Kirsten Swanson
Investigative Reporter at KSTP-TV (St Paul, MN)
Investigative Reporter @KSTP · Adopted Minnesotan w/ stops in NE, CO, SD & NM · @ColoradoStateU grad · cat mom & horse girl · got a tip? [email protected]
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3 weeks ago |
kstp.com | Kirsten Swanson
Elon Musk's X sues Minnesota over law banning deepfakes in electionsThe social media platform “X,” formerly known as Twitter and owned by billionaire Elon Musk, is suing Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison over a state law that bans the use of deepfakes in elections. Deepfake images or videos can depict events that never happened or show people saying things they never said.
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4 weeks ago |
kstp.com | Kirsten Swanson
How one word in Minnesota law is preventing people with mental illness from getting helpA family desperate to help their loved one get treatment for a mental illness was surprised to discover resistance from one part of the system they know well: law enforcement. Everyone in the family is a first responder or retired police officer – even the 63-year-old man they’re trying to help. 5 INVESTIGATES is not identifying him because he is a vulnerable adult.
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1 month ago |
kstp.com | Emily Baude |Kirsten Swanson |Emily Baude KSTP
A second victim is suing the former owner and management company of Hotel Ivy, arguing it played a role in a sex trafficking scheme that victimized multiple teenage girls and ended in the conviction of Anton “Tony” Lazzaro. The man federal prosecutors dubbed “Minnesota’s Jeffrey Epstein” was convicted of sex trafficking of minors in 2023. He’s currently serving a 21-year prison sentence. Lazzaro resided in a condo at The Hotel Ivy in downtown Minneapolis.
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1 month ago |
kstp.com | Kirsten Swanson |Kirsten Swanson KSTP
Minnesota’s Department of Human Services is warning of both immediate and wide-ranging consequences after the Trump administration canceled $27.5 million in grants that funded mental health and substance abuse treatment programs. The money is part of the federal COVID-19 relief funding that was set to expire in September. However, DHS said the “sudden and unexpected termination” on Monday means programs and projects across the state will come to an end.
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2 months ago |
kstp.com | Kirsten Swanson |Kirsten Swanson KSTP
The Washington County Board of Commissioners approved a multi-million dollar settlement Tuesday morning, ending a civil lawsuit against one of its sheriff’s deputies who shot and killed a suicidal man. In 2018, Deputy Brian Krook shot and killed Benjamin Evans. The 23-year-old was armed with a handgun and threatening to kill himself when deputies found him kneeling in a Lake Elmo intersection.
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A second victim is suing the former owner and management company of Hotel Ivy, arguing it played a role in a sex trafficking scheme that victimized multiple teenage girls and ended in the conviction of Anton “Tony” Lazzaro. https://t.co/QBqeX9Mb6M
ICYMI: After word that the Trump administration cancelled millions of dollars in grants for mental health programs, we looked at the state of the industry here in Minnesota. https://t.co/lxSkpMWxyc
My story from Tuesday: Washington County settles 2018 wrongful death lawsuit for $4.5 million https://t.co/aj3E5ezAmj
