Wanda Meinhardt, 63, Killed In Itasca Co. Crash
A woman has died after being struck by a vehicle Saturday night in Itasca County.
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A woman has died after being struck by a vehicle Saturday night in Itasca County.
It used to be that taking a walk in the spring or summer in western Minnesota meant seeing — or more often, hearing — a western meadowlark, a medium-sized bird with a cheery, lilting song that's synonymous with the open spaces in the American West.
Two Sauk Centre police officers were treated for minor injuries following a confrontation with an armed suspect Saturday night. The police department said around 5:30 p.m., officers saw a man they recognizes from a prior Stearns County warrant.
Police say the shooting happened late Friday. Authorities say the 32-year-old Milwaukee man was walking on the sidewalk when someone shot him from a moving vehicle. Despite attempts to save his life, the man died at the scene. Authorities are still investigating the shooting.
Police say the scene has cleared after a fatal crash involving a Mercury on southbound 35W Saturday afternoon. The vehicle was in the center right lane when it drifted over lanes of traffic into a ditch, striking a tree and coming to a stop.
Blankets were handed out at the Salvation Army Harbor Lights Shelter in Minneapolis. Loaves & Fishes handed out 250 of them.
Police say the fire broke out just after 4 a.m. Saturday. Officers arrived and confirmed one person was inside the home.
In May 2018, a retired police officer looked into complaints about undelivered mail from students at Winona State.
The Cloquet Police Department says the victim has already been released from the Duluth hospital he was taken to after the shooting.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation reported that all lanes had been blocked following the crash, which happened near Viking Boulevard.
Barbara Kavars, 66, of Manly, was found guilty Friday of 14 counts of misdemeanor animal neglect in connection with the operation of a puppy mill.
Pence originally was scheduled to visit Wisconsin this past week. But that visit was rescheduled after Pence was sent to Turkey.
"They are in the middle of a slaughter in Syria, trying to now negotiate themselves out of a problem that was entirely of their making."
A BASE jumper has been arrested and charged for criminal trespass after his parachute got tangled in the guy wires of a cell phone tower in northwestern Wisconsin.
The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners will vote on the proposal at their meeting next Tuesday.
