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Monticello man charged in off-duty firefighter's shooting death
MINNEAPOLIS — In the days following the shooting death of an off-duty firefighter at a Minneapolis bar last week, prosecutors announced charges have been brought against a 28-year-old Monticello man. According to the criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County on Thursday, Marquise Hammonds-Ford is facing one count each of...
3 injured, 1 gravely, in Wright County crash involving semi
COKATO TOWNSHIP, Minn. — A woman and two children were injured in a crash an hour west of the Twin Cities on Tuesday afternoon.The Minnesota State Patrol says a 2011 Ford F-350 and a 2006 Ford Taurus were traveling westbound on Highway 12 near Quimby Avenue Southwest at 3:23 p.m. when the Taurus made a left turn. That's when the F-350 rear-ended the Taurus.The F-350 then went into the eastbound lane of Highway 12, crashing head-on into a semi-truck.The driver of the F-350, a 42-year-old woman from Hamburg, suffered life-threatening injuries. Two children were also in the truck, ages 13 and 10, and suffered injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.Neither the driver of the Taurus nor the semi driver were injured in the crash, the state patrol says.Highway 12 temporarily closed while crews worked to clean up the crash.
Crystal Police Arrest Suspect after PIT Maneuver Ends Chase in Suspected DWI Incident
Police pulled over a suspected drunk driver after a brief chase in Crystal, Minnesota. The incident, which occurred late on May 10, involved officers from the Crystal Police Department. Onlookers observed a vehicle exhibiting behavior typical of a DWI before the confrontation escalated into a pursuit. The driver attempted to flee but was halted near 73rd Ave N along County Road 81 after a strategic maneuver by the police.
Former Mizzou frat member pleads guilty in hazing that left Twin Cities student with brain damage
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A former member of a University of Missouri fraternity has pleaded guilty in the hazing of another student that caused blindness and significant brain damage.Ryan P. Delanty of Manchester, Missouri, pleaded guilty Friday in Boone County to supplying liquor to a minor and misdemeanor hazing, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors will recommend a six-month jail sentence followed by six months of house arrest. Sentencing is May 24.The hazing in October 2021 at a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity event left freshman Danny Santulli unable to see, walk or speak."Ryan understands the gravity...
Teen injured in Highway 52 crash
(ABC 6 News) – One person is injured after a crash on Highway 52 early Sunday morning. According to Minnesota State Patrol, it happened around 12:39 a.m. in Goodhue County. The crash report states 18-year-old Dakota Porter from Mayer, MN was traveling northbound on Highway 52, when he over-corrected and rolled in the median.
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