
Steve Eckert
Executive Producer at KARE-TV (Minneapolis, MN)
Investigative journalist @KARE11. Peabody, Polk, duPont-Columbia, Emmy, Murrow, Sigma Delta Chi and 6-time IRE Award winner.
Articles
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Feb 22, 2024 |
kare11.com | Lauren Leamanczyk |Steve Eckert
MINNETONKA, Minn. — Bill Draxler lived independently in his Marshfield, Wisconsin home until July 2023 when he fell and broke his hip. What happened next, his son and attorney say, exposes a problem affecting seniors and their families all across America.
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Feb 16, 2024 |
wltx.com | Lauren Leamanczyk |Steve Eckert
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A home invader struck before dawn – attacking a man and his wife while they were still in bed. Mark Novak and his wife Pam were both brutally beaten and repeatedly stabbed. Mark died trying to protect his wife. Pam fought for her life and spent days in intensive care – but survived. She never imagined she was about to have another fight on her hands – getting State Farm Insurance to cover items, including their blood-soaked bed, damaged in the deadly attack.
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Feb 16, 2024 |
kvue.com | Lauren Leamanczyk |Steve Eckert
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A home invader struck before dawn – attacking a man and his wife while they were still in bed. Mark Novak and his wife Pam were both brutally beaten and repeatedly stabbed. Mark died trying to protect his wife. Pam fought for her life and spent days in intensive care – but survived. She never imagined she was about to have another fight on her hands – getting State Farm Insurance to cover items, including their blood-soaked bed, damaged in the deadly attack.
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Feb 16, 2024 |
ktvb.com | Lauren Leamanczyk |Steve Eckert
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A home invader struck before dawn – attacking a man and his wife while they were still in bed. Mark Novak and his wife Pam were both brutally beaten and repeatedly stabbed. Mark died trying to protect his wife. Pam fought for her life and spent days in intensive care – but survived. She never imagined she was about to have another fight on her hands – getting State Farm Insurance to cover items, including their blood-soaked bed, damaged in the deadly attack.
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Feb 15, 2024 |
kare11.com | Lauren Leamanczyk |Steve Eckert
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A home invader struck before dawn – attacking a man and his wife while they were still in bed. Mark Novak and his wife Pam were both brutally beaten and repeatedly stabbed. Mark died trying to protect his wife. Pam fought for her life and spent days in intensive care – but survived. She never imagined she was about to have another fight on her hands – getting State Farm Insurance to cover items, including their blood-soaked bed, damaged in the deadly attack.
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