Tied Spring Lake Park mayoral race decided by random drawing
The winner of the mayoral race in Spring Lake Park, Minnesota, was decided Monday by a random drawing after the election ended in an exact tie.
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The winner of the mayoral race in Spring Lake Park, Minnesota, was decided Monday by a random drawing after the election ended in an exact tie.
A drawing is how Spring Lake Park determined the city's mayoral race on Monday. It happened nearly one week after voters were evenly split between incumbent Bob Nelson and Halyn Roth. WCCO's Jason Rantala was at the drawing.
The Minnesota community of Spring Lake Park has a new mayor after the election ended in a tie. WCCO captured how the race was settled.
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Robert Nelson and Halyn Roth each got 1,401 votes. If the tie holds after Monday's canvass, Minnesota law requires a random drawing or other game of chance to pick the winner.
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Barton Ross Osgar, 57, was standing in the roadway on Highway 47 south of 81st Avenue Northeast when a driver in a Ford Taurus struck him just before 11 p.m.
Authorities say a pedestrian was struck and killed Saturday night in Spring Lake Park.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 57-year-old Minneapolis man was standing in the roadway on Highway 47 south of 81st Avenue Northeast. A driver in a Ford Taurus struck the man just before 11 p.m.
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A 50-year-old man is in custody after authorities say he opened fire on law enforcement in Spring Lake Park Monday afternoon during a long standoff.
The complainant reported that his 50-year-old neighbor had made a threatening comment, racked the bolt action of his rifle, and dry fired the weapon into the air.
Authorities are on the scene of a standoff situation in a Spring Lake Park neighborhood Friday evening.
A pistol was found attached by a magnet to the master bedroom's nightstand dresser.
Barry Lee Hawkins Jr., 36, is facing criminal charges in connection to a shooting inside of a Spring Lake Park apartment Sunday night.
Authorities in Anoka County have identified the deceased male and other injured victims from the Spring Lake Park shooting that happened overnight.
