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4 weeks ago | 
kstp.com | Ryan Raiche |Ryan Raiche KSTP
The problem, first revealed by 5 INVESTIGATES, involves now-former Metro Transit Police Chief Earnest Morales. The state law says that when a public official resigns while under investigation, all the records related to it become public. But the Metropolitan Council has always maintained that Morales did not fit the definition of a “public official” under state law. In a state house committee hearing on Wednesday, lawmakers voiced no opposition for a bill that would fix the issue.
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1 month ago | 
kstp.com | Ryan Raiche |Ryan Raiche KSTP
It happened so fast Jamie Krueger had no time to react. He was driving on Highway 23 near Marshall, Minnesota on an overcast day last June. A State Patrol trooper – who was just months into the job – was driving directly in front of him. Without any warning, lights or sirens, the trooper pulled a U-turn to try to stop a suspected speeding driver and immediately side-swiped Krueger on the highway.
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1 month ago | 
kstp.com | Ryan Raiche |Ryan Raiche KSTP
The nation’s largest health insurance company based in the Twin Cities remains on high alert three months after the killing of its chief executive officer, Brian Thompson. Thompson was shot and killed in early December outside of a New York City hotel in what police described as a “brazen, targeted attack” on the 50-year-old from Minnesota.
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1 month ago | 
kstp.com | Ryan Raiche |Ryan Raiche KSTP
The frustrating delays with Minnesota’s new cannabis industry have resulted in hundreds of would-be entrepreneurs getting out of the business before it even gets off the ground. New data obtained by 5 INVESTIGATES shows that more than 400 people requested refunds of their application fees from the state after it called off the pre-approval license lottery late last year. Those refunded fees totaled more than $1.5 million. Matt Whittaker planned to open a cannabis testing lab.
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2 months ago | 
kstp.com | Ryan Raiche |Ryan Raiche KSTP
Kristen Ochry still holds on to one of the final texts her son sent to family and friends – a chilling warning about the man he was buying pills from in order to get much-needed sleep. “If anything happens, it’s this guy,” Ochry said, reading from that old text. Her son, Nick Steckman, 25, was a young, aspiring writer who dreamed of a life in the arts. But his next chapter stalled amid a battle with addiction and the rollercoaster of recovery.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
kstp.com | Ryan Raiche |Ryan Raiche KSTP
Two election judges from different parts of the state now face criminal charges for their conduct on Election Day, adding to a list of concerning incidents that occurred when voters went to the polls in Minnesota. Two months later, state officials are still dealing with the fallout as the nation prepares to swear in the next president.
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Dec 31, 2024 | 
kstp.com | Ryan Raiche KSTP
As the clocks tick down to 2025, violence interrupters are walking the streets in north Minneapolis urging people not to fire guns in celebration tonight. History has shown it to be tragic. “You never know where those bullets can go. Those bullets don’t have a name or a direction,” said Connie Rhodes with Restoration Inc., who’s team will be out sharing the urgent plea on New Years Eve. “I would hate to turn something that’s celebratory into something that’s fatal,” she said.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
kstp.com | Ryan Raiche KSTP
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness could have looked very different if it wasn’t for what former President Jimmy Carter championed while in office. With a stroke of the pen more than 40 years ago, President Carter made sure Minnesota’s crown jewel would stay preserved for generations to come. “That’s what’s unique about the Boundary Waters, and that’s President Carter’s contribution,” said Chris Knopf, Executive Director of the Friends of the Boundary Waters.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
kstp.com | Ryan Raiche KSTP
The family of the Edina High School student who was attacked at the YMCA last week says they’re “broken” over the assault that left him with a concussion and multiple bruises. “It’s a really bad situation. We’re not happy about it,” said Abbeba Guche, the aunt of 16-year-old Elroi Beyene. Guche said Beyene suffered a brain injury, memory loss and is still struggling to eat a week later. He’s now recovering at home while the police investigation continues.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
kstp.com | Ryan Raiche |Ryan Raiche KSTP
Tuesday’s much-anticipated lottery to narrow the number of applicants for a cannabis license in Minnesota has been put on hold. At least 10 applicants filed lawsuits against the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), accusing the state of inappropriately rejecting applicants. OCM says only about a third of the 1,820 applicants had advanced to the social equity lottery round, which was scheduled for Tuesday. But Judge Stephen Smith said it’s not happening.
