Lou Raguse

5 days ago | kare11.com | Lou Raguse

MINNEAPOLIS — "She was very dear to me," he said. Heartbreaking testimony from Burham Warfaa, who, through a Somali translator, told the jury about the loss of his daughter Sagal Hersi. "It is very hard for me. She was the best daughter any father can have," he said. Sagal and four of her close friends were instantly killed when an SUV allegedly driven by Derrick Thompson blew through a red light at 90 miles per hour on June 16, 2023.

1 week ago | kare11.com | Lou Raguse

ZIMMERMAN, Minn. — At a private memorial service in Zimmerman, Minnesota, one year after the murder of Minneapolis Police Officer Jamal Mitchell, Chief Brian O'Hara recognized Mitchell's widow. "We often forget to mention it is those loved ones who serve alongside of us," O'Hara said. "And in this case have made the ultimate sacrifice for our community." For the first time since losing her husband, Tori Myslajek shared her story.

1 week ago | kare11.com | Lou Raguse

MINNEAPOLIS — A lot of people might think Derrick Thompson's murder trial is an open-and-shut case. He was already convicted in a federal trial, after all. But several pretrial rulings in the case that resulted in five young Somali women killed in a horrifying crash favor the defense, making the prosecution's job much more complicated. The evidence the jury will see will be jarring and no doubt emotional. The moment of impact in the crash was captured on surveillance footage.

1 week ago | kare11.com | Lou Raguse

MINNEAPOLIS — When they raided a St. Paul nonprofit last week, federal investigators signaled that they aren't finished charging new suspects in the $250 million pandemic meal fraud case known as Feeding our Future. They may not have been quite ready to file the next round of charges, but were forced into action Sunday, when they learned one woman they are targeting had booked a sudden international flight. The FBI arrested Hibo Daar at MSP before she could board a flight to Dubai.

2 weeks ago | kare11.com | Lou Raguse

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — A nondescript office within a building in an industrial park on Vandalia Street in Saint Paul is the home of New Vision Foundation, a nonprofit that works with disadvantaged youth by teaching coding and digital literacy. The nonprofit boasts on its website grants and donations from corporations and foundations such as 3M, Target, Comcast Foundation, Wells Fargo, Thrivent, and Greater Twin Cities United Way.