Kristi Belcamino

Saint Paul

Weekend Reporter Covering Crime, Mayhem, & Weather for @pioneerpress. Got a scoop? Email me the skinny. RTs are not endorsements [email protected]

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Battle of the Badges to benefit Cottage Grove-area charities

4 weeks ago | twincities.com | Kristi Belcamino

Park High School basketball players will team up with South Washington County first responders in a May 17 charity basketball game to raise funds for a local food shelf and families in need. Members of the Cottage Grove high school’s boys and girls basketball team will play with police and firefighters from Woodbury, Cottage Grove, St. Paul Park, Newport and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office at the Battle of the Badges 2025.
Battle of the Badges to benefit Cottage Grove-area charities

4 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Kristi Belcamino

Park High School basketball players will team up with South Washington County first responders in a May 17 charity basketball game to raise funds for a local food shelf and families in need. Members of the Cottage Grove high school’s boys and girls basketball team will play with police and firefighters from Woodbury, Cottage Grove, St. Paul Park, Newport and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office at the Battle of the Badges 2025.
I-494 in Inver Grove Heights closed this weekend at U.S. 52

4 weeks ago | twincities.com | Kristi Belcamino

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I-494 in Inver Grove Heights closed this weekend at U.S. 52

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kristi Belcamino

Both directions of Interstate 494 between Blaine Avenue and Babcock Trail in Inver Grove Heights will be closed this weekend while crews do demolition work on the U.S. 52 bridge over the freeway, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. MnDOT crews will close the stretch of freeway beginning at 10 p.m. Friday with reopening of all lanes scheduled for 5 a.m. Monday. Ramp closures are also associated with the work.
Cottage Grove school bus driver charged with DUI in February incident

1 month ago | twincities.com | Kristi Belcamino

A school bus driver was charged with driving under the influence after authorities say he showed up at Cottage Grove’s Park High School last winter intoxicated with a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit for driving a private vehicle. Minnesota’s standard for school bus drivers, however, is zero. Joshua Nathaniel Lueth, 36, of Hastings, had his first court appearance last week.
St. Paul man charged with second-degree murder after allegedly shooting at mom

1 month ago | twincities.com | Kristi Belcamino

A 22-year-old St. Paul man was charged with attempted murder after authorities alleged he pulled out an automatic weapon and fired multiple shots at his mother in front of Metro State University last week, prompting the school to briefly go into lockdown mode.
Como Zoo says its newborn sloth has died unexpectedly

1 month ago | twincities.com | Kristi Belcamino

A baby sloth born last month at St. Paul’s Como Zoo has died, officials announced Friday. “In the world of animal care, there are incredible highs and heartbreaking lows — and this week, we’ve experienced both,” the zoo said Friday on its Facebook page. “We are deeply saddened to share that the baby sloth … was found unresponsive” in its habitat.
State trooper charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct victim of child

1 month ago | twincities.com | Kristi Belcamino

A Minnesota State Patrol trooper has been charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a victim under the age of 14, the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension announced Friday. State charges were filed Friday in Scott County District Court against Jeremy Plonski, 29. “The crimes alleged are horrifying,” BCA Superintendent Drew Evans said. “This child endured unimaginable sexual abuse.
No criminal charges against South St. Paul city council woman

1 month ago | mankatofreepress.com | Kristi Belcamino

The Dakota County attorney’s office will not seek criminal charges against South St. Paul council woman Pam Bakken saying there was no proof that a child at her daycare at ingested meth while under her care. “This decision was made after a careful review of the evidence presented to my office,” said County Attorney Kathy Keena in a press release Tuesday. The state could not prove beyond reasonable doubt that the meth was ingested at daycare given the timing of the onset of symptoms.
MN Health Department updates fish consumption guidelines for PFAS

1 month ago | twincities.com | Kristi Belcamino

The state Department of Health has updated its guidelines on eating Minnesota fish after PFAS chemicals were found in fish from waters in 10 counties. Fish with these per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances were found in waterbodies in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington counties in the metro area. In Greater Minnesota, fish with PFAS were found in some waters in Douglas, Martin, McLeod and St. Louis counties.