as well as several smaller blazes. Thousands of structures have been damaged or destroyed and more than 100,000 people evacuated. As many as 340,000 are without power as of 4 a.m. this morning (Thursday). Los […]